League ONE Championship released new fighter rankings

The ONE Championship League kicked off the fall season with two major tournaments in September, featuring three world title fights, a kickboxing grand prix semi-final and numerous high-stakes bouts as main events.

Rookie Ilya Freimanov caused a stir in the MMA welterweight division, Alaverdy Ramazanov shook up the Muay Thai welterweight rankings, and Saygid Izagakhmaev moved into the top five MMA lightweights. There have also been changes in female atomic weight.

MMA Lightweight Rankings

Promotion debutant Khalil Amir (Turkey) rocked the light mixed martial arts division at ONE Fight Night 2 in Singapore. He picked up a dramatic second-round knockout victory over former ONE World Title challenger Timofey Nastyukhin. The biggest victory of his career so far earned the Turk not only third place in the lightweight rankings previously held by Nastyukhin, but also a $50,000 bonus. Timofey Nastyukhin, representing the fighting club “Rat”, dropped out of the top five in the division.

Dagestan’s Saigid Izagakhmaev, a protege of Khabib Nurmagomedov, defeated Chinese fighter Zhang Lipeng. He outplayed the opponent throughout all three rounds and took the victory via unanimous decision. Izagakhmaev improved his record to 22-2 and moved up one spot. He is now 4th in the lightweight category.

Saygid “Dagi” Arslanaliev, also Nastyukhin’s brilliant rival in the past, retained second place in the standings.

Champion: Christian Le

#a: Ok Rae Yun

#2: Dagi Arslanaliev

#3: Khalil Amir (newcomer to the ranking)

#four : Saygid Izagakhmaev (+1)

#5: Shinya Aôki (-1)

MMA Welterweight Rankings

Russian Ilya Freimanov, 28, knocked hard on the door of the welterweight division – everyone noticed his appearance. In his One Fight Night 2 card debut, he landed a perfect knee to the jaw of former two-division world champion Martin Nguyen, caught him with a straight right, seasoned the hot plate with a flurry of punches to the ground. , and knocked out Nguyen in the first round. A resounding and confident win earned Ilya a performance bonus and the No. 3 in the division standings. Without a doubt, he is now a potential world title contender.

Champion: Tang Kai

#a: Thanh Le

#2: Kim Jae Woon

#3: Ilya Freimanov (newcomer to the rating)

#four : Martin Nguyen (-1)

#5: Harry Tonon (-1)

muay thai welterweight rankings

Alaverdi Ramazanov received a long-awaited rematch against captain Petchiindi, won the fight and overhauled the welterweight division of Muay Thai.

At the ONE 161 tournament in Singapore, “Babyface Killer” picked up a split decision victory over Captain Petchyindi, a dangerous opponent who knocked out Ramazanov in January 2021, robbing the Russian of the world welterweight kickboxing title. To date, the 27-year-old Ramazanov is on a three-fight winning streak and deservedly ranks second in a well-rounded division. After the fight, Ramazanov issued a challenge to champion Nong-O, which he enthusiastically accepted on social media.

Champion: Nong-O Gayanghadao

#a: Saemapetch Fairtex

#2: Alaverdi Ramazanov (+2)

#3: Rittewada Petchyindee (-1)

#four : Rodlek PK. Saenchai (-1)

#5: Liam Harrison

Women’s Atomic Weight MMA Ranking

The attention of the women’s atomweight division was riveted on Tiffany “No Chill” Theo when the former two-time strawweight world title challenger made her debut in her new weight class. Theo looked confident, earning a first-round submission win over Rita Phogat in the ONE 161 tournament. . If Theo is set to take the atomweight by storm, she’s off to a good start – she took 5th place in the rankings, replacing Jihin Razuan, who lost a decision to Stump Fairtex on ONE Fight Night 2.

Champion: Angela Lee

#a: Fairtex Strain

#2: Seo Hee Ham

#3: Denise Zamboanga

#four : Alena Rassokhina

#5: Tiffany Teo (rookie in the rankings)