The ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai Tournament continues this Friday when “The Million Dollar Baby” Sangmanee Klong SuanPluResort and “Left Meteorite” Kulabdam Sor. Jor. Piek Uthai clash at ONE: NO SURRENDER III in the semifinals of the tournament.
The winner will face Saemapetch Fairtex, who bested Rodlek PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym in the main event of ONE: NO SURRENDER II this past Friday.
Whoever comes out on top of the four-man tournament gets a shot at reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao sometime in the future.
Sangmanee has yet to lose in ONE Super Series action, having beat Azize “The Magician” Hlali in his debut before scoring a decision win over Kenta Yamada.
Outside of The Home Of Martial Arts, “The Million Dollar Baby” has also secured wins over reigning ONE Strawweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, Muangthai PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym, and Superlek Kiatmoo9.
But Kulabdam is no push-over either. He is a two-time Lumpinee Stadium Champion and was named the Sportswriters Association of Thailand Fighter Of The Year in 2017, making this an incredible match between two World Champions.
In the co-main event of ONE: NO SURRENDER III, Mongkolpetch PetchyindeeAcademy battles Sok Thy in a ONE Muay Thai flyweight battle between two young hungry warriors.
In mixed martial arts action, fan favorite Shannon “OneShin” Wiratchai takes on Fabio Pinca in what is expected to be an excellent matchup in the featherweight division.
Wiratchai is hungry for a comeback, especially since he is coming off a big loss to Honorio “The Rock” Banario in February at ONE: KING OF THE JUNGLE. Pinca, on the other hand, is known more for his success in kickboxing and Muay Thai and will test the waters in mixed martial arts for the first time.
Watch ONE: NO SURRENDER III this Friday, August 21 as ONE Championship rolls out its third event since its return.
Watch the event live on One Sports, One Sports+, or the ONE Super App at 8:30 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (PHT). Also, TV5 will air the event on a next-day delay at 11 p.m. PHT.