MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes Of The Week (1/8–1/14)

Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week, there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC’s first event of 2023 featured plen…

Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week, there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC’s first event of 2023 featured plenty of performances worth considering for this week’s Top 10 Finishes, and LFA’s…

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Rodtang earns Kickboxing win at ONE Fight Night 6 against Jiduo Yibu

Rodtang ONE Fight Night 6‘The Iron Man’ Rodtang Jitmuangnon stepped away from his typical sport, of Muay Thai, and fought in a Kickboxing battle last night at ONE Fight Night 6. The Thai-born athlete was able to batter ‘The Eagle of Yi’ Jiduo Yibu to earn a unanimous decision win. See below for highlights from the Rodtang match: Rodtang […]

Rodtang ONE Fight Night 6

‘The Iron Man’ Rodtang Jitmuangnon stepped away from his typical sport, of Muay Thai, and fought in a Kickboxing battle last night at ONE Fight Night 6. The Thai-born athlete was able to batter ‘The Eagle of Yi’ Jiduo Yibu to earn a unanimous decision win.

See below for highlights from the Rodtang match:

Rodtang wants ONE gold in Kickboxing

At ONE Fight Night 6, the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Ilias Ennahachi was originally booked to defend his throne against Thailand’s Superlek and Rodtang was to fight Daniel Puertas. Due to weight issues, Ennahachi dropped out of the fight and vacated his world title. Puertas was then moved to fight Superlek for the vacant kickboxing title, and ‘The Iron Man’ was then to fight China’s Jiduo Yibu. Both ‘The Iron Man’ and Superlek won their bouts.

‘The Iron Man’ Rodtang has made his intentions clear, he wants a world title in kickboxing and then MMA. Superlek and ‘The Iron Man’ nearly fought last year during the ONE Muay Thai Grand Prix. Due to weight issues, ‘The Iron Man’ was unable to compete in the tournament. Superlek vs Rodtang is a fight combat sports fans have been demanding. Both are phenoms in Muay Thai, and the two may fight for a kickboxing world title later this year.

‘The Iron Man’ is only 25-year-old has earned a whopping 270 career victories and holds the ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title. The Thai athlete began his Muay Thai career when he was only 7 years old as a way to support his family. ‘The Kicking Machine’ Superlek Kiatmoo9, the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion, began his professional career at the age of 8 and has since earned a record of 131-29.

Superlek and Rodtang are on a collision course. The two Thai strikers will likely fight for the Kickboxing throne in 2023.

Stamp Fairtex out-points Supergirl in close kickboxing battle

Stamp Fairtex ONE Fight Night 6ONE Championship superstar Stamp Fairtex has had a whirlwind of a week leading up to her fight at ONE Fight Night 6. She was originally booked against former GLORY World Champion Anissa Meksen, but reportedly due to an illness the French-Algerian fighter did not show up for the press conference or weigh-ins. ‘Supergirl’ Anna Jaroonsak […]

Stamp Fairtex ONE Fight Night 6

ONE Championship superstar Stamp Fairtex has had a whirlwind of a week leading up to her fight at ONE Fight Night 6. She was originally booked against former GLORY World Champion Anissa Meksen, but reportedly due to an illness the French-Algerian fighter did not show up for the press conference or weigh-ins.

‘Supergirl’ Anna Jaroonsak was set to face Ekaterina Vandaryeva, but the Belarusian ‘Barbie’ just slightly missed weight. Due to these sudden events, ONE Championship was able to book Supergirl against Stamp Fairtex in a kickboxing fight at the last minute.

The Thai-born Stamp was able to out-point Supergirl in a closely fought match. Supergirl is a Muay Thai based fighter with a size and weight advantage over her Thai-born opponent. See below for highlights:

Stamp Fairtex earns a split decision win at ONE Fight Night 6

Stamp Fairtex is a threat in three sports. Before she was even 23 years old, she captured world titles in ONE Championship in both Kickboxing and Muay Thai. As she switched her focus to MMA, she was able to earn a Grand Prix world title by way of submission in the finals. This would earn her the top contender position against atomweight queen Angela Lee. Despite the back-and-forth fight, Stamp was stopped via submission in her world title attempt.

Earning ONE gold in MMA, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai is still very much in the plans for Stamp. While in an interview with Tim Wheaton, she mapped out her future plans. She said:

“In five years I think I’d still be around. Hopefully, I’ll be having three of my titles, and also I’ll be defending the titles. And also in 10 years, I would be 35 so two ways – either I’ll be a trainer in another country, or I’ll just do some gardening and not really be into martial arts.”

Chingiz Allazov knocks out Superbon to capture ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Title

Chingiz Allazov Superbon.pngTop-ranked pound-for-pound kickboxer Superbon Singha Mawynn was knocked out by Chingiz Allazov in the ONE Fight Night 6 main event just last night. ‘Chinga’ is the new ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion, earning the throne in Bangkok, Thailand. Highlights from the world title kickboxing bout can be found below: Chingiz Allazov stops Superbon in Thailand […]

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Top-ranked pound-for-pound kickboxer Superbon Singha Mawynn was knocked out by Chingiz Allazov in the ONE Fight Night 6 main event just last night. ‘Chinga’ is the new ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion, earning the throne in Bangkok, Thailand.

Highlights from the world title kickboxing bout can be found below:

Chingiz Allazov stops Superbon in Thailand

The Thai-born former world champion Superbon was making a case for himself to be ranked among all-time greats in Kickboxing history. The 32-year-old striker was stopped by the dangerous Azerbaijani-Belarusian athlete Chingiz Allazov.

Allazov utilizes an aggressive, forward style. He mixes flurries of punches with head kicks. During their battle for the kickboxing throne, Superbon was unable to stop the relentless pressure from his opponent. In the second round, Allazov earned three thunderous knockdowns using his powerful overhand right to capture the crown and silence the stunned audience. ONE Fight Night 6 was hosted in the former champions home nation of Thailand.

The Azerbaijani-Belarusian fighter is a K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, from 2017, and last year he earned the ONE Featherweight Grand Prix World Title. On his record, he has vanquished notable fighters such as Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, a former Glory Champion, Jo Nattawut, Samy Sana, and Yasuhiro Kido, among others. To capture the ONE Featherweight World Title he has now added Superbon via KO to his record.

With his knockout win to earn the world title, Allazov was also awarded with a $50,000 performance bonus from ONE Championship for his work in the circle.

Alistair Overeem in talks with ONE Championship, eyeing Openweight Muay Thai Grand Prix

Alistair Overeem ONE ChampionshipAlistair Overeem is rumored to be in talks with ONE Championship. ONE has recently announced a 16-man Muay Thai Openweight Grand Prix with a $1 Million prize. Apparently, the Dutch-born Overeem is interested. After splitting with the UFC, ‘The Dutch Demolition Man’ defeated his long-time rival Badr Hari in GLORY Kickboxing in late 2022. Overeem […]

Alistair Overeem ONE Championship

Alistair Overeem is rumored to be in talks with ONE Championship. ONE has recently announced a 16-man Muay Thai Openweight Grand Prix with a $1 Million prize. Apparently, the Dutch-born Overeem is interested.

After splitting with the UFC, ‘The Dutch Demolition Man’ defeated his long-time rival Badr Hari in GLORY Kickboxing in late 2022. Overeem was then looking at facing the GLORY Heavyweight Champion Rico Verhoeven but the Dutch athlete tested positive for a banned substance.

According to ONE’s CEO Chatri Sityodtong, the Openweight Grand Prix will feature fighters such as Rodtang (135 lbs) and Superbon (155 lbs). ONE’s promotional poster for the tournament already features a picture of Overeem (240 lbs). The poster also has the kickboxing light heavyweight world champion Roman Kryklia (230 lbs) and the Muay Thai strawweight world champion Joseph Lasiri (125 lbs).

The rumor of Alistair Overeem looking to compete in the Muay Thai Openweight Grand Prix was first reported by Nicolas Atkin of SCMP MMA.

What’s left for Alistair Overeem?

Alistair Overeem has had a storied career in combat sports. Since making his professional debut in 1999, he has competed in PRIDE FC, the UFC, K-1 Kickboxing, DREAM, Strikeforce, and GLORY Kickboxing, among others. After nearly 80 bouts between kickboxing and MMA, what’s left for ‘The Dutch Demolition Man’?

Last year, Overeem sat down with Tim Wheaton of Beyond Kickboxing to map out his future. The 42-year-old fighter explained that he would like one last bout to say goodbye to MMA. He said:

“There might be another opportunity to do another MMA fight. Because MMA requires a good farewell as well … I do have a particular scenario in mind, it would be a big stadium, like fifty-thousand people. So that’ll narrow it down for you; what stadium and where. It’ll be something along those lines that I’ve envisioned for myself.”

Between K-1 and PRIDE, Alistair Overeem fought in Japan’s Saitama Super Arena in a dozen bouts, and it sounds like he is looking for one more.

Chatri Sityodtong Releases Statement On Passing Of Victoria Lee

ONE Championship President and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has spoken out following the passing of 18-year-old fighter Victoria Lee. Following in the footsteps of her older siblings, ONE champions Angela and Christian, Victoria Lee signed to the Singapore-ba…

ONE Championship President and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has spoken out following the passing of 18-year-old fighter Victoria Lee. Following in the footsteps of her older siblings, ONE champions Angela and Christian, Victoria Lee signed to the Singapore-based promotion before graduating high school, when she was just 16 years old. Naturally, the young prospect was being…

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