''ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai'' was a

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event produced by

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that took place on September 29, 2022 at the

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, Singapore.

Background

The event was originally expected to be headlined by a ONE Heavyweight World Championship title unification bout between current champion

Arjan Bhullar Arjan Singh Bhullar (born May 13, 1986) is an Indo-Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the current ONE Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed in the Ultimate ...

and interim champion Anatoly Malykhin. However, Bhullar withdraw due to suffering an injury in training, It was announced that Bhullar had surgery on the arm two weeks ago and the bout was cancelled. A ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship bout between current champion Petchmorakot Petchyindee and #1 ranked contender Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai was expected to the co-main event. They were elevated to main event status in August after the cancellation of the original headliner. This event has announced ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Tournament, There are four-man fighters in the tournament featured current ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion

Roman Kryklia Roman Olegovich Kryklia (Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Крикля; born October 11, 1991) is a Ukrainian heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship when he completes both Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight division in ...

, former UFC veteran

Guto Inocente Carlos Augusto "Guto" Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Inocente formerly competed for the UFC and S ...

Iraj Azizpour Iraj Azizpour ( fa, ایرج عزیزپور) is an Iranian heavyweight kickboxer. He is the former Kunlun Fight heavyweight kickboxing champion, and was ranked among the top 10 kickboxers in the world in 2018 by Liver Kick, as well as being ranke ...

and Bruno Chaves that took place in the semifinal tournament. A flyweight bout between former ONE Flyweight Championship challenger Yuya Wakamatsu and Xie Wei was scheduled for the event. However, Xie was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Wang Shuo. At the weigh-ins,

Han Zihao Han Zihao () is a Chinese Muay Thai fighter. He is currently fighting for ONE Championship. Han previously challenged Nong-O Gaiyanghadao for the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship. Biography and career Han started martial arts in ...

weighed in at 153.75 lb, 8.75 lb over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 145 pounds. the bout agreed to moved to the featherweight division (145–155 lbs) where Han was fined 30%, which went to

Ferrari Fairtex Ferrari Fairtex (เฟอรารี่ แฟร์เท็กซ์) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division for ONE Championship. As of November 24, 2022, he is ranked #5 in the ONE Bantamweight Ki ...

. Wang Shuo came in at 139.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the flyweight non-title limit. The bout was later scrapped after Wang Shuo pulled out of the bout.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Performance of the Night: Roman Kryklia, Tiffany Teo and Rodrigo Marello

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References