''ONE Fight Night 6: Superbon vs. Allazov'' was a
combat sport
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event produced by
ONE Championship
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that took place on January 14, 2023, at the
Impact Arena
Impact, Muang Thong Thani ( th, ศูนย์แสดงสินค้าและการประชุม อิมแพ็ค เมืองทองธานี) is a commercial complex consisting of an arena, convention centre and ...
in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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.
Background
![IMPACT Arena](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/IMPACT_Arena.jpg)
On September 12, 2022, ONE Chairman and CEO
Chatri Sityodtong
Chatri Trisiripisal ( th, ชาตรี ตรีศิริพิศาล, ), known by the ring names Chatri Sityodtong ( th, ชาตรี ศิษย์ยอดธง, ) and Yodchatri Sityodtong ( th, ยอดชาตรี ศิ ...
announced at the ONE Lumpinee Press Conference that this event will return to
Impact Arena
Impact, Muang Thong Thani ( th, ศูนย์แสดงสินค้าและการประชุม อิมแพ็ค เมืองทองธานี) is a commercial complex consisting of an arena, convention centre and ...
in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
, Thailand with the latest event held here in August 2020 for
ONE: A New Breed 3. The event was expected to feature ONE World Champions
Rodtang Jitmuangnon
Rodtang Jitmuangnon ( th, รถถัง จิตรเมืองนนท์; born July 23, 1997) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion. Jitmuangn ...
and
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao (born November 10, 1986), formerly known as Nong-O Sit Or and Nong-O Gaiyanghadaogym, is a Muay Thai fighter currently signed to ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion. As of November 24 ...
.
A special rules super-fight between former
ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai and
Kickboxing Champions
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Stamp Fairtex
Nadthawan Panthong ( th, ณัฐวรรณ พานทอง, born November 16, 1997), known professionally as Stamp Fairtex ( th, แสตมป์ แฟร์เท็กซ์, links=no), is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed marti ...
(also
2021 ONE Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix Champions) and former two-times
Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Champions Anissa Meksen
Anissa Meksen (born 29 April 1988) is a French-Algerian kickboxer who is currently signed with ONE Championship. She is the reigning ISKA World K1 Bantamweight champion and the reigning WAKO World K1 Bantamweight champion.
She is the former two ...
was planned for the event.
However, Meksen missed the weight and hydration testing window. As a result, she will not be allowed to compete. In a social media post, she addressed her no-showing, explaining that she was on weight and wasn't ill, but cited "family issues" as the reason she won't be able to compete.
Meksen was replaced by Anna Jarronsak to face Stamp in a women's strawweight kickboxing bout.
A
ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship
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Current champions
Men's championship history Heavyweight World Championship
::''Weight limit: ''
Light Heavyweight World Championship
::''Weight lim ...
bout between current champion
Superbon Singha Mawynn and former
K-1 Super Welterweight Champion (also
2022 ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Champion)
Chingiz Allazov
Chingiz Ayazovich Allazov ( be, Чынгiз Аяз аглы Аллазаў, born 10 June 1993) is a Georgian-born Belarusian kickboxer of Azerbaijani descent, currently signed with ONE Championship. He is a former K-1 Super Welterweight Champio ...
headlined the event. The pairing was originally booked for the co-main event at
ONE on Prime Video 2
''ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs. Lee 3 '' (also known as ''ONE Fight Night 2'' outside North America) was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 1, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. ...
and
ONE on Prime Video 5
''ONE on Prime Video 5: de Ridder vs. Malykhin'' (also known as ''ONE Fight Night 5'') was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship. It that took place on December 3, 2022, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.
Background
...
, but Allazov was forced to withdraw from the event due to an injury and Superbon was forced to withdraw due to an illness.
A
ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship
This is a list of ONE Championship champions in each weight division of each sport.
Current champions
Men's championship history Heavyweight World Championship
::''Weight limit: ''
Light Heavyweight World Championship
::''Weight lim ...
bout between current champion
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao (born November 10, 1986), formerly known as Nong-O Sit Or and Nong-O Gaiyanghadaogym, is a Muay Thai fighter currently signed to ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion. As of November 24 ...
and former
ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion Alaverdi Ramazanov
Alaverdi Ramazanov (Russian: Алаверди Рамазанов; born November 29, 1994) is a Russian Muay Thai kickboxer who is currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the former inaugural ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion. Ramaz ...
was expected to take place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled at
ONE: X, but Ramazanov pull out from the card due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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, all Russian athletes were removed from the card as a result of the Singaporean government banning them from entering the country and the bout was postponed to this date. In turn on November 25, it was announced the bout was moved to
ONE Lumpinee 1
''ONE Friday Fights: Nong-O vs. Ramazanov'' (also known as ''ONE Lumpinee 1'') was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on January 20, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Background
The event mar ...
at the inaugural event in
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium ( th, สนามเวทีมวยลุมพินี) is a sporting arena in Bangkok, Thailand. The stadium is named after Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. Opened more than a decade later than Rajadamnern ...
on January 20, 2023.
A
ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship
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Current champions
Men's championship history Heavyweight World Championship
::''Weight limit: ''
Light Heavyweight World Championship
::''Weight lim ...
rematch between then champion
Ilias Ennahachi
Ilias Ennahachi (born May 15, 1996) is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the former ONE Kickboxing Flyweight World Champion, having won the title on August 16, 2019 until he vacated his title on January 3, 2 ...
and #2 ranked contender
Superlek Kiatmuu9
Superlek Kiatmookao (ซุปเปอร์เล็ก เกียรติหมู่9) (born 6 November 1995) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter originally from Buriram in the northeast of Thailand. He is the current ONE Kickboxing Flyweight Wo ...
was expected to take place at the event. The pair previously met in February 2021 at
ONE: Fists of Fury, where Ennahachi defended the title via controversial unanimous decision. However, Ennahachi pulled out due to his inability to make the flyweight limit of 135 pounds while hydrated and he decided to vacated the title. Therefore, Superlek faced
Daniel Puertas who was previously scheduled to meet
Rodtang Jitmuangnon
Rodtang Jitmuangnon ( th, รถถัง จิตรเมืองนนท์; born July 23, 1997) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion. Jitmuangn ...
came up to for the vacant championship.
A
ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Championship bout between current champion
Mikey Musumeci
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A four-time World Champion and Pan American Champion in colored belts, Musumeci is a five-time IBJJF black belt World Cham ...
and promotional newcomer Sayan Khertek was expected to take place at the event. However, Khertek forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Gantumur Bayanduuren.
A flyweight kickboxing bout between current
ONE Flyweight Muay Thai champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon
Rodtang Jitmuangnon ( th, รถถัง จิตรเมืองนนท์; born July 23, 1997) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion. Jitmuangn ...
and
Daniel Puertas was expected to take place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to co-main event at
ONE: First Strike, but Rodtang withdrew from the bout because he tested positive for COVID-19. In turn, Puertas was scheduled to face
Superlek Kiatmuu9
Superlek Kiatmookao (ซุปเปอร์เล็ก เกียรติหมู่9) (born 6 November 1995) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter originally from Buriram in the northeast of Thailand. He is the current ONE Kickboxing Flyweight Wo ...
for the vacant title and Rodtang instead faced Jiduo Yibu.
A strawweight bout between Lito Adiwang and promotional newcomer Mansur Malachiev was expected to take place at the event. However, Adiwang pulled out from the event due to recurring knee pain after a fight against Jeremy Miado at
ONE: X. As a result, the bout was scrapped.
A middleweight bout between former
ONE Middleweight and
Light Heavyweight World Champion Aung La Nsang
Aung La Maung Nsang
( my, အောင်လအန်ဆန်း; born on May 21, 1985) is a Burmese-American mixed martial artist of ethnic Kachin descent currently signed to ONE Championship, competing in both the Middleweight and Light ...
and
Fan Rong
Fan Rong (; born October 01, 1993) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of ONE Championship. Rong has previously competed for Glory of Heroes and Wu Lin Feng.
Background
WMMAA Champion Fan Rong‘s firs ...
was expected to take place at the event. However, Fan withdrew from the bout after having tested positive for
COVID-19
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and was replaced by Gilberto Galvão at a catchweight of 215 pounds.
A bantamweight muay thai bout between
Liam Harrison and
Pongsiri P.K.Saenchai was expected to take place at the event. They were previously expected to meet at
ONE on TNT 2 but Harrison withdrew from the event after the COVID-19 situation in the United Kingdom that prevented from him traveling. In turn, Harrison withdrew from the event due to injuries requiring surgery. As a result, the bout was scrapped.
At the weigh-ins, two fighters missed weight for their respective bouts.
Rodtang Jitmuangnon
Rodtang Jitmuangnon ( th, รถถัง จิตรเมืองนนท์; born July 23, 1997) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion. Jitmuangn ...
weighed in at 136.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the flyweight limit.
Ekaterina Vandaryeva
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Career
Before participating in Muay Thai, Ekate ...
weighed in at 125.5 pounds, 0.5 pounds over the strawweight limit. Both bouts proceeded at catchweight with Rodtang and Vandaryeva each fined 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Jiduo Yibu and Anna Jarronsak respectively. However, Jarronsak stepped in to face
Stamp Fairtex
Nadthawan Panthong ( th, ณัฐวรรณ พานทอง, born November 16, 1997), known professionally as Stamp Fairtex ( th, แสตมป์ แฟร์เท็กซ์, links=no), is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed marti ...
in a strawweight kickboxing match and the bout between Jarronsak and Vanderyeva was cancelled.
The event was in progress, after bout between Musumeci and Bayanduuren in a submission grappling title match ended, the organization has released a video tribute to
Victoria Lee
Victoria Sun-hei Lee (May 17, 2004 – December 26, 2022) was an American mixed martial artist who competed in ONE Championship.
Early life
Victoria Sun-hei Lee was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii, on May 17, 2004, the daughter of Korean-Canadian mo ...
, who died aged 18 on December 26 and the lights were dimmed on the giant screens of the production set at the
Impact Arena
Impact, Muang Thong Thani ( th, ศูนย์แสดงสินค้าและการประชุม อิมแพ็ค เมืองทองธานี) is a commercial complex consisting of an arena, convention centre and ...
. A graphic saying "In memory of Victoria Lee, 2004–2022" was then displayed, as ring announcer Dom Lau called on the crowd to stand for a minute’s silence, to remember Lee.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
*Performance of the Night: Chingiz Allazov, Aung La Nsang, Stamp Fairtex and Anna Jarronsak
See also
*
2023 in ONE Championship
*
List of ONE Championship events
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*
List of current ONE fighters
The ONE Championship (formerly known as "ONE Fighting Championship") promotion was started in 2011.
This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the ONE Championship brand. Fighters are organized by weight clas ...
References
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