ONE Championship’s next U.S. date had been set for Atlanta, Georgia on November 8, 2024, but ONE 169 is on the move.
No longer scheduled for U.S. soil, the event will instead be held on its original date at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The famed Muay Thai venue has become a base of operations for ONE Championship in recent years.
Promotion officials announced the move via press release on Friday, in an announcement that also revealed, in part, their 2025 schedule. That will include two trips stateside, at locations TBD.
ONE blamed the move on partner obligations, stating in Friday’s release that “the event will now be moved to Bangkok due to partner obligations in Thailand. All fans who purchased tickets to ONE 169: Atlanta will receive a full refund via Ticketmaster.”
The company also offered discounted tickets to the planned 2025 dates, which are expected to take place on May 23 and December 5 next year. ONE Championship was most recently in the U.S. for a return engagement at the Ball Arena in Broomfield, Colorado on September 6.
Demetrious Johnson, one of the company’s biggest U.S. stars, recently called it a career, announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts after dominant reigns in the UFC and ONE.
The ONE Championship schedule of events for the remainder of 2024 and 2025 (not counting ONE Friday Fights shows) currently breaks down as follows:
- Nov 8 at 8pm ET (Nov 9 ICT) – ONE 169 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- Dec 6 at 8pm ET (Dec 7 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 26 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- Jan 10 at 8pm ET (Jan 11 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 27 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- Feb 7 at 8pm ET (Feb 8 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 28 (TBA)
- Mar 7 at 8pm ET (Mar 8 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 29 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- Apr 4 at 8pm ET (Apr 5 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 30 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- May 23 at 8pm ET – U.S. event (TBA)
- Jun 6 at 8pm ET (Jun 7 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 31 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- July 11 at 8pm ET (July 12 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 32 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- Aug 1 at 8pm ET (Aug 2 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 33 (TBA)
- Sep 5 at 8pm ET (Sep 6 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 34 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- Oct 3 at 8pm ET (Oct 4 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 35 in Bangkok (Lumpinee Stadium)
- Nov 7 at 8pm ET (Nov 8 ICT) – ONE Fight Night 36 (TBA)
- Dec 5 at 8pm ET – U.S. event (TBA)
