Watch The ONE 173 Additional Bout Card Announcement Press Conference
ONE Championship is set to make its highly anticipated return to Japan this November, and the buzz around ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri is about to grow even louder.
The world’s largest martial arts organization will stream the ONE 173 Additional Bout Card Announcement Press Conference live from Shinagawa The Grand Hall on Thursday, September 11, beginning at 3 p.m. Indochina Time (ICT)/5 p.m. Japan Standard Time (JST).
Fans in Asia can watch the press conference on YouTube by clicking the play button below.
The star-studded event, which emanates from Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on Sunday, November 16, is already loaded with marquee showdowns.
At the top, reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Superbon will collide with interim king Masaaki Noiri in a unification bout.
In addition, ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane will make his first World Title defense against two-division MMA World Champion Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin in a rematch.
Those bouts have grabbed headlines, but even more firepower is on the way.
ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong is expected to unveil additional blockbuster matchups that will make the spectacle even bigger, and several of the athletes scheduled for action will join him on stage to speak ahead of their battles.
Among them will be reigning ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Yuya “Little Piranha” Wakamatsu, who defends his crown against ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio.
Japanese megastar Takeru “Natural Born Krusher” Segawa and knockout artist Denis “The Bosnian Menace” Puric will also address the media ahead of their flyweight kickboxing clash.
The press conference will likewise feature ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion “The Kicking Machine” Superlek and former K-1 Champion Yuki Yoza, who meet in a bantamweight kickboxing contest.
Finally, historic three-sport queen Stamp Fairtex returns from injury to face former K-1 Champion Kana “Krusher Queen” Morimoto in an atomweight kickboxing tilt, and both women will also share their thoughts on stage.
