ONE Friday Fights 26 results: Tupiyev vs Khomutov fight could become a reality

At the ONE Friday Fights 26 tournament in Bangkok, Kirill Khomutov won his ONE debut ahead of schedule, and Mavlud Tupiev picked up his second win in a row.

Both Khomutov and Tupiev performed under Muay Thai rules in the ONE bantamweight card (65.8 kg). Khomutov knocked out experienced opponent Suakim Sor Jor Thongprajin with a left hook in the first minute of round two.

His performance did not go unnoticed by ONE chairman Chatri Sityodtong, who offered the 24-year-old Russian a bonus for his impressive debut. If Khomutov manages to gain a foothold in ONE, then he can meet Tupiev in the next fight on the ONE Friday Fights map.

Tupiev defeated Rambo Mor Rattanabandit. The representative of Uzbekistan won his third fight in ONE by unanimous decision, and now he has two wins and a loss in ONE.

“I knew he was a strong opponent, but I was sure he was stronger,” Tupiev commented in an interview with ONE. “I didn’t think the fight would last all three rounds. I gave everything in the first two races and at the end of the third I was a little tired.

The fight between Tupiyev and Khomutov in 2020 at the Fair Fight XIII tournament in Yekaterinburg went the full distance, but the victory was attributed to Khomutov. In 2023, Rambo, whom Tupiev had just beaten, defeated Khomutov at the Muay Thai World Championship. Now Tupiev isn’t afraid to fight Khomutov, but it’s not his priority:

“I wanted a rematch for a long time. I’m not interested in Khamutov these days. But if he really wants a rematch with me, then I can make an exception for him.

Live broadcasts of ONE tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

Source : MatchTV

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