Full Card Revealed For The Inner Circle On May 8
The momentum at the iconic Lumpinee Stadium shows no signs of slowing down.
On Friday, May 8, ONE Championship returns to the spiritual home of Muay Thai in Bangkok, Thailand, for The Inner Circle. The five-fight bill is a curated showcase of established stars and technical masters across Muay Thai and submission grappling, headlined by two of the most athletic strawweights on the roster.
In the main event, Thai-Malaysian phenom Adam Sor Dechapan looks to continue his ascent against France’s Enzo Clarisse in a flyweight Muay Thai clash.
The 18-year-old Adam — younger brother of ONE star Alif — has quickly built a reputation for his zero-to-one hundred explosiveness. Coming off a spectacular head-kick knockout of Walid Snoussi at Friday Fights 141, the Sor Dechapan product combines a polished boxing base with the gym’s signature flying knee attacks.
He faces a stern test in Clarisse. Representing Team Mehdi Zatout, the Frenchman is a high-pressure muay boo stylist who thrives in chaos. Known for his crazy pace and willingness to go airborne with spinning back elbows, Clarisse will aim to drag the technical Adam into a trench war from the opening bell.
In the co-main event, the atomweight Muay Thai division takes center stage as Malaysia’s Rifdean Masdor welcomes Laotian standout Petkiattisak O Sansuk to the global stage.
Masdor enters with serious momentum, riding a three-fight winning streak that includes a first-round demolition of Mohamad Redho. A three-time IFMA World Champion, Rifdean is a calculated fighter who blends amateur-honed speed with professional power. He meets a promotional newcomer in “The Tank” Petkiattisak, a pressure fighter from Pattaya known for a suffocating clinch and a vice-like grip that has led him to four consecutive wins on the regional circuit.
The card also features a pivotal strawweight Muay Thai battle between two of the most exciting finishers in the lower weight classes: Chartpayak Saksatoon and Thway Lin Htet.
Chartpayak, a veteran with a dynamite left hook that has earned him four bonuses at ONE Friday Fights, faces Myanmar’s Thway Lin Htet. The former Lethwei standout is a human whirlwind of volume, utilizing a relentless Lethwei-style boxing approach to overwhelm opponents.
Also featured is a lightweight Muay Thai collision between Southpaw power-kicker Petkhaokradong Lukjaomaesaithong and the technical WBC Muay Thai World Champion Victor Hugo.
Earlier in the evening, the canvas will be cleared for a bantamweight submission grappling showdown between BJJ black belts Rodrigo Marello and Daiki Yonekura.
Marello, representing Evolve MMA, famously holds the record for the fastest submission in ONE history with a 15-second ankle lock. He will match his aggressive bottom-game attacks against Japan’s Yonekura, a leg-lock specialist and student of the legendary Yuki Nakai. Yonekura is renowned for his sophisticated toreando passing game.
The Inner Circle Full Card
- Adam Sor Dechapan vs. Enzo Clarisse (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Rifdean Masdor vs. Petkiattisak O Sansuk (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Chartpayak Saksatoon vs. Thway Lin Htet (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Petkhaokradong vs. Victor Hugo (Muay Thai – lightweight)
- Rodrigo Marello vs. Daiki Yonekura (submission grappling – bantamweight)
