Offensively perhaps yes, Muay Matt style would be friendly.
True, good points
He's the champ in Muay Thai, but that one is for the vacant kickboxing title.
Oh shit. What happened to Chingiz?
Oof, that was a whole mini-saga, he hasn't fought since August 2023 when he defended his belt for the second time against prime Grigorian, who was 14-2 in his last 8, only lost to eternal rival Sittichai via split decision (a loss he avenged) + Superbon (whom he had defeated before) during that run.
but the salary would be different... or BKFC 
hey, last year they managed to put Buakaw vs Saenchai together in Thailand with bare knuckle muay thai rules, that was a pretty nice move.
As I correctly predicted, the betting line for Lineker vs Akimoto is currently dead even odds.
These were my exact words from my orginal comment regarding their fight
I don't know how I can make it more clear that I don't care for the matchup because a Kickboxer fighting an MMA fighter, on paper, is a bad matchup; the entire comment is about ONE's bad matchmaking. Additionally, in the event that Akimoto wins, it doesn't do anything for him career-wise or in terms of moving up the ladder in ONE. You keep using betting lines as some sort of litmus test for how much you know about the sport, but again, I was giving you shit for saying saying that Akimoto has ran through nobody. You still haven't attempted to defend that statement, you just keep trying to shift the conversation to betting lines. All you have demonstrated is that you have your head in your ass, you have not displayed any knowledge of the sport. Have fun with your gambling
I’m IN although at that 3am start time I imagine there wont be many in the U.S. watching.This is definitely a card that I will not miss.
Been keeping an eye on that one for a while now, hoping that none of the big fights get scrapped...
The main event itself would have made me watch it live, Takeru vs Rodtang is huge, but the entire card is filled with bangers.
You guys have already talked about all the great muay thai & kickboxing bouts we're getting, but even the MMA bouts got me pumped up, and they're buried dep in the card like they were some random match-ups between beginners ^^
That's how you know a card is stacked...
For the vacant BW belt, Ryo "Piranha" Chonan's protégé, Yuya "Lil Piranha" Wakamatsu vs Adriano "Mikinho" Moraes having a rematch is a pretty cool match-up.
The Japanese Pancrase & ONE veteran vs the Brazilian Shooto former champ & ONE FW & BW former champ, who became Mighty Mouse's post UFC rival over 3 fights, going 1-2 against the former UFC mega-champ.
Before that we have a tetralogy fight, 2 former ONE LW champions ducking it out once more, Shinya Aoki & the Filipino Wushu gold medalist Eduardo "Landslide" Foyaland having another classic grappler vs striker match-up.
Aoki won 2 of their fights via submission, and Eduardo won his via TKO... since their last fight that Aoki won, I caught Eduardo's Muai Thay victory over the legendary Australian "Gunslinger" John Wayne Parr (sure he's old a fuck, but still)
followed by his MMA victory KO over Amir Khan
On his side, Aoki's last MMA fight was a badass openweight submission win over John Lineker
(who's also on the card in a kickboxing bout against Kyokushin's prodigy Hiroki Akimoto, the former ONE kickboxing BW champion, will be nice to watch that one too)
which got him POTN.
He's also been active in grappling competition, losing more than when he was in his prime, but to be faaAaIr it's not like he's getting sub'd by scrubs either.
Aoki could obviously sub him again, but Foyaland is dangerous enough on the feet, and has an interesting style that still makes it dangerous for to survive long enough to take him down.
But first, the only beginner vs beginner MMA bout of the night, between the younger brother of ONE WW & MW champion Christian "The Warrior" Lee, the 19 years old from Hawai Adrian "The Phenom" Lee (2-0)
But I'm not sure who he is fighting?
Both Sherdog & Tapology still have him fight at LW and taking on undefeated Lightweight Shozo Isojima (5-0), but other sources including ONE's official website claim that Shozo is injured, and that the fight is now against replacement Welterweight Takeharu Ogawa (3-0 in MMA, but also a bunch of fights in kickboxing and boxing)...
Could be a much harder fight that his initial opponent, Ogawa is bigger than the original opponent (Shozo is a LW, Ogawa a WW) stronger, and has a LOT of experience against a bunch of veterans, could be a wake up call for the younger Lee sibling...
Anyway, this is the kind of card I love, not a single dud from start to finish, should be a fun night on Sherdog's PBP thread
Cheers mates!
Sorry for the !bump and quoting my own post, but earlier today ONE championship confirmed on their official twitter account that since Shozo is injured, the 19 years old Adrian Lee (Christian's younger brother) will indeed instead face fellow MMA noob (but experienced kickboxer) Takeharu Ogawa
Wikipedia has the updated card, but since Sherdog & Tapology still have Lee facing Isojima Shozo, I figured I'd try to attract someone's attention here ^^'
Anyway, since it's one of the 3 MMA bouts of the cards, I figured I'd draw some attention to it.
Lee vs Ogawa should be a good test for the younger Lee brother.
This card is insanely stacked, and is taking place just one day after the London UFC Fight Night card headlined by Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady, another card that is surprisingly dense despite not being a "numbered" event...
Despite the original match-up having fell through (Leon vs Jack Della Maddalena), what we're getting is still a pretty sweet main event, striker vs grappler match-up at the highest level.
Jan Blachowicz vs Carlos Ulberg being only the co-main on a Fight Night card is a pretty good sign IMO.
Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland is another solid one, maybe it's because I'm not following the UFC as closely as I used to, and I don't realize that some of these guys aren't as popular as they used to or that their primes are long behind, but that's another bout that could have easily be a co-main on a FN back when McGregor had all of UK rooting for "Gunni"
Plus other big names & interesting prospects, but if I get started... >< Aaaanyway, I'm not here to talk about the UFC ^^'
Just happy that we're getting those 2 cards 2 days in a row, that's all.
Should be a good couple PBP threads \o/
The kickboxing title isn't vacant. Superbon is the one kickboxing champ at the weight (was promoted from interim champ after Allazov was stripped).
This article clears some things up:
