With champ Christian Lee on an extended hiatus following the death of sister Victoria in December 2022— but expected to return to competition at some point— an interim lightweight title was on the line in the main event of Friday’s ONE Fight Night 23.
That main event was taking the place of Jackie Buntan versus former two-time Glory Women’s Super Bantamweight Champion Anissa Meksen, who were to have thrown down for the inaugural ONE women’s strawweight kickboxing championship. A Buntan injury put the kibosh on that, however, and instead, it was Ok Rae Yoon and Alibeg Rasulov vying for the interim lightweight title in MMA.
The hiccups didn’t stop there, however, as Rasulov failed multiple hydration tests ahead of the fight, leaving him ineligible to win gold at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on Friday (Saturday local time).
Earlier in the night, heavyweight Oumar Kane, perhaps better known as “Reug Reug,” was set to make his kickboxing debut – while already having a November title shot in MMA lined up, against champ Anatoly Malykhin.
Where to Watch ONE Fight Night 23
Friday’s ONE Fight Night 23 streams live on Amazon’s Prime Video platform in the U.S. and Canada. Starting at 8PM ET, 5PM PT, the event unfolds at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Full results from the card can be found below.
ONE Fight Night 23: Ok vs. Rasulov Results
Alibeg Rasulov def. Ok Rae-yoon via Unanimous Decision – MMA – for the interim ONE lightweight championship
Nico Carrillo def. Saemapetch Fairtex via R2 TKO, 2:03 – Muay Thai
Tye Ruotolo def. Jozef Chen via Unanimous Decision – Submission Grappling
Kirill Grishenko def. Kang Ji-won via Unanimous Decision – MMA
Bampara Kouyate def. Luke Lessei via R3 TKO, 2:08 – Muay Thai
Tatsumitsu Wada def. Xie Wei by unanimous decision – MMA
Black Panther def. Ali Saldoev by KO, Round 2, 0:23 – Muay Thai
Hiroba Minowa def. Jeremy Miado by split decision – MMA
Ellis Badr Barboza def. Aliff Sor.Dechaphan by split decision – Muay Thai
Oumar Kane def. Mamadou Kamara by KO, Round 1, 2:08 – Kickboxing
Alexey Balyko def. István Ștefan Kóródi by KO, Round 1, 2:42 – Muay Thai
