ONE Fight Night 39 MMA And Grappling Results: Chase Mann Remains Undefeated, Helena Crevar Gets 100-Second Win
ONE Fight Night 39: Rambolek vs. Dayakaev on Prime Video kicked off ONE Championship’s 2026 U.S. primetime calendar with explosive mixed martial arts and submission grappling action at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, January 23.
The nine-bout card featured four MMA contests and one submission grappling match, with several undefeated records shattered and title contenders emerging across multiple divisions.
In case you missed any of the action from the all-encompassing sport and its grappling counterpart, here’s everything that went down.
Mann Defeats Fitikefu In ONE Debut, Maintains Perfect Record
Undefeated American powerhouse Chase Mann made a brilliant ONE Championship debut, overwhelming Isi Fitikefu with relentless grappling and dirty boxing before a knee injury ended the welterweight MMA bout at the conclusion of the opening round.
“Mannimal” wasted no time implementing his game plan, immediately shooting for a takedown and tackling the Tongan-Australian to the canvas.
The 29-year-old former record-holding powerlifter showcased his superior strength, manhandling the BJJ black belt everywhere on the mat. Fitikefu couldn’t get space to work for nearly the entire five-minute period, as Mann kept him pinned to the canvas or pressed against the ring’s corner post.
When they finally separated late in the round, the 33-year-old from Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Smeaton Grange twisted his knee. Though Fitikefu returned to his corner, he was unable to stand on his own and continue with the fight.
The first-round TKO victory improves Mann’s record to a perfect 7-0, making an emphatic statement in his promotional debut and immediately inserting himself into the ONE Welterweight MMA World Title picture.
Sawada Overwhelms Salcedo To Stay In World Title Hunt
Chihiro Sawada handed undefeated American standout Natalie Salcedo her first professional loss, controlling the action with relentless striking and superior grappling to claim a unanimous decision victory in their women’s atomweight MMA battle.
The 28-year-old Tokyo native, who is a former Shooto Champion, set the tone immediately, dominating the opening round with sharp left punches that backed the 33-year-old BJJ black belt into the corner. Sawada seamlessly transitioned to the clinch, where she landed several punishing knees.
Salcedo weathered another early storm in round two. Sawada continued her striking assault, but the American’s resilience showed, as she hunted for submissions during the scrambles.
The left punch, however, remained the Japanese wrestler’s primary weapon in round three, and she punctuated her performance by pinning Salcedo to the canvas for one final takedown as time expired.
Sawada elevated her record to 11-1, maintained her position among the division’s elite, and moved closer to a crack at Denice Zamboanga‘s ONE Women’s Atomweight MMA World Title.
Crevar Announces Arrival With Lightning-Fast Submission
Teenage phenom Helena Crevar made an instant impact in her promotional debut, as she submitted old foe Teshya Noelani Alo with a slick Estima Lock just 100 seconds into their 10-minute openweight submission grappling match.
The 18-year-old sensation – who trains under John Danaher and Gordon Ryan at Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu in Austin, Texas – pulled guard immediately, inviting the 28-year-old Hawaiian grappler to engage on the canvas.
After a scramble, Alo hunted for a kneebar, but the teen star’s defensive awareness was razor-sharp. Crevar, the 2025 IBJJF World Champion, grabbed Alo’s ankle and seamlessly transitioned to the Estima Lock, forcing the former FILA Cadet World Championship wrestler to tap out.
The decisive performance was a far cry from their first meeting nearly three years ago, when Crevar edged the Hawaiian by penalty in their colored belt days.
Crevar, widely regarded as the top pound-for-pound female grappler on the planet, lived up to the hype in her promotional debut, pushed her shocking career record to 346-7, and announced herself as the face of women’s submission grappling in ONE Championship.
Masunyane Beats Kurosawa In Strawweight MMA War
South African powerhouse Bokang Masunyane put himself back into the World Title conversation, as he overwhelmed Japanese veteran Ryohei Kurosawa with relentless pressure, slick grappling, and an explosive striking arsenal to claim a unanimous decision victory in their strawweight MMA tilt.
“Little Giant” announced his intentions immediately, folding Kurosawa with a thunderous left hand in the opening frame before dominating in the clinch and scrambles.
The 32-year-old Japanese fighter showed his toughness in round two. There, he survived dirty boxing exchanges and sustained clinch pressure, as Masunyane drove knees into his legs and hunted for takedowns.
The third frame erupted into chaos with wild toe-to-toe exchanges that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Masunyane dropped Kurosawa with another stunning left hand and pounced with a ground-and-pound attack, but the Japanese warrior would return to his feet. In the waning seconds of the clash, the two engaged in a thrilling stand-up war all the way to the final bell.
Ultimately, all three judges gave the 31-year-old South African the nod. Masunyane lifted his record to 11-3 and got back on track toward his dream match with ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua Pacio.
Bumina-ang Demolishes Aurelio In Bantamweight MMA Thriller
Filipino destroyer Carlo “The Bull” Bumina-ang returned to the win column with arguably the most impressive victory of his career, as he knocked out undefeated Brazilian standout Marcos Aurelio in the second round of ONE Fight Night 39’s opening bout.
The bantamweight MMA contest started cautiously, but it exploded into a striking battle late in the first stanza when the 21-year-old Aurelio landed a hard left hand down the middle.
But the Team Lakay star found his rhythm in round two, connecting with a sharp left cross as Aurelio launched himself into the air with a left knee. The Brazilian briefly hit the canvas before bouncing back up, showing the global fan base his resilience.
Bumina-ang refused to let the moment pass, however. Living up to his nickname, “The Bull” chased down his rival with ferocious lefts and rights to drop the Brazilian for good. The referee waved off the contest at the 50-second mark of round two, awarding the TKO victory to the Team Lakay product.
The 31-year-old Filipino improved his record to 9-2, announcing his return to form on the global stage and handing Aurelio his first professional loss.
