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One of the most anticipated fights of all time will take place at ONE 172. At the event, enigmatic Muay Thai striker Rodtang Jitmuangnon clashes with kickboxing assassin Takeru Segawa.

This historic battle between the former six-time ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion and the former three-division K-1 Champion has fireworks written all over it. Let’s take a deep dive into their rivalry and all the important details related to the epic showdown.

The stakes at ONE 172 are higher than ever for former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon. But he intends to rise to the occasion like never before.

“The Iron Man” locks up with three-division K-1 Champion Takeru Segawa in a flyweight kickboxing super-fight in the main event on Sunday, March 23, inside Japan’s Saitama Super Arena.

Kickboxing legend Liam Harrison will return to ONE Championship on August 2.

Harrison had contemplated retiring from Muay Thai but will return to ONE, the world’s largest platform for martial arts, to fight Soe Lin Oo in Denver, Colorado.

Nabil Anane told the Post he is determined to avenge the only knockout loss of his career when gets into the ring with Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 172 in Tokyo on March 23.

The 20-year-old has already established himself as one of the most exciting young talents in Muay Thai but fell to Superlek in the first round when they met in 2023 – a humbling moment for the towering 6’4 Thai-Algerian.

Stamp Fairtex is ready to make her long-awaited return to action in an atomweight title unification bout against Denice Zamboanga when ONE Championship returns to Denver for ONE 173 on Aug. 1 at Ball Arena.

Inspirational limb-different fighter Jake Peacock returns to action on February 20 when he takes on Shinji Suzuki at the Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar.

Suzuki and Peacock were originally due to face each other in November but the bout was postponed when that bill was rescheduled. Their Muay Thai bout will now be held on the same bill as the Jonathan Haggerty vs. Wei Rui ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title fight, live on Sky Sports.

Moroccan fighters scored mixed results in ONE Championship in 2024, with eight fighters participating in 13 bouts across the martial arts organization’s monthly series ONE Fight Nights and numbered cards as well as its weekly series ONE Friday Fights.

In two of the year’s biggest results, former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing world champion Ilias Ennahachi made a triumphant return to ONE Championship, clinching his second win from two bouts at bantamweight while two-division ISKA and WMC world champion Youssef Assouik captured a statement debut victory against an established star.

Oumar Kane wasn’t given the credit or respect many other standouts or champions get when they transition from their respective combat sport to MMA. Fair or not, it didn’t matter in the end.

‘Reug Reug’ was one of the best in his own field prior to taking up MMA in late 2019. The Senegal-born fighter had an undefeated record of 16-0 in “lutte avec frappe,” a sand-arena wrestling style, and was built like The Hulk himself.

ONE Championship’s Takeru Segawa admits 2025 may be his “final chapter” as a career-defining super-fight against Rodtang looms in Japan. The pair will clash under kickboxing rules in the main event of ONE 172 at Saitama Super Arena on March 23.

There is plenty at stake – lose, and the 33-year-old’s run in ONE may be deemed a failure, having lost a decision to flyweight kickboxing champ Superlek Kiatmoo9 on his promotional debut in January.

Liam Harrison was all but on his way out of active competition following his loss to Seksan Or Kwanmuang at ONE 168: Denver. But “Hitman” has his eyes set on at least one more match in ONE Championship.

After some time to rest and recover, the 39-year-old feels reinvigorated for another go under the bright lights.

Marcelo Garcia recently revealed the reason he decided to sign with ONE Championship, setting up a return to professional grappling after more than a decade away from competition. He was at one point one of the best grapplers in the world and he’s since become a legendary figure, often a top pick for the greatest of all time.

Morocco’s Muay Thai star Abedali Zahidi is set to debut at ONE Championship’s weekly fight series ONE Friday Fights this Friday.

Zahidi will face Myanmar’s Tun Min Aung in a catchweight (71.6KG) Muay Thai clash at ONE Friday Fights 88. The event will kick off at 3:30 p.m. (GMT+3) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, November 22.