2021 in ONE Championship

• Angela Lee
• Ben Askren
• Brandon Vera
• Demetrious Johnson
• Georges St-Pierre
• Renzo Gracie
• Rich Franklin
• Ritu Phogat
• Sage Northcutt
• Xiong Jing Nan

As the reigning ONE Atomeweight champion Angela Lee was unable to defend her title, due to becoming pregnant, ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that an atomweight Grand Prix would be held to determine the next title challenger.[3]

The eight participants of the tournament were revealed on February 24, 2021. They included the former Rizin, Road FC and Jewels Atomweight champion Seo Hee Ham, the #1 ranked Denice Zamboanga, the #2 ranked Meng Bo, the former ONE Kickboxing and Muaythai Atomeweight champion Stamp Fairtex, as well as the non-ranked Ritu Phogat, Itsuki Hirata, Alyse Anderson and Alyona Rassohyna.[4]

A bout between Ritu Phogat and Bi Nguyen took place at ONE Championship: Dangal for a spot in the Grand Prix. Nguyen won the close bout via split decision and Phogat was removed from the Grand Prix.[5] Her place was taken by Julie Mezabarba and later Grace Cleveland. Phogat Rejoin Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix.

The quarterfinals are expected to take place at ONE Championship: Empower which was initially scheduled to be held on May 28, 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

The second round of the grand prix will be determined by the fan vote.[7]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Alyona Rassohyna

3r.

Stamp Fairtex

SD

Stamp Fairtex

UD

Julie Mezabarba

3r.

Denice Zamboanga

3r.

Seo Hee Ham

SD

Stamp Fairtex

SUB

Ritu Phogat

2r.

Meng Bo

3r.

Ritu Phogat

UD

Ritu Phogat

UD

Jenelyn Olsim

3r.

Itsuki Hirata

3r.

Alyse Anderson

UD

• Julie Mezabarba replaced injured Seo Hee Ham at the semi-finals.
• Jenelyn Olsim replaced injured Itsuki Hirata at the semi-finals.

This event featured a kickboxing title fights. In the headline attraction, the reigning ONE Kickboxing Bantamweight Champion Alaverdi Ramazanov will defend his title for the first time against Capitan Petchyindee Academy. The co-main event of the evening was supposed to feature a title bout between the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight Champion Regian Eersel and Mustapha Haida,[8] but it was reported that Haida has been forced out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury.[9]

The card also feature a lightweight bout between the former ONE Lightweight Champion #5 ranked Shinya Aoki and the former LFA Welterweight Champion James Nakashima.[10]

Serbian heavyweight Rade Opacic was set to faces the promotional newcomer Patrick Schmid of Switzerland in a heavyweight kickboxing bout.[11] However, a week before the event, Schmid withdrew from the bout, reportedly because one of his corner men has COVID-19. He was replaced by the promotional newcomer, Bruno Susano.[12]

A strawweight bout between Hexigetu and Lito Adiwang was expected to take place at this event. However, Hexigetu pulled out a week before the event because his home province of Hebei, China, was put into lockdown following a recent COVID-19 spike. He was replaced by the reigning Deep Strawweight Champion Namiki Kawahara.[13]

ONE: Unbreakable
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight 66 kg	Capitan Petchyindee Academy	def.	Alaverdi Ramazanov (c)	KO (Leg Kick & Right Cross)	2	1:56	For the ONE Kickboxing Bantamweight Championship
Lightweight 77 kg	Shinya Aoki	def.	James Nakashima	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:42
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rade Opačić	def.	Bruno Susano	TKO (Punches)	2	1:11	Kickboxing
Welterweight 84 kg	Gadzhimurad Abdulaev	def.	Zebaztian Kadestam	Submission (Face Crank)	1	2:08
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Meng Bo	def.	Samara Santos	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Strawweight 57 kg	Lito Adiwang	def.	Namiki Kawahara	KO (Punch)	2	2:02

[14]

The event featured the former Cage Warriors Heavyweight Champion Mauro Cerilli who made his fourth ONE appearance against the promotional newcomer Abdulbasir Vagabov in the event headliner.[15]

In the co-main event the former Shooto Featherweight Champion Daichi Takenaka moved back to 61 kg to face the former Jungle Fight Interim Flyweight Champion Ivanildo Delfino.[16]

Senegalese wrestler Oumar Kane made his debut against the 4-time Muay Thai champion Alain Ngalani.[17]

ONE: Unbreakable 2
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mauro Cerilli	def.	Abdulbasir Vagabov	TKO (Leg Kick and Punches)	2	0:36
Flyweight 61 kg	Daichi Takenaka	def.	Ivanildo Delfino	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	2:55
Bantamweight 66 kg	Kwon Won Il	def.	Chen Rui	TKO (Punch to the Body)	3	0:31
Light Heavyweight 102 kg	Beybulat Isaev	def.	Mihajlo Kecojevic	KO (Punch)	1	1:22	Kickboxing
W.Catchweight 62.5 kg	Sovannahry Em	def.	Choi Jeong Yun	TKO (Punches)	2	2:51
Heavyweight 120 kg	Oumar Kane	def.	Alain Ngalani	TKO (Punches)	1	4:32

[18]

The event was headlined by former kickboxing and muay thai world champion Stamp Fairtex who faced Alyona Rassohyna. In the co-main event, a bantamweight bout between #2 ranked Shoko Sato who faces Fabricio Andrade.[19]

The remaining three bouts will feature a strawweight bout between Ryuto Sawada and Robin Catalan, a lightweight bout between Raul Raju and Ahmed Mujtaba, and a bantamweight fight between Tial Thang and Paul Lumihi. Han Zihao and Adam Noi will compete in the sole Muay Thai contest of the event.[20]

ONE: Unbreakable 3
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Atomweight 52 kg	Alyona Rassohyna	def.	Stamp Fairtex	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	4:53
Bantamweight 66 kg	Fabricio Andrade	def.	Shoko Sato	Decision (Unanimous	3	5:00
Strawweight 57 kg	Ryuto Sawada	def.	Robin Catalan	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:19
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kang Ji Won	def.	Mehdi Barghi	TKO (Punches)	1	4:50
Lightweight 77 kg	Ahmed Mujtaba	def.	Rahul Raju	KO (Punches)	1	0:56
Bantamweight 66 kg	Tial Thang	def.	Paul Lumihi	TKO (Punches)	2	2:25

[21]

The sixth edition of Road to ONE was the fourth edition held in Japan. A women's atomweight bout between Itsuki Hirata and Miku Nakamura served as the main event.[22]

Hikaru Yoshino was scheduled to face Tomohiro Hagino in a flyweight bout, but Hagino was forced off the card on February 9 with an rib injury. Yoshino instead faced Shohei Nose, who stepped in on short notice for this encounter.[23]

The event featured a kickboxing title fight between the reigning ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Ilias Ennahachi and #2-ranked contender Superlek Kiatmuu9 as the main event of the evening.[24] In the co-main event #1-ranked lightweight kickboxer Giorgio Petrosyan faced the former Glory Lightweight Champion Davit Kiria who made his ONE Championship debut.[25]

Also on the card, ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon was set make his kickboxing debut against Alejandro Rivas.[26] However, Rivas has been forced to withdraw from the contest due to health and safety protocols. Rivas was replaced by Tagir Khalilov, who stepped in on short notice for this encounter.[27]

Hiroki Akimoto and Zhang Chenglong fought a rematch, four months after their first fight, which Akimoto won by split decision.[28]

In the opening bout Victoria Lee, the sister of Christian Lee and Angela Lee, made her MMA debut against Sunisa Srisen.[29]

ONE: Fists Of Fury
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight 61 kg	Ilias Ennahachi (c)	def.	Superlek Kiatmuu9	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the ONE Kickboxing Flyweight Championship
Featherweight 70 kg	Giorgio Petrosyan	def.	Davit Kiria	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Kickboxing
Flyweight 61 kg	Rodtang Jitmuangnon	def.	Tagir Khalilov	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Kickboxing
Bantamweight 66 kg	Hiroki Akimoto	def.	Zhang Chenglong	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Kickboxing
W.Strawweight 57 kg	Jackie Buntan	def.	Wondergirl Fairtex	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Victoria Lee	def.	Sunisa Srisen	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:03

[30]

The event was headlined by a bout between two promotional newcomers, the Iranian Amir Aliakbari has met the undefeated South Korean Kang Ji Won. The co-main event also featured the promotional debut of Anatoly Malykhin against the former ONE Light Heavyweight World Title challenger Alexandre Machado.[31]

ONE: Fists Of Fury 2
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kang Ji Won	def.	Amir Aliakbari	KO (Punch)	1	1:54
Heavyweight 120 kg	Anatoliy Malykhin	def.	Alexandre Machado	TKO (Submission to Strikes)	1	3:28
Featherweight 70 kg	Tang Kai	def.	Ryogo Takahashi	TKO (Punches)	1	1:59
Featherweight 70 kg	Yoshiki Nakahara	def.	Ruslan Emilbek	TKO (Punches)	1	1:30
Bantamweight 66 kg	Han Zihao	def.	Adam Noi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
Bantamweight 66 kg	Mark Abelardo	def.	Emilio Urrutia	KO (Elbow)	2	3:20

[32]

Regian Eersel was scheduled to make the second defense of his ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title against Islam Murtazaev,[33] but Murtazaev had to withdraw for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Mustapha Haida.[34] Eersel and Haida were originally scheduled to fight at ONE: Unbreakable, before the fight fell through when haida suffered an injury.[35][36]

in the co-main event the ONE Kickboxing Atomweight champion Janet Todd has faced the former WBC Muaythai Bantamweight champion Alma Juniku, in a Muay thai bout.[37]

ONE: Fists Of Fury 3
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 77 kg	Regian Eersel (c)	def.	Mustapha Haida	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight Championship
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Janet Todd	def.	Alma Juniku	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
Strawweight 57 kg	Hiroba Minowa	def.	Alex Silva	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
W.Strawweight 57 kg	Jenelyn Olsim	def.	Maira Mazar	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	0:41
Flyweight 61 kg	Roshan Mainam	def.	Malik Abdul Aziz Calim Akbar	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:45
Flyweight 61 kg	Hu Yong	def.	Yodkaikaew Fairtex	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

[38]

The event will feature a 16-man heavyweight tournament, with the champion receiving a US$100,000+ contract to compete in ONE Championship.[39]

The reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon was scheduled to fight Jacob Smith in a non-title bout.[42] Smith withdrew before the event, and Rodtang instead faced Danial Williams in the main event.[43]

The co-main event featured a title bout between the 2019 ONE Flyweight Grand Prix winner and former UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson and the reigning ONE Flyweight champion Adriano Moraes.[44]

In the TNT opening bout, former UFC Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez fought the former ONE Lightweight title challenger Iuri Lapicus.[45]

A rematch between Enriko Kehl and Chingiz Allazov was the sole kickboxing match scheduled for the event.[46] The bout was previously scheduled for One on TNT 3.,[47]

Two heavyweight bouts were scheduled for the prelim portion of the card, first Oumar Kane against Mehdi Barghi in an MMA bout[48] and Patrick Schmid against Rade Opacic in an kickboxing bout.[49] However, Medhi Barghi and Rade Opacic were out of their respective bout due to health and safety protocols. Schmid and Kane have met in a short-notice MMA fight.[50]

ONE on TNT 1
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 61.5 kg	Rodtang Jitmuangnon	def.	Danial Williams	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
Flyweight 61 kg	Adriano Moraes (c)	def.	Demetrious Johnson	KO (Knee and Punches)	2	2:24	For the ONE Flyweight Championship
Lightweight 77 kg	Iuri Lapicus	-	Eddie Alvarez	NC (overturned)	1	1:03	Originally ruled a DQ (punches to back of head) loss for Alvarez; overturned to a no contest when Alvarez appealed the decision.
Preliminary Card
Welterweight 84 kg	Raimond Magomedaliev	def.	Tyler McGuire	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 70 kg	Enriko Kehl	def.	Chingiz Allazov	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Kickboxing
Heavyweight 120 kg	Oumar Kane	def.	Patrick Schmid	TKO (Punches)	1	1:48

[51]

The event was headlined by a title bout between the ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee and Timofey Nastyukhin.[52]

Former ONE Featherweight champion Martin Nguyen was scheduled to fight against the #5 ranked Kim Jae Woong.[42] However, due to health and safety protocols, Nguyen has not been cleared to compete and the bout has been removed from the card.[53]

A heavyweight bout between Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Marcus Almeida and Kang Ji Won was previously scheduled for ONE on TNT 2.[54] However, Won pulled out of the fight due to undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped.[55] They were replaced by an atomweight muay thai fight between the reigning ONE Kickboxing Atomweight champion Janet Todd and Anne Line Hogstad.[56]

Dustin Joynson was originally scheduled to headline the lead card against Islam Abasov,[57] but the Russian has withdrawn from the contest for undisclosed reasons. Joynson will instead face the promotional newcomer Kirill Grishenko, who stepped in on short notice for this bout.[58]

The final preliminary fight was to be a muay thai bout between Pongsiri P.K.Saenchaimuaythaigym and Liam Harrison.[47] The fight was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation in the UK. A bantamweight bout between Mitchell Chamale and Shuya Kamikubo replaced them.[59]

Jarred Brooks signed a contract with ONE Championship, and is expected to make his promotional debut against Lito Adiwang at this event.[60] The fight was later postponed, as Adiwang tested positive for COVID-19, and was replaced by a flyweight bout between Kim Kyu Sung and Wang Shuo.[61]

Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg and Yoshiki Nakahara were scheduled to fight at featherweight in the final preliminary fight of the card.[62]

ONE on TNT 2
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 77 kg	Christian Lee (c)	def.	Timofey Nastyukhin	TKO (Punches)	1	1:13	For the ONE Lightweight Championship
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Janet Todd	def.	Anne Line Hogstad	TKO (Kick to the Body)	3	1:36	Muay Thai
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 70 kg	Yoshiki Nakahara	def.	Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg	DQ (Illegal Kick)	2	4:50
Flyweight 61 kg	Wang Shuo	def.	Kim Kyu Sung	KO (Elbow and Punches)	3	1:51
Bantamweight 66 kg	Shuya Kamikubo	def.	Mitchell Chamale	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	2:13

[63]

The event was headlined by a bantamweight fight between the former UFC bantamweight John Lineker and promotional newcomer Stephen Loman.[64] Loman would later withdraw from the card, as he tested positive for COVID-19, and was replaced by Troy Worthen.[61]

The co-main event saw a heavyweight bout between the Iranian Amir Aliakbari and Anatoly Malykhin. The fight was later replaced by a lightweight contest between Marat Gafurov and Ok Rae Yoon.[65]

John Wayne Parr will make his ONE debut against the former Glory champion Nieky Holzken. It will be Parr's first fight since November 2019.[66]

Two MMA fights were scheduled for the prelims: a flyweight bout between the #5 ranked Reece McLaren and the #4 ranked Yuya Wakamatsu.[67]

A rematch between Enriko Kehl and Chingiz Allazov was the scheduled for the event,[47] but the bout was moved to ONE on TNT 1.[68]

ONE on TNT 3
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight 66 kg	John Lineker	def.	Troy Worthen	KO (Punches)	1	4:35
Flyweight 61 kg	Yuya Wakamatsu	def.	Reece McLaren	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 77 kg	Ok Rae Yoon	def.	Marat Gafurov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Strawweight 57 kg	Miao Li Tao	def.	Ryuto Sawada	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 80.8 kg	Nieky Holzken	def.	John Wayne Parr	TKO (Head Kick)	2	1:23	Muay Thai

[69]

ONE Championship held a one night 4-man qualification tournament including Tomáš Hron, Mehmet Özer, Mohamed Amine and Cyril Cereyon.[70]

The event was supposed to be headlined by a trilogy bout between the ONE Light Heavyweight Champion Aung La Nsang and the former ONE Middleweight title challenger Vitaly Bigdash.[71] Bigdash later withdrew due to a failed COVID-19 test, and was replaced by Reinier de Ridder.[72]

A lightweight bout between Eduard Folayang and Yoshihiro Akiyama was expected for ONE on TNT 4.[73] However, on April 3, Akiyama pulled out of the bout due to injuries sustained during his training camp.[74] Shinya Aoki stepped in to face Folayang,[75] Aoki was scheduled to fight Sage Northcutt in the opening bout of the main card,.[76] but Northcutt withdrew due to lingering COVID-19 issues.[75]

Sovannahry Em was scheduled to face Colbey Northcutt at women's flyweight.[77] Sovannahry Em later withdrew as she sustained an injury during a pre-bout training session, and was replaced by Courtney Martin.[78]

A flyweight Muay Thai match between Jonathan Haggerty and Elias Mahmoudi was scheduled for the prelims as well, but did not take place.[47]

ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed that the former UFC Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez would face the winner of Marat Gafurov versus Ok Rae-yoon.[79] As Ok Rae Yoon won his fight Gafurov, he fought Alvarez in the co-main event.[80]

A muay thai bout between Jackie Buntan and Ekaterina Vandaryeva, as well as a heavyweight mixed martial arts bout between Oumar Kane and Kirill Grishenko were later added to the card.[81]

ONE on TNT 4
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 102 kg	Reinier De Ridder	def.	Aung La Nsang (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the ONE Light Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 77 kg	Ok Rae Yoon	def.	Eddie Alvarez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kirill Grishenko	def.	Oumar Kane	TKO (Retirement)	2	5:00
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 77 kg	Shinya Aoki	def.	Eduard Folayang	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:20
W.Strawweight 56.7 kg	Jackie Buntan	def.	Ekaterina Vandaryeva	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
W.Catchweight 60.6 kg	Colbey Northcutt	def.	Courtney Martin	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:28

[82]

A ONE Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Brandon Vera and contender Arjan Bhullar served as the event headliner.[83]

The co-main event was a bantamweight muay thai bout, contested between Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym and Sean Clancy.[84]

Undefeated atomweight Ritu Phogat faced Bi Nguyen.[85]

A catchweight bout contested by Gurdarshan Mangat and Rosham Mainam also took place at this event.[86]

The #4 ranked women's strawweight Ayaka Miura faced promotional newcomer Rayane Bastos in a 58 kg catchweight bout.[87]

ONE: Dangal
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Arjan Bhullar	def.	Brandon Vera (c)	TKO (Punches)	2	4:27	For the ONE Heavyweight Championship
Bantamweight 66 kg	Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym	def.	Sean Clancy	KO (Head Kick)	3	0:35	Muay Thai
Atomweight 52 kg	Bi Nguyen	def.	Ritu Phogat	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Catchweight 58 kg	Ayaka Miura	def.	Rayane Bastos	Submission (Scarf Hold Americana)	1	2:58
Catchweight 65 kg	Gurdarshan Mangat	def.	Roshan Mainam	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

[88]

The event was headlined by a bantamweight muay thai bout between Saemapetch Fairtex and the 2019 Lumpini Stadium 140 lbs champion Kulabdam Sor.Jor.Piek-U-Thai.[89]

A flyweight bout between the promotional newcomer[90] Kantharaj Shankar Agasa and the 7-fight ONE veteran Wei Xie was scheduled as the co-main event.[91]

A featherweight bout between Ahmed Faress and Edward Kelly was scheduled for the event.[92]

ONE: Full Blast
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight 66 kg	Saemapetch Fairtex	def.	Kulabdam Sor.Jor.Piek-U-Thai	KO (Straight Left to the Body)	1	2:12	Muay Thai
Flyweight 61 kg	Xie Wei	def.	Kantharaj Shankar Agasa	TKO (Retirement)	2	5:00
Welterweight 84 kg	Miles Simson	def.	Santino Verbeek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Kickboxing
Featherweight 70 kg	Edward Kelly	def.	Ahmed Faress	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Catchweight 57.7 kg	Anthony Do	def.	Liang Hui	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	3:53

[93]

The event will be headlined by a catchweight Muay Thai bout between Mongkolpetch Petchyindee Academy and former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing title challenger Elias Mahmoudi.[94]

A lightweight bout between Ben Wilhelm and Amarsanaa Tsogookhuu has been scheduled as the co-main event.

A featherweight bout between Ma Jia Wen and Yoon Chang Min has been scheduled for the event.

A flyweight kickboxing bout between Wang Wenfeng and Taiki Naito has also been scheduled for the event.

ONE: Full Blast 2
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 62.8 kg	Mongkolpetch Petchyindee Academy	def.	Elias Mahmoudi	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
Lightweight 77 kg	Amarsanaa Tsogookhuu	def.	Ben Wilhelm	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 70 kg	Yoon Chang Min	def.	Ma Jia Wen	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:46
Flyweight 61 kg	Taiki Naito	def.	Wang Wenfeng	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Kickboxing

[95]

The event will feature a 4-man heavyweight qualification tournament to earn a sport in the Road to one Europe tournament, with the champion receiving a US$100,000+ contract to compete in ONE Championship.[96]

The event will feature a 4-man heavyweight qualification tournament to earn a sport in the Road to one Europe tournament.[97]

The event will feature a 4-man heavyweight qualification tournament to earn a sport in the Road to one Europe tournament.

The event will feature a 4-man heavyweight qualification tournament to earn a sport in the Road to one Europe tournament.

The event will be headlined by a ONE Strawweight Muay Thai world title bout between Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and promotional newcomer Prajanchai P.K.Saenchaimuaythaigym.[98]

The card also featured a middleweight bout between former two-division ONE world champion Aung La Nsang and Leandro Ataides.[99]

A strawweight bout bout between Ryuto Sawada and Gustavo Balart was scheduled for the event.[100]

Number-four featherweight kickboxer Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong will also face fifth-ranked Tayfun Ozcan in a featherweight kickboxing match.[101] However, Ozcan was forced with withdraw due to an injury and Sitthichai was rescheduled to face Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym at ONE Championship: Battleground 3 instead.[102]

Two atomweight bouts have been scheduled: Ritu Phogat will face Lin Heqin,[103] while Victoria Lee will face Wang Luping.[104]

A bantamweight bout between Chen Rui and the debuting Jeremy Pacatiw has also been scheduled.[105]

The main event featured a lightweight bout between former two-time ONE Lightweight Champion Eduard Folayang and former The Ultimate Fighter: China winner Zhang Lipeng.[106]

The card also featured a strawweight bout between former ONE Strawweight Champion Alex Silva and Miao Li Tao.[107]

A heavyweight bout between promotional newcomer Thomas Narmo and veteran Alain Ngalani also took place on the card.

The card featured a flyweight bout between Eko Roni Saputra and Liu Peng Shuai.[108]

Former ONE Warrior Series winner Otgonbaatar Nergui faced Rahul Raju in a lighweight bout.[109]

The event featured a catchweight Muay Thai contest between Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong.[110]

Saemapetch Fairtex was originally scheduled to square off against Tawanchai PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym, with the winner getting a shot at reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion. However, Saemapetch’s cornerman tested positive for COVID-19 prior to traveling to Singapore. The Fairtex athlete had been in close contact with the cornerman, so he’s been removed from ONE: BATTLEGROUND III due to Singapore’s health and safety protocols. With both of their opponents out, Sitthichai and Tawanchai have agreed to compete in a ONE Super Series featherweight Muay Thai contest.[111]

The card also featured a strawweight bout between former ONE Strawweight Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke and Banma Duoji.

An atomweight bout between Bi Nguyen and Jenelyn Olsim was scheduled for the event.[112]

ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jing Nan returned to the ring to defend her belt for the fifth time as faced Michelle Nicolini May 28. The fight was the headliner of an all-women card.[115] After her loss to Bi Nguyen at ONE Championship: Dangal, Ritu Phogat was removed from the Women's Atomweight Grand Prix. She was later reinstated in the Atomweight Grand Prix.[116][117] Initially, Julie Mezabarba took Phogat's place before the latter was reinstated to the Grand Prix. Meksen was rescheduled to face Cristina Morales.[114]

The event will feature the complete opening round of the Women's Atomweight Grand Prix.[118]

Jackie Buntan was scheduled to face Daniela Lopez in a strawweight muay thai bout.[119]

An atomweight bout between Mei Yamaguchi and Julie Mezabarba was scheduled as the opening fight of the card, as well as the World Grand Prix alternate bout.[120]

ONE: Empower
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
W.Strawweight 57 kg	Xiong Jingnan (c)	def.	Michelle Nicolini	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Seo Hee Ham	def.	Denice Zamboanga	Decision (Split)	3	5:00	Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Stamp Fairtex	def.	Alyona Rassohyna	Decision (Split)	3	5:00	Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Ritu Phogat	def.	Meng Bo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Itsuki Hirata	def.	Alyse Anderson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Anissa Meksen	def.	Cristina Morales	TKO (Punches)	2	2:27	Kickboxing
Lead Card
W.Strawweight 57 kg	Jackie Buntan	def.	Daniela Lopez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Julie Mezabarba	def.	Mei Yamaguchi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Atomweight Grand Prix Alternate Bout

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The event featured 3 title fight. ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee will defend his belt against #3-ranked Ok Rae Yoon as the main event. In the co main event ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Capitan Petchyindee Academy will defend his crown against Mehdi Zatout and a trilogy fight ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua Pacio and #1-ranked Yosuke Saruta.[122]

ONE: Revolution
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 77 kg	Ok Rae Yoon	def.	Christian Lee (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the ONE Lightweight Championship
Bantamweight 66 kg	Capitan Petchyindee Academy (c)	def.	Mehdi Zatout	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the ONE Kickboxing Bantamweight Championship
Strawweight 57 kg	Joshua Pacio (c)	def.	Yosuke Saruta	TKO (Punches)	1	3:38	For the ONE Strawweight Championship
Featherweight 70 kg	Kim Jae Woong	def.	Martin Nguyen	KO (Punches)	1	3:15
Heavyweight 120 kg	Anatoliy Malykhin	def.	Amir Aliakbari	KO (Punches)	1	2:57
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Victoria Lee	def.	Victoria Souza	TKO (Punches)	2	3:58
Lead Card
Strawweight 57 kg	Lito Adiwang	def.	Hexigetu	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 61 kg	Taiki Naito	def.	Petchdam	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Muay Thai
Heavyweight 120 kg	Marcus Almeida	def.	Anderson Silva	Submission (North-South Choke)	1	2:55
Bantamweight 66 kg	Petchtanong Petchfergus	def.	Zhang Chenglong	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Kickboxing
Featherweight 70 kg	James Yang	def.	Roel Rosauro	TKO (Punches)	2	2:00

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This edition of Road to ONE was the fifth edition held in Japan. A flyweight bout between Tatsumitsu Wada and Daichi Takenaka served as the main event.

The event will feature a 4-man heavyweight qualification tournament to earn a sport in the Road to one Europe tournament.

Giorgio Petrosyan faced Superbon Banchamek to determine the inaugural ONE Featherweight Kickboxing Championship in the main event.[124]

The event featured the complete opening round of the kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix.[125]

A heavyweight kickboxing bout between Rade Opacic and Patrick Schmid took place on the opening bout.[126]

A bantamweight Muay Thai bout between Saemapetch Fairtex and Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym was scheduled for the event prelims.[127] However, the match did not take place at this event.

ONE: First Strike
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 70 kg	Superbon Banchamek	def.	Giorgio Petrosyan	KO (Head Kick)	2	0:20	For the Inaugural ONE Kickboxing Featherweight Championship
Featherweight 70 kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Andy Souwer	TKO (Punches)	2	2:26	Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Featherweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Tayfun Özcan	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Featherweight 70 kg	Chingiz Allazov	def.	Samy Sana	KO (Punch to the Body)	1	0:39	Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Featherweight 70 kg	Davit Kiria	def.	Enriko Kehl	TKO (Punches)	1	2:50	Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rade Opacic	def.	Patrick Schmid	TKO (Knees)	2	1:19	Kickboxing

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In the main event, Roman Kryklia was expected to defend the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Murat Aygun.[129] After Aygün withdrew due to injury, he was replaced by Iraj Azizpour and the main event was changed to a title fight for the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship.[130] After Kryklia withdrew from the fight due to a medical issue, Azizpour faced Anderson Silva in a non-title fight.[131]

The event featured the semi-final round of the Women's Atomweight Grand Prix. Ritu Phogat was scheduled to face Itsuki Hirata, while Stamp Fairtex was scheduled to take on Seo Hee Ham.[132] However, Ham had to pull out of her bout due to injury and was replaced by alternate bout winner Julie Mezabarba.[133] Hirata then had to pull out of her fight due to a high fever and was replaced by Jenelyn Olsim.[134]

A kickboxing light heavyweight bout between the WMC Muay Thai world champion Beybulat Isaev and the former Enfusion and Superkombat champion Bogdan Stoica took place at the event. Stoica, the younger brother of ONE kickboxing light heavyweight contender Andrei Stoica, made his promotional debut.[135]

ONE: NextGen
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Stamp Fairtex	def.	Julie Mezabarba	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Atomweight Grand Prix Semi Finals
W.Atomweight 52 kg	Ritu Phogat	def.	Jenelyn Olsim	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Atomweight Grand Prix Semi Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Iraj Azizpour	def.	Anderson Silva	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Kickboxing
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kiril Grishenko	def.	Dustin Joynson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Strawweight 57 kg	Jeremy Miado	def.	Miao Li Tao	TKO (Punches)	2	0:50
Light Heavyweight 102 kg	Beybulat Isaev	def.	Bogdan Stoica	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Kickboxing

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The main event featured a bantamweight muay thai bout between Rittewada Petchyindee Academy and Saemapetch Fairtex.[137] The event also featured 2 grand prix alternate bout.