ONE Friday Fights 81 is about to be one other standout occasion from Bangkok, Thailand. ONE Championship introduced three marquee matchups for the occasion to be held inside Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, September 27. And the outcomes will unquestionably have reverberating impacts all through their respective divisions in 2024.
In the primary occasion slot, Superbon will tackle Jo Nattawut in a featherweight Muay Thai showdown. Nattawut is already scheduled to problem Tawanchai PK Saenchai as soon as once more for the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title at ONE 169: Atlanta. Nonetheless, all that would change in Bangkok. Superbon desires his personal rematch in opposition to the champion and will take management of his future with a large victory.
Each males have had shut calls in opposition to Tawanchai. Nattawut’s two prior bouts are properly documented, with contentious choices going the way in which of the PK Saenchai athlete. At ONE Friday Fights 46, Superbon misplaced a slender majority choice to the titleholder, leaving him craving for extra.
Takeru Segawa will even return to motion at ONE Friday Fights 81. The Japanese famous person misplaced his promotional debut to Superlek Kiatmoo9 however is about to erase the style of defeat in opposition to Black Panther in a flyweight kickboxing showdown. Black Panther has been surging recently, together with a knockout over Ali Saldoev at ONE Struggle Night time 23.
The large alternative for the Thai athlete to make his identify internationally recognized will pull the very best out of him on September 27. Nonetheless, Takeru is aware of he should preserve tempo if he desires to problem for the gold as soon as once more. The electrical flyweight matchup shall be one in all September’s most intriguing matchups.
Additionally introduced was a battle of former World Champions. Hiroki Akimoto and Ilias Ennahachi will attempt to stake their declare as a prime bantamweight kickboxing challenger once they sq. off contained in the ring. After immense success at flyweight, Ennahachi is in search of to place his stamp on the bantamweight division in a giant means, however Akimoto is motivated to get again to the highest with an enormous win.
ONE Friday Fights 81 airs dwell on world pay-per-view. The occasion goes down from Bangkok on Friday, September 27. The motion begins at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT.
