On Friday, September 27, ONE Championship is bringing the heat back to Lumpinee Stadium with ONE Friday Fights 81. Three incredible matches have already been announced for the event.
Takeru Segawa is back in ONE Friday Fights 81, and ready for his climb back toward the top. The Japanese superstar fell short in his bid to become the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion in his promotional debut in January, but will take on Black Panther to prove his might.
“The Natural Born Crusher” does not have an easy task ahead of him. Black Panther is on a three-match winning streak, with a recent knockout at ONE Fight Night 23 over Ali Saldoev.
Superbon and Jo Nattawut will collide in a featherweight Muay Thai bout with massive title implications in the evening’s main event.
“Smokin” Jo is slated to challenge Tawanchai PK Saenchai at ONE 169: Atlanta for the gold as they complete their trilogy. However, Superbon has the chance to stake his claim against his fellow countryman with a monster performance.
The winner will unquestionably be the next top contender for Tawanchai, and the Bangkok crowd should be on the edge of their seat for the matchup.
Adding even more flavor to the lineup is a bantamweight kickboxing collision between two former World Champions.
Hiroki Akimoto and Ilias Ennahachi will try to move back into position for title consideration as they go toe-to-toe inside Lumpinee Stadium.
Akimoto returned from over a year away at ONE Fight Night 22, but he ended up on the losing end of a narrow decision to Wei Rui. Now active again, the Japanese star hopes to turn away Ennahachi to restate his contender status.
Ennahachi has been perfect in ONE competition thus far and is now ready to showcase his skills in the bantamweight division. The former flyweight king could become an instant threat by knocking off the former divisional king.
ONE Friday Fights 81 airs live on global pay-per-view at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT on Friday, September 27.