ONE Championship has announced the final card for ONE 169, which will take place on November 8 at Lumpini Stadium in Bangkok. The program includes 12 fights according to the rules of MMA and Muay Thai, and the main intrigue of the evening will be the defense of the heavyweight champion title by Russian fighter Anatoly Malykhin. For Malykhin, this is the first defense of the heavyweight belt, which he won by defeating the Dutchman Reinier de Ridder. This time, his opponent will be the Senegalese fighter Oumar Kane.
In addition to the main fight, the tournament includes a fight between Malykhin’s former opponent, Iranian artist Amir Aliakbari. Aliakbari will enter the ring against jiu-jitsu legend Marcus Buchechi Almeida, and there will also be spectacular fights between Rodtang and Russian fighter Tagir Khalilov.
Main bout: MMA heavyweight championship fight
Anatoly Malykhin (Russia) vs. Oumar Kane (Senegal)
Russian champion Anatoly Malykhin will defend his heavyweight title for the first time, which he won in December 2022 with an early victory over Reinier de Ridder. This time his opponent will be the Senegalese fighter Oumar Kane, who has already established himself as a powerful striker and a strong wrestler. This fight will be the highlight of the tournament.
Co-main event fight: Muay Thai flyweight championship fight
Rodtang Jitmuangnon (Thailand) vs Jacob Smith (Great Britain)
Thai fighter Rodtang Iron Man Jitmuangnon is preparing for his sixth defense of his Muay Thai flyweight world title. His opponent will be the British Jacob Smith, who already met Rodtang in the quarter-finals of the Muay Thai World Grand Prix. Then the Briton showed resilience and resisted heavy attacks from Rodtang, but lost on points. Rodtang plans to once again use his advantage in speed and technique to defeat his opponent, and this time he hopes to finish the fight via knockout.
Flyweight Muay Thai
Kongtoroni Sor Sommai (Thailand) vs Tagir Khalilov (Russia)
This fight between Thailand’s Kongtoroni Sor Sommai and Russia’s Tagir Khalilov was scheduled to take place earlier, but was canceled due to weight and hydration issues. Khalilov, known for his punching and fighting style, will face Kongtoroni, who is looking to prove his place among Muay Thai’s elite after a seven-fight winning streak.
Heavyweight MMA
Marcus Buchecha Almeida (Brazil) vs. Amir Aliakbari (Iran)
Amir Aliakbari, powerful Iranian puncher and former opponent of Malykhin, will face jiu-jitsu legend Marcus Buchecha Almeida. This fight is a clash of two strong styles: wrestling and jiu-jitsu. The winner of this fight could become the next contender for the world heavyweight title.
The broadcast of the ONE 169 tournament will begin on November 9 at 04:00 Moscow time on and Match Fighter channels.
Full ONE 169 tournament map:
Main bout: MMA heavyweight championship fight
Anatoly Malykhin (Russia) vs. Oumar Kane (Senegal)
Co-main event fight: Muay Thai flyweight championship fight
Rodtang Jitmuangnon (Thailand) vs Jacob Smith (Great Britain)
Co-Mainweight Fight: Minimumweight Kickboxing Championship Fight
Jackie Bountan (USA) vs Anisa Meksen (Algeria/France)
Flyweight MMA
Adriano Moraes (Brazil) vs. Danny Kingad (Philippines)
Flyweight Muay Thai
Kongtoroni Sor Sommai (Thailand) vs Tagir Khalilov (Russia)
Light MMA
Cade Ruotolo (USA) vs. Ahmed Muzhtaba (Pakistan)
Kickboxing with minimum weight
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao (Thailand) vs. Zhang Peimian (China)
Heavyweight MMA
Marcus Almeida (Brazil) vs. Amir Aliakbari (Iran)
Featherweight Muay Thai
Eddie Abasolo (United States) vs. Mohamed Younes Rabah (Algeria)
MMA at Atomweight
Ayaka Miura (Japan) vs Macarena Aragon (Argentina)
Muay Thai minimum weight
Alif Sor Dechapan (Malaysia/Thailand) vs. Walter Gonsalves (Brazil)
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