ONE In The Media

Aung La N Sang, the 40-year-old former double champion in mixed martial arts, has confirmed that his clash with Zebaztian Kadestam at ONE Fight Night 36 next month will be his last fight, marking the end of an era for one of Asia’s most beloved fighters.

The Myanmar icon, who has held both the middleweight and light heavyweight world titles in ONE Championship, said that after almost two decades in the sport, it was time to close the book on competition.

Legacy demands proper closure, and Myanmar icon Aung La N Sang refuses to exit quietly against former welterweight kingpin Zebaztian Kadestam. Their friendship makes this farewell meaningful, but sentiment won’t soften punches.

He faces Kadestam in middleweight MMA at ONE Fight Night 36: Prajanchai vs. Di Bella II on Prime Video on Friday, October 3, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The 40-year-old “Burmese Python” closes two decades of competition against the 35-year-old Swede making his middleweight debut.

The bantamweight kickboxing division will witness a fascinating crossover when ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nabil Anane steps into unfamiliar territory against former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Ilias Ennahachi on Friday, 26 September in Bangkok, Thailand.

Nico Carrillo and Jacob Smith, two of the best strikers on the UK fight scene, return to ONE Championship action on November 8, live on Sky Sports.

Former title challengers Carrillo and Smith will take part in separate Muay Thai contests at Bangkok’s famous Lumpinee stadium, live on Sky Sports in the early hours of the morning on Saturday November 8.

ONE Championship’s heaviest striking champion, Roman Kryklia, is keeping busy in 2025.

After a speedy, business-like dispatching of Lyndon Knowles in April, the Ukranian star will be back to compete in his seventh title fight since 2019 with ONE Championship when the main event of ONE Fight Night 37 comes around on November 7th.

Fabricio Andrey faces Eduardo Granzotto in a bantamweight submission grappling clash at ONE Fight Night 36 on Friday, October 3, live from Bangkok, Thailand. The 25-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion carries personal motivation into this rematch after losing to Granzotto at the IBJJF World Championships earlier this year.

Andrey dominated Ashley Williams in his promotional debut at ONE Fight Night 30, securing a unanimous decision victory. But the spectacle surrounding his first appearance left him mesmerized by the organization’s production value and global reach.

Count former ONE Strawweight World Champion Jarred Brooks among those supporting Filipino MMA star Joshua Pacio in his bid to become a two-division world title-holder.

Brooks and Pacio are bitter rivals but the American believes his Filipino nemesis can make history when he challenges Japan’s Yuya Wakamatsu for the ONE Flyweight MMA World Title on November 16.

Logan Chan is set to return to the global stage after a stunning debut, taking on Saksri in a 138-pound Muay Thai bout in the co-main event of ONE Friday Fights 125, live on September 19 on Sky Sports YouTube.

Rukiya Anpo has made his intentions crystal clear ahead of his ONE Championship debut: the Japanese kickboxing ace said Marat Grigorian was only the first obstacle in his path to compatriot Masaaki Noiri.

“Marat is my stepping stone to the belt,” Anpo told the Post after the ONE 173 press conference in Tokyo. “When I met him backstage, I told him exactly why I came to ONE: to get revenge against Noiri. That’s my mission here.”

Former two-division ONE World Champion Aung La N Sang will conclude his professional mixed martial arts career against Zebaztian Kadestam in a middleweight bout at ONE Fight Night 36 on Friday, October 3, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Johan “Jojo” Ghazali blasted his way back into the ONE Championship win column at the weekend – and wasted no time aiming verbal shots at Denis Puric.

The 18-year-old Malaysian prospect stopped Morocco’s Zakaria El Jamari in the first round on Saturday morning at ONE Fight Night 35, snapping a two-fight skid after defeats to Diego Paez and Johan Estupinan.

Jackie Buntan will step into the ring for the first time since the death of her father when she challenges Austria’s Stella Hemetsberger for the vacant ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title.

The Filipino-American, who already holds the organisation’s strawweight kickboxing world championship, has acknowledged that the untimely passing of her dad, Jessie, in December has changed her outlook on life and competition.