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In a flyweight kickboxing showdown, Japan’s own Takeru Segawa was set to take on Thai star Rodtang Jitmuangnon, one of the biggest possible fights the promotion could put on. With Takeru a superstar in Japan and Rodtang massive in his native Thailand, it was a huge fight for South East Asia, and kickboxing as a whole.

It was preceded, mind you, by a quartet of title fights, and what should have been a fifth- though one of those had been thrown for a loop at the ONE 172 weigh-ins. After missing weight and hydration, Superlek Kiatmoo9 had been stripped of the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai championship. As a result, his rematch against Nabil Anane had been switched to a three-round, non-title affair.

The remaining championship bouts on the ONE 172 card saw Tawanchai and Masaaki Noiri fighting for an interim featherweight kickboxing belt, Jonathan Di Bella looking to claim an interim strawweight kickboxing title opposite Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, and on the MMA side, Adriano Moraes and Yuya Wakamatsu face off for flyweight gold. And finally, Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom and Kana Morimoto competing for ONE Championship’s atomweight kickboxing title.

Where to Watch ONE 172

ONE Championship set up shop at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan for ONE 172 on Sunday, March 23, 2025. The card is available to purchase via PPV; full results can be found below. The action gets underway at 3:00AM ET, 12:00AM PT.

ONE 172 Full Results

Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Takeru Segawa by knockout, Round 1, 1:20 — kickboxing
Masaaki Noiri def. Tawanchai PK Saenchai by TKO, Round 3, 1:55 – for the ONE interim featherweight kickboxing championship
Yuya Wakamatsu def. Adriano Moraes by TKO, Round 1, 3:39 – for the ONE flyweight MMA championship
Jonathan Di Bella def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao by unanimous decision – for the ONE interim strawweight kickboxing championship
Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom (c) def. Kana Morimoto by unanimous decision – for the ONE women’s atomweight kickboxing championship
Nabil Anane def. Superlek Kiatmoo9 by unanimous decision – Muay Thai
Nadaka Yoshinari def. Rak Erawan by knockout, Round 3, 2:40 – Muay Thai
Shinya Aoki def. Eduard Folayang by submission (armbar), Round 1, 0:53  – MMA
Hiroki Akimoto def. John Lineker by split decision – Kickboxing
Adrian Lee def. Takeharu Ogawa by submission (anaconda choke), Round 1, 1:03 – MMA
Shimon Yoshinari def. Yodlekpet Or Atchariya by unanimous decision – Muay Thai
Hyu def. Zakaria El Jamari by knockout, Round 1, 2:12 – Kickboxing
Ryusei def. Suriyanlek Por Yenying by unanimous decision – Kickboxing

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Following the smaller ONE Friday Fights 86 (Friday morning for western fight fans), ONE 169 had a little something for everyone. Muay Thai star Rodtang was in action, though his fight against Jacob Smith had been marred by the man who had been champ missing weight. Not the first weight miss for Rodtang, but this one cost him his flyweight title and made him ineligible to win it back.

In kickboxing action, strawweights Jackie Buntan and Anissa Meksen faced off with a vacant title on the line. But it was the man who held three belts, Anatoly Malykhin, driving the card, looking to defend heavyweight gold against the physically imposing “Reug Reug,” properly Oumar Kane. MMA’s first triple champ, Malykhin had defeated Reinier de Ridder to claim light heavyweight gold, stopped UFC alum Arjan Bhullar to claim the heavyweight strap, then finished de Ridder again to capture a middleweight crown without missing a step.

Where to Watch ONE 169

Fans in the U.S. and Canada can stream the latest ONE Championship card live on Prime Video. The action goes down at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, November 8, 2024.

ONE 169: Malykhin vs. Kane Results

Oumar Kane def. Anatoly Malykhin (c) by split decision – for the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Championship
Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Jacob Smith by unanimous decision – for the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship / Only Smith eligible to win title
Jackie Buntan def. Anissa Meksen by unanimous decision – for the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship
Adriano Moraes def. Danny Kingad by submission (guillotine choke), Round 2, 4:14
Kongthoranee Sor Sommai def. Tagir Khalilov by unanimous decision – Muay Thai
Kade Ruotolo def. Ahmed Mujtaba by submission (D’arce choke), Round 1, 1:04
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Zhang Peimian by unanimous decision – Kickboxing
Marcus Almeida def. Amir Aliakbari by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 3:15
Mohamed Younes Rabah def. Eddie Abasolo by unanimous decision – Muay Thai
Ayaka Miura def. Macarena Aragon by submission (scarf-hold Americana), Round 1, 2:20
Aliff Sor Dechapan def. Walter Goncalves by unanimous decision – Muay Thai

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The pair’s series to date was tied 1-1, with Moraes catching Johnson with a knee in their first meeting. “Mighty Mouse” returned the favor in an immediate rematch, with a flying knee putting away the Brazilian.

For a fighter with championships in two major promotions, not to mention the UFC title defense record, another win (or loss) over Moraes wouldn’t change his legacy much. It would, however, extend it. The fight also saw Johnson headlining a card on U.S. soil for the first time in years, with ONE Championship making its North American debut.

Moraes went to the body with a kick in the opening minute, while the pair traded low kicks. The longer man, Moraes used his jab, catching Johnson at the end of one and forcing him to circle outside. Johnson answered back with a kick to the body; he showed off some stance switches. Another kick landed for Moraes; Johnson would close the distance and clinch up with about two minutes left in the round.

Moraes, however, reversed position against the fence. The pair traded knees, but would eventually stall out there, leading to a break from the ref. With only 10 seconds remaining in the round, that pretty much took them to the second.

Johnson opened round two with a kick, followed by a couple more, to the outside and inside of Moraes’ leg. Johnson looked to attack at angles, and continued switching stances and staying mobile. Closing the distance, Johnson fired a right hand, forcing Moraes to retreat. Moraes caught a kick moments later, but couldn’t dump “Mighty Mouse.”

Moraes would briefly get Johnson down about two minutes in, dumping him only for the champ to pop back up instantaneously. Moraes then clinched up and drove Johnson into the fence, working in knees but drawing a warning from the ref to keep working. Johnson would fire an elbow off the break, and they’d move back to range, just under two minutes left in the round.

When Moraes quickly took the fight back to the cage, Johnson took advantage. He fired some shoulder strikes, reversed, and landed a takedown, the first real takedown of the fight, if barely. Moraes didn’t stay down long, however, but in a closer round, it could have made a difference — though maybe not given ONE Championship fights are scored as a whole.

Round three saw an early clinch, with the pair trading knees and elbows. Back at range, Moraes fanned on a combo, then went looking for a takedown that Johnson smartly defended. With Moraes stalling out on the cage, ref Herb Dean opted to restart the fight at center, giving Moraes a hard warning in the process. Moraes would take the fight right back to the cage, however; they traded knees, and reversed position a couple of times.

In the final thirty seconds of round three, Moraes dropped for a takedown, but didn’t have it. Johnson landed a jump knee to the body just before the bell.

By round four, Demetrious Johnson was clearly the fresher fighter. Moraes had slowed a step, and continued to rely on tying things up in the clinch, again being warned by ref Dean to keep working. Johnson was equally active with knees; a warning was then doled out for grabbing the gloves. At center, Johnson landed an elbow followed by a knee, backing Moraes up. But Moraes against reversed Johnson, pressing him into the cage and hunting in vain for a takedown. Coming off the fence, a knee, elbow, and jump knee landed for Johnson!

Johnson was starting to show some explosiveness. He would land more knees in a clinch, where the pair reversed several times. Johnson came out of the clinch firing a combo, and when a punch missed, a knee followed that landed for the champ.

The fifth round opened with Johnson pushing the pace. Moraes fired a spinning back kick to the body, but that didn’t seem to slow Johnson. The flyweight great opened up a little with his kicks, nearly connecting to the face of Moraes. Moraes continued to clinch up, snaking his arms around the champ’s neck to try to force him off-balance, a tactic that hadn’t worked throughout the fight.

With just over two minutes to go, a pair of elbows for Johnson caught Moraes walking forward. Moraes tied up, only for Herb Dean to almost immediately separate the pair. Moraes would try a jump knee as Johnson came forward, but that didn’t land. Johnson would look to land a throw in the final minute, but couldn’t quite get there. Moraes tied up, the ref broke the pair apart, and they finished the fight at center.

For the first time in the pair’s shared history, Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes went the distance. The outcome was never really in question, with “Mighty Mouse” capturing a decision on the scorecards, successfully defending his flyweight title. As for any retirement talk for Johnson, that will have to wait for another day, as he said post-fight that he’d need to speak with his family — but when he asked fans in Colorado if he should continue, they certainly answered in the positive.

Official Result: Demetrious Johnson def. Adriano Moraes by unanimous decision

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Atop the card, flyweight great Demetrious Johnson, looking to close out his trilogy with Adriano Moraes, with the pair’s series tied 1-1. The exit of “Mighty Mouse” from the UFC meant a potential trilogy with Henry Cejudo had never come to pass, making the rubber match with Moraes the first of his career.

The flyweight title fight was accompanied by two others on Friday. Muay Thai sensation Rodtang faced Edgar Tabares, while Mikey Musumeci took on Osamah Almarwai for grappling gold.

In non-title action, Stamp Fairtex looked to dance her way out of Colorado against Alyse Anderson, while Roberto Soldić and Zebaztian Kadestam faced off for a chance at interim welterweight gold, in the absence of champ Christian Lee.

ONE Fight Night 10 airs live on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, May 5 — full results can be found below. The preliminary card action can also be streamed below, starting at 7PM ET.

ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3 Results

Main Card

Demetrious Johnson (c) def. Adriano Moraes via Unanimous Decision — for the ONE flyweight championship
Rodtang Jitmuangnon (c) def. Edgar Tabares via R2 KO 1:34 — for the ONE flyweight Muay Thai championship
Mikey Musumeci (c) def. Osamah Almarwai via RNC 8:03 — for the ONE flyweight submission grappling championship
Stamp Fairtex def. Alyse Anderson via R2 KO 2:27
Zebaztian Kadestam def. Roberto Soldic via R2 KO 45
Sage Northcutt def. Ahmed Mujtaba via R1 Submission (Heel Hook) :39
Aung La Nsang def. Fan Rong via R2 Submission (Guillotine) :48
Tye Ruotolo def. Reinier de Ridder via Unanimous Decision — submission grappling
Jackie Buntan def. Diandra Martin via R1 KO 2:34 — Muay Thai

Preliminary card

Kairat Akhmetov def. Reece McLaren via Unanimous Decision
Ok Rae Yoon def. Lowen Tynanes via Unanimous Decision

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The main event of the promotion’s coming out party stateside was topped by Demetrious Johnson, throwing down with Adriano Moraes in the rubber match of their trilogy. And yes, the full ONE Championship Global Ruleset including legal knees to grounded fighters would be in effect — something that cost “Mighty Mouse” in his first fight with Moraes, though he got his revenge, and captured the promotion’s flyweight title, in the pair’s rematch.

Also in action on Friday, flyweight Muay Thai champ Rodtang will put his title on the line against Edgar Tabares, while Mikey Musumesci defends his grappling title against Osamah Almarwai. In non-title action, Stamp Fairtex faces American Alyse Anderson, while Roberto Soldic and Sage Northcutt are also set to return.

Cageside Press is in Colorado for ONE’s U.S. debut! Full results from Thursday’s official weigh-in can be found below.

ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3 Weigh-In Results

Main Card

Flyweight: Demetrious Johnson (c) (133.75) vs. Adriano Moraes (134) — for the ONE flyweight championship
Flyweight: Rodtang Jitmuangnon (c) (134) vs. Edgar Tabares (134) — for the ONE flyweight Muay Thai championship
Flyweight: Mikey Musumeci (c) (134.5) vs. Osamah Almarwai (133.75) — for the ONE flyweight submission grappling championship
Women’s Atomweight: Stamp Fairtex (113.25) vs. Alyse Anderson (114.25)
Welterweight: Roberto Soldić (184.25) vs. Zebaztian Kadestam (184.5)
Lightweight: Sage Northcutt (169.25) vs. Ahmed Mujtaba (168.25)
Middleweight: Aung La Nsang (203.25) vs. Fan Rong (205)
Women’s Strawweight: Jackie Buntan (Fails Hydration)  vs. Diandra Martin (126) *Fails Hydration* — Muay Thai

Reserve athlete Superlek in at 134.25

Preliminary card

Middleweight: Reinier de Ridder (204.25) vs. Tye Ruotolo (195) — submission grappling
Flyweight: Kairat Akhmetov (135) vs. Reece McLaren (135)
Lightweight: Ok Rae Yoon (169.75) vs. Lowen Tynanes (168.75)

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The long-awaited US debut for ONE Championship has finally been announced as the promotion sent out a release saying they will be making their on-ground debut in America on May 5, 2023 in Broomfield, Colorado.  Headlining the event will be the trilogy between former UFC and current ONE flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and former longtime champion Adriano Moraes.

ONE makes its U.S. on-ground debut on May 5 at the 1stBank Center in Colorado, headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs. Adriano Moraes 3! Sign up NOW for priority access to pre-sale tickets 👉 https://t.co/miQ9cDS0CI @MightyMouse @adrianomkmoraes #ONEonPrimeVideo10 pic.twitter.com/bH063gRCWL

— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) December 5, 2022

ONE Championship has pushed to have a greater presence in America over the last several years with more press events and broadcast deals with Turner Sports granting them a greater footprint in the market that is largely dominated by the UFC, Bellator, and PFL.  Earlier this year, the promotion announced a deal with Amazon’s Prime Video service to air several events live to the United States.

Johnson (24-4-1) and Moraes (20-4) will have now fought three times in as many years with their newly announced meeting.  The first time, then champion Moraes shocked Johnson with a second round knockout that ended the UFC veteran’s run that had seen him win the promotion’s Grand Prix.  In the rematch earlier this year, Johnson exacted revenge with a knockout of his own in the fourth round to claim his second championship in a major promotion.

No other fights for the undercard have been announced at this time.

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Their first fight ended in disaster for the former UFC champion and all-time great ‘Mighty Mouse’ when Moraes dropped Johnson with a short uppercut before finishing the fight with a grounded knee, legal under the ONE ruleset. It was not just the finish that was trouble for the legend Johnson though, as the height and length of the champion Moraes made it almost impossible for DJ to get close enough to do significant damage.

Revive el KO de Adriano Moraes sobre Demetrious Johnson, camino a su revancha este próximo 26 de agosto en #ONE161. @ONEChampionship pic.twitter.com/wux6MmSKff

— El Rocktagono (@elrocktagono) July 6, 2022

Coming into the rematch at ONE on Prime Video it was clear that Mighty Mouse had to make some serious adjustments if he was to have any hope of exacting his revenge. Meanwhile Moraes could likely do what he did previously: use his length fight at a long range and hold his high-level grappling ability in his back pocket if it was needed.

Johnson came out immediately trying to walk forward and push Moraes back but the champion’s offensive returns continually re-established a more equal balance of pressure. A feeling out process ensued until some showmanship entered into the fray from the challenger as he squatted and feigned a gun shooting motion, then stood back up with his hands behind his back.

Moraes made him pay, however, by catching a kick, shooting a takedown, and ending up in full guard. Johnson used butterfly guard at first to keep Moraes from passing initially but it was not long before the champ was in half guard, but then back in full. The exchanges were even. DJ hunted for an armbar but Moraes bailed out and avoided danger before settling back on top. Both men traded elbows — one notable elbow cut open the champion — and DJ kept an active guard, not letting Moraes settle at all in one position, though the Brazilian spent the last two seconds of the round in quarter mount. Although Moraes had a great round, he had earned a massive cut above his right eye from the aforementioned elbow for his trouble.

Early in round two Adriano Moraes countered a lazy low kick with a straight left that rocked DJ. The pair began to open up and a wild, 50/50 exchange soon followed. Next, a massive right question mark kick from Moraes bypassed the challenger’s guard and staggered him back to the fence. Moraes noticed, despite Johnson’s best efforts to hide it, and the ensuing flurry forced DJ to shoot a desperation takedown which only led to him getting sprawled on. The ensuing hard grounded knees to the head of the American made it seem like the fight would end similarly to the first one, but DJ partially defended himself and stayed conscious, though in severe danger. However, when Moraes switched to hunting a front choke, DJ took advantage to stand up, only to get taken back down off of a knee he threw in the clinch. A series reminiscent of the ground work from the first round followed. Moraes tried harder to pass the guard than he did to land strikes from top position. DJ’s guard remained as active as ever but the round ended with Adriano on top once again.

https://twitter.com/ClinchworkMMA/status/1563383756978733056

A blitz from DJ led to a collision early in round three and foreshadowed a committed attempt to pressure the champ much more in this round, which led to great success for Johnson. The feints of DJ set up singular punches and body kicks from range that damaged Moraes consistently. The Brazilian did not appear as comfortable on the back foot as on the front and as a result his offense had waned considerably. The rhythm of the legend started getting going beautifully and some of his strikes began to have clear effects, stunning Moraes. Demetrious Johnson’s patented creativity was on full display as he hand-fought his way into the clinch to turn over an elbow at one point. The whole time, Moraes still only went backwards, only managing to get on the front foot in the last ten seconds of the round. Although ONE MMA fights are scored as a whole, the fight would be clearly 29-28 to Moraes were it applicable.

Early in the penultimate round of the title bout, DJ crashed into the clinch but was able to avoid the takedown and escape even though Moraes had double underhooks. This was a sizable win considering the time he had spent on his back in the first two rounds.. Immediately after, he gained the front foot again but Moraes looked to clinch more often to smother the relentless forward pressure and lightning-fast strikes of the challenger. Unfortunately for him he was unable to mount much offense from the clinch. In fact, it was DJ getting the better of the damage in the clinch with short knees until Moraes separated.

Next, it was DJ’s turn to clinched up as he returned to the knees he had used just before. After the exit, Moraes threw a flying knee that pushed DJ off his feet, but the challenger got back up. The champion seemed to be unable or unwilling to spend energy on gaining top position on the ground, not pouncing on situations like that one, or catching kicks like he had in the first round. As DJ stalked his prey Moraes looked to counter more, trying to doing something about the pressure. However, it was his hands being away from his chin which led to him getting dropped badly by a straight right hand which was immediately followed by a walking forward knee as Moraes slumped against the fence, putting the champion out cold. ‘Mighty Mouse’ walked off for the highlight reel before the ref had even noticed that Moraes was unconscious. The tables had turned and now Mighty Mouse used his opponent’s technique against him, becoming the first fighter from the UFC to make the leap to ONE and win a belt.

Demetrious Johnson just KNOCKED OUT Adriano Moraes and is once again the ONE Flyweight Champion! 🏆https://t.co/BEsJOrTPMT

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) August 27, 2022

Johnson’s joyful nature was on full display after the fight. He did his signature victory celebration of a spinning, jumping kick followed by fist raised in the air, and when the belt was put on him he pretended it weighed too much, falling to the ground under its weight. Both men had now been finished by the other, in eerily similar ways. With ONE on Prime Video 1 completed, it is almost a given that a trilogy bout would follow in the near future.

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Atop the card, former UFC great Demetrious Johnson had another shot at flyweight gold, and a chance for revenge against the man who defeated “Mighty Mouse” in shocking fashion last year, Adriano Moraes.

Moraes had finished Johnson care of knees while the former UFC champ had been grounded — an illegal technique in North America, but perfectly legal under the ONE Championship rule set. Since that meeting, Johnson had picked up a win over striking sensation Rodtang in a special rules fight, while Moraes had defended his title successfully against Yuya Wakamatsu.

Also on the ONE on Prime Video card, the semifinal round of the promotion’s flyweight Muay Thai world grand prix. However, with superstar Rodtang out of his fight, Panpayak Jitmuangnon stepped up against Savvas Michael with a shot at making the finals on the line.

The co-main event also featured Muay Thai action, with bantamweight champ Nong-O Gaiyanghadao facing the United Kingdom’s Kiam harrison.

ONE on Prime Video kicks off at 8PM ET on Amazon Prime Video in North America, with the main card getting underway at 10PM. Full results from the event can be found below.

ONE on Prime Video: Moraes vs. Johnson II Results

Main Card

Demetrious Johnson def. Adriano Moraes (c) by knockout (right hand and knee), Round 4, 3:50 – for the ONE flyweight world championship
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao (c) def. Liam Harrison by TKO, Round 1, 2:10 – for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai championship
Panpayak Jitmuangnon def. Savvas Michael by KO, Round 2, 0:10 – flyweight Muay Thai grand prix semifinal
Marcus Almeida def. Kirill Grishenko by submission (heel hook), Round 1, 1:04
Amir Aliakbari def. Mauro Cerilli by TKO, Round 2, 4:02

Lead Card

Superlek Kiatmoo9 def. Walter Goncalves by knockout, Round 1, 1:35 – flyweight Muay Thai grand prix semifinal
Diandra Martin def. Amber Kitchen by unanimous decision – Muay Thai
Itsuki Hirata def. Lin Heqin by unanimous decision
Zebaztian Kadestam def. Iuri Lapicus by knockout (uppercut), Round 1, 0:57

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Following Friday’s ONE 158 broadcast, the promotion revealed that Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson would run it back atop the highly anticipated card, the first show of a multi-event streaming deal for the promotion.

https://twitter.com/ONEChampionship/status/1532755311110410240

Ariel Helwani was first to report news of the booking.

No other fights have been announced for the ONE 161 line-up. But the inclusion of “Mighty Mouse” against the man who defeated him last year should be enough to turn heads.

Considered one of the all-time greats of mixed martial arts, Johnson (30-4-1) arrived in ONE Championship in 2019, after serving as the inaugural UFC flyweight champion with 11 title defenses, a promotional record that still stands today. After losing his title in a split decision against Henry Cejudo, Johnson, who often expressed frustration with the UFC treating the flyweight division as an afterthought, jumped to ONE Championship in a “trade” for Ben Askren.

“Mighty Mouse” would go on to win his first three fights inside the ONE cage, claiming victory in the promotion’s flyweight grand prix back in 2019. That led to a title opportunity against Moraes which finally arrived last April, after multiple delays, only for Johnson to be KO’d by a knee — a knee perfectly legal under the ONE ruleset, but which would have been illegal in North American MMA.

Since then, Johnson picked up a win in a special rules bout over Muay Thai sensation Rodtang. He now heads back to MMA for what is technically an immediate rematch with Moraes.

Adriano Moraes (20-3) is a three-time flyweight champion in ONE, and currently sits on a three-fight win streak. He is the only fighter to finish Demetrious Johnson in MMA.

ONE 161 takes place August 27, 2022 in Singapore, but will air in prime time in the U.S. and Canada.

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