‘I’ll Make The Belt Mine’ – Phetjeeja Aims To Dethrone Allycia Hellen Rodrigues For Historic Two-Sport Glory At ONE Fight Night 41

Thai striking sensation “The Queen” Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom is one victory away from absolute immortality.

The 24-year-old ONE Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion will attempt to etch her name into the history books when she challenges reigning and undisputed ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues in the main event of ONE Fight Night 41: Rodrigues vs. Phetjeeja on Prime Video.

This epic champion-versus-champion collision broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Friday, March 13, from Bangkok’s historic Lumpinee Stadium.

After securing a life-changing US$100,000 contract with a flawless run on ONE Friday Fights, Phetjeeja transitioned seamlessly to the kickboxing ranks. There, she demolished Algerian-French legend Anissa “C18” Meksen for the interim strap before unifying the gold against American icon Janet “JT” Todd.

But despite her absolute dominance in the kickboxing realm, “The Queen’s” soul has always yearned to return to “the art of eight limbs.”

Now, she has her crosshairs firmly locked on the Muay Thai throne. That crown has belonged to the 27-year-old Rodrigues since her stunning upset of Thai megastar Stamp Fairtex in her promotional debut back in August 2020.

For Phetjeeja, the Brazilian mom-champ has always been the ultimate benchmark. She told ONE Championship:

“When Allycia was in ONE Championship, I had not joined ONE yet. I knew Stamp was here and Alicia was here as female fighters. I was impressed to see a foreign fighter competing alongside Stamp. I was impressed by Allycia and her capability to keep her championship for so long. I’ve been watching her.

“The reason I shifted my direction to Muay Thai was because of her being the champion. I want to take down the champion.”

The stakes on March 13 have never been higher.

While Phetjeeja has found tremendous success in kickboxing, her heart has always belonged to “the art of eight limbs,” making this opportunity to immortalize her status in the world’s largest martial arts organization particularly meaningful.

Furthermore, Stamp, Todd, and Stella “Always Hungry” Hemetsberger are the only women in ONE who have achieved two-sport glory. And now, Phetjeeja is just 15 minutes away from joining that exclusive, elite club.

The Thai prodigy declared:

“I am now the champion of kickboxing. But the first journey that I planned out was actually I wanted to do Muay Thai fights. That’s what I’ve had in mind and planned to do. Keep fighting and improving myself.”

“This is going to be the most important fight in my boxing journey so far. I’ve been fighting for almost 20 years. And this is the most important fight yet. To be the champion of two sports, it would feel like pound-for-pound, I need to be the best. Earning two belts is such a great thing. I would love to be the second Thai female fighter who is the champion of two sports.”

Phetjeeja Prepares For Rodrigues’ Unique Blend Of Power And Aggression

Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom has spent countless hours dissecting the Brazilian’s epic World Title reign.

The 24-year-old kickboxing queen has analyzed every striking exchange and identified exactly what makes her upcoming opponent such a terrifying puzzle to solve. What stands out most to Phetjeeja is Rodrigues’ ability to seamlessly integrate traditional Thai techniques into her aggressive, forward-moving style.

“The Queen” analyzed:

“The differences between Alicia and other fighters include how strong she is. She looks really strong. She has a different style. That’s why she’s different from the others and I also think she’s hard to cope with.

“She has got everything from her aggressiveness, her strength, and all of her weapons. Her knees. Her punches have improved so much. I’ve been studying her. Her punches, her kicks. Her strikes are powerful and they are in the pattern of Muay Thai. One of her best characteristics is her physical strength.”

With Phetjeeja boasting an incredible 210 career victories packed with devastating knockouts, and Rodrigues riding a wave of brutal World Title defenses, this superfight is a guaranteed powder keg.

Both women possess the power to end the bout in the blink of an eye. The Thai kickboxing champion expects an absolute firefight in the pocket, promising fans that this historic clash will not be left to the judges:

“I think in this upcoming fight, her strength will be outstanding and I will need to be very aggressive. Because if I’m not aggressive enough, it would be hard to find and keep up with her. I think if there is a window of opportunity, either of us could be knocked out because I think we both are equipped with heavy weapons.

“The results of this fight, I don’t know, but what I know is that it’s going to be entertaining and heated. I’ll make the belt mine.”