Stella Hemetsberger Set To Defend Muay Thai Crown Against Natalia Diachkova At ONE Fight Night 46
Reigning two-sport ONE World Champion Stella “Always Hungry” Hemetsberger makes her first title defense against Russian knockout artist Natalia “Karelian Lynx” Diachkova in the main event of ONE Fight Night 46 on Prime Video.
The high-stakes ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Title clash goes down live in U.S. primetime on Friday, August 14, from Bangkok’s historic Lumpinee Stadium.
Hemetsberger’s rise from ONE Friday Fights event series newcomer to two-sport World Champion is one of the most remarkable stories in women’s striking in recent memory. The 27-year-old Austrian from RS-GYM and Phuket Fight Club arrived on the weekly show and wasted no time making her presence felt, stringing together three consecutive victories to claim the coveted US$100,000 main roster contract and earn her shot at the biggest stage.
She delivered emphatically, defeating then-ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion Jackie Buntan across five rounds via unanimous decision to claim the vacant ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Title and become Austria’s first-ever ONE World Champion in the process.
That was only the beginning. Five months later, Hemetsberger stepped back into the ring with Buntan, this time with the kickboxing crown on the line, and the pair produced another grueling five-round war. When the judges delivered their verdict, it was Hemetsberger again, claiming the split decision and the kickboxing belt to join Stamp Fairtex and Janet “JT” Todd as the third two-sport queen in ONE history.
With a 10-1 career striking record and a perfect 5-0 promotional tally, the Austrian now brings that extraordinary momentum into her first defense.
Standing across from her is a challenger who has taken a strikingly similar path in the world’s largest martial arts organization and arrived at this bout the hard way. Diachkova is a 31-year-old Russian from Team Mehdi Zatout with an impressive 32-5 career record and a 6-1 promotional slate, four of her ONE victories coming via first-round knockout.
She made her own mark on the ONE Friday Fights event series in 2023, building four consecutive victories to earn her six-figure main roster contract in 2024 and immediately using that opportunity to chase gold. Her first ONE World Title shot did not go her way, but the Russian bounced back with two impressive victories that put her right back in the frame for another crack at 26 pounds of gold.
The hunger and resilience that define her promotional journey make her one of the most dangerous challengers Hemetsberger could face for her first defense.
When a two-sport ONE World Champion with a perfect promotional record squares off against a hard-hitting Russian contender who has already proven she belongs at the top level, the result is a main event with all the ingredients for a memorable clash.
