The Inner Circle Full Card Revealed For April 3
ONE Championship returns to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 3, with another exclusive card for members of The Inner Circle, streaming live at live.onefc.com.
A 2023 Road To ONE: Thailand Season 2 Champion chasing a contract steps into the ring against a relentless Spanish brawler who has never stopped coming forward a day in his life. And in the co-main event, a veteran Thai technician with a devastating left body kick meets a southpaw who can hurt anyone in the division with either hand or foot.
A flyweight Muay Thai main event headlines the card as Thailand’s Kaotaem Fairtex takes on Spain’s Xavier Gonzalez in what promises to be a barnburner between two fighters with contrasting but equally dangerous styles.
Kaotaem is a Road To ONE winner who has carried that momentum into ONE Friday Fights, going 3-1 on the circuit with four wins overall on his current streak.
The 21-year-old southpaw from Phetchabun is an explosive, slick mover who goes to the back foot to find angles before unloading his fast, accurate straight left and deadly left body kick.
Standing across the ring is a fighter who brings the fight to everyone. Gonzalez, 24, is a punch and elbow fighter from Spain who has made Thailand his home since 2019.
He overwhelms opponents with high-volume boxing combinations that set up body kicks, clinch entries, and sharp elbows. He is never off the front foot, and fighters who are caught flat-footed against him pay for it quickly.
The co-main event is a strawweight Muay Thai collision between two of the most technically gifted strikers on the ONE Friday Fights circuit, as Thailand’s Aekkalak Sor Samarngarment faces compatriot Dokmaipa Santiubon in what could be the most precise and punishing matchup on the card.
Aekkalak, 27, is a crafty veteran with a 63-20 record and the winner of the 18th Tiger Cement Tournament at Channel 7 Stadium.
He is precise with his left body kick and relentless in the clinch, always working for position and never wasting a transition without throwing knees. He arrives on a three-fight winning streak outside of ONE, including a devastating straight left knockout.
Dokmaipa is only 21 but fights with the composure of someone twice his age. The southpaw out of Santi Ubon carries an 80-21 record and a left body kick so reliable and well-timed it could land blindfolded.
He uses his footwork masterfully to open angles for his punches and elbows, with his right upper elbow and left downward elbow being particularly sharp weapons. He arrives on a two-fight winning streak and makes his ONE debut on this stage.
This is a stylistic chess match between a battle-hardened veteran and a technically gifted young southpaw. Every exchange will matter.
Rounding out the card, Jaradchai Maxjandee takes on Thant Zin in flyweight Muay Thai, Tonglampoon FA Group meets Petnamkhong Sor Maneekhot in strawweight Muay Thai, and Zar Mawia faces Taiga Orii in a bantamweight MMA clash.
The Inner Circle April 3 Full Card
- Kaotaem Fairtex vs. Xavier Gonzalez (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Aekkalak Sor Samarngarment vs. Dokmaipa Santiubon (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Tonglampoon FA Group vs. Petnamkhong Sor Maneekhot (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Jaradchai Maxjandee vs. Thant Zin (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Zar Mawia vs. Taiga Orii (MMA – bantamweight)
