Rodrigues Vs. Phetjeeja, Agdeve Vs. Kryklia II World Title Fights Set For The Inner Circle On June 19
A pair of blockbuster World Title matches are booked for The Inner Circle on June 19, and they feature the greatest strikers from ONE Championship’s heaviest and lightest weight classes.
In the main event, ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues will defend her gold against the atomweight kickboxing queen, Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom.
Plus, the co-main event will feature a ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Title rematch between undefeated kingpin Samet Agdeve and Ukrainian skyscraper Roman Kryklia.
After months of anticipation, fans will finally get to see the ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Title clash they were promised a few months ago.
Rodrigues was originally scheduled to defend her belt against Phetjeeja in the main event of ONE Fight Night 41 this past March, but each athlete suffered injuries in training camp, which caused the organization to postpone the contest.
Now, with both superstars healthy, the match is back on.
Rodrigues enters The Inner Circle with tremendous momentum. The Brazilian famously dethroned Stamp Fairtex to win the ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Title in her promotional debut back in August 2020.
Since then, the mom-champ has successfully defended her belt four times, most recently finishing WBC Muay Thai World Champion Johanna Persson via third-round knockout at ONE Fight Night 33 last July.
However, standing across from her at The Inner Circle on June 19 will be a fighter that many fans and pundits consider a generational talent.
Phetjeeja, who holds 210 career wins and owns a flawless record in ONE Championship, defeated Anissa “C18” Meksen to claim the ONE Interim Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing World Title in December 2023. Three months later, she outclassed divisional ruler Janet “JT” Todd to unify the gold.
Following a successful World Title defense against Kana Morimoto a year later, the Pattaya native switched back to Muay Thai with an eye on two-sport glory. Last December, Phetjeeja dismantled WMC Muay Thai World Champion Martyna Dominczak in the opening round, reminding everyone why she remains one of the promotion’s most dangerous strikers regardless of the rule set.
That dominant performance opened the door to her shot at the ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Title and a chance to enter the history books as the promotion’s next two-sport queen.
Before that battle goes down, two of the biggest strikers on planet Earth will stand toe-to-toe in an epic World Title rematch.
Agdeve flipped the heavyweight kickboxing division upside down at ONE Fight Night 37 last November, when he handed Kryklia his first defeat in the world’s largest martial arts organization to capture the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship.
Across five punishing rounds, the Turkish powerhouse chewed apart Kryklia’s legs with savage calf kicks and never stopped marching forward. By the end of the night, the Ukrainian tower’s seven-year unbeaten run was over.
The 6-foot-7 Ukrainian still remains one of the most feared heavyweight strikers on the planet, armed with brutal knees, laser-straight punches, and a highlight reel full of knockouts.
Before losing to Agdeve, Kryklia had spent years steamrolling the competition while collecting ONE Championship accolades in two different sports and weight classes.
Kryklia first captured the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship by finishing old foe Tarik Khbabez in November 2019. Following a few successful title defenses, the walking skyscraper moved up a weight class and blasted through Guto Inocente and Iraj Azizpour to win the coveted ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix silver belt.
Kryklia later added the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Title to his collection with a dominant stoppage win over Alex “The Viking” Roberts in December 2023, and then he defended the gold by knocking out Lyndon Knowles in the first round of their April 2025 clash.
Though he has enjoyed a run of absolute dominance, Agdeve showed the global fan base that the Ukrainian destroyer is not invincible.
This upcoming World Title rematch now feels like a battle between an established dynasty and possibly the beginning of a new heavyweight era.
Stay tuned to onefc.com for more news about The Inner Circle on June 19.
