The Best Pictures From The Inner Circle 20 On June 26
The Inner Circle 20 turned Lumpinee Stadium into a pressure cooker this past Friday, June 26, delivering one of the most stacked editions of the weekly series to date. Across five unforgettable Muay Thai bouts, the world’s best strikers showcased the destructive beauty of the sport.
For members watching exclusively on Asia primetime via live.onefc.com, the card delivered wall-to-wall action, blending raw aggression with elite technical precision from the opening bell through the final main event.
The vacant ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship served as the night’s ultimate prize, pitting two undefeated strikers against one another.
Five rounds of spinning attacks, axe kicks, and jumping knees followed, with Asadula “The Dagestan Ninja” Imangazaliev edging Aslamjon “El Pantera” Ortikov via split decision to improve to 13-0 and become the first Russian athlete to capture 26 pounds of Muay Thai gold in ONE Championship.
In the co-main event, former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Hama brought his trilogy rivalry with Kongthoranee Sor Sommai to a definitive close.
With the series level heading in, both men tasted the canvas in a war of attrition, but Nong-O’s legendary fight IQ proved the difference, securing the unanimous decision. The victory pushed the Thai icon’s record to 268-59, proof that at 39, he remains as dangerous as ever.
Elsewhere, global fan-favorite Stamp Fairtex was right at home in her striking element. The former three-sport queen stood firm against Cynthia Flores‘ aggressive punch-heavy offense in atomweight Muay Thai, fighting off the back foot with precise counters to take a split-decision win.
The victory moved her to 65-18 overall and served notice that she intends to reclaim her place among the atomweight elite.
Earlier in the evening, Julio Lobo flipped the script in bantamweight Muay Thai, recovering from a first-round knockdown to stop PTT Apichart Farm via TKO at 2:01 of the second round and notch his 67th career win.
Panrit Lukjaomaesaiwaree set the tone in the opening bout, grinding out a split-decision win over “Elbow Zombie” Muangthai PK Saenchai to push his ONE record to 10-5.
With another chapter of the weekly series already on the horizon, here are the best moments from The Inner Circle 20, captured through the lenses of ONE’s ringside photographers.
