ONE Fight Night 8: Superlek vs. Williams was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on March 25, 2023, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.[1][2][3]
| ONE Fight Night 8: Superlek vs. Williams | ||||
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| Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
| Date | March 25, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |||
| City | Kallang, Singapore | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA ONE Heavyweight World Championship title unification bout between current champion Arjan Bhullar and interim champion Anatoly Malykhin (also current ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion) was expected to headline the event.[1] The pairing was previously scheduled to headline at ONE 161, but Bhullar withdraw due to suffering an injury in training and it was announced that Bhullar had surgery on the arm two weeks ago.[4][5][6] However, the bout was removed from the event due to a shift in broadcaster commitments.[7]
A ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship bout between current champion Superlek Kiatmuu9 and current ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Champion, #1 ranking contender Rodtang Jitmuangnon was promoted to the new main event.[8][7] However, Rodtang withdraw from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Danial Williams. Williams was scheduled to fight Rui Botelho and was replaced by Aslanbek Zikreev at a catchweight of 127 pounds.[9]
A ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship title unification bout between current champion Allycia Rodrigues and interim champion Janet Todd (also current ONE Women's Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion) took place at the event.[10] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at ONE on Prime Video 5, but Todd pulled out from the event due to tests positive for COVID-19.[11]
A women's atomweight bout between Itsuki Hirata and former Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Champion Seo Hee Ham took place at the event.[12] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at ONE 163, but the bout was scrapped for Hirata failed weight and hydration.[13][14]
Reigning flyweight submission grappling champion Mikey Musumeci's sister Tammi Musumeci was booked to make her promotional debut at the event, taking on Bianca Basilio in a strawweight bout.[15]
At the weigh-ins, Eddie Abasolo weighed in at 158.8 pounds, 3.8 pounds over the featherweight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Abasolo was fined their purse of his purse, which went to his opponent Niclas Larsen.[16]
Results
edit| Main card (Amazon Prime Video) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight Kickboxing | Superlek Kiatmuu9 (c) | def. | Danial Williams | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:55 | [a] |
| Women's Atomweight Muay Thai | Allycia Rodrigues (c) | def. | Janet Todd (ic) | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | [b] |
| Women's Atomweight | Ham Seo-hee | def. | Itsuki Hirata | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Akbar Abdullaev | def. | Oh Ho-taek | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Strawweight Kickboxing | Zhang Peimian | def. | Torepchi Dongak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight (128 lbs) Muay Thai | Aslanbek Zikreev | def. | Rui Botelho | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Strawweight | Keito Yamakita | def. | Alex Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (YouTube / Watch ONE) | |||||||
| Catchweight (158.8 lbs) Muay Thai | Eddie Abasolo | def. | Niclas Larsen | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:14 | [c] |
| Women's Strawweight Muay Thai | Iman Barlow | def. | Ekaterina Vandaryeva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight Submission Grappling | Tammi Musumeci | def. | Bianca Basílio | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | |
- ^ For the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship.
- ^ For the ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship.
- ^ Originally a featherweight bout; Abasolo missed weight (158.8 lb).
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[18]
- Performance of the Night: Superlek Kiatmuu9, Akbar Abdullaev and Zhang Peimian
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Nicolas Atkin (2023-01-06). "ONE Championship: Anatoly Malykhin challenging Arjan Bhullar for heavyweight title in Fight Night 8 main event, source says". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Ben Coate (2023-01-07). "Arjan Bhullar vs. Anatoly Malykhin Heavyweight world title unification bout rebooked for ONE Fight Night 8 on March 24". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2023-01-06). "ONE Championship: Arjan Bhullar vs. Anatoly Malykhin Set for Heavyweight Title Unification Bout". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Danny Segura (2022-08-10). "Arjan Bhullar vs. Anatoly Malykhin heavyweight title unification bout set for ONE Championship 161". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "ONE Championship announces heavyweight kickboxing Grand Prix". AsianMMA. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Arjan Bhullar has arm surgery!". AsianMMA. 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ a b "ONE Fight Night 8 gets new main event, Bhullar vs. Malykhin rescheduled". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ Tom Taylor (2023-02-06). "ONE Championship reveals three title fights, including Superlek vs Rodtang for flyweight kickboxing gold". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ Nicolas Atkin (2023-03-22). "ONE Championship: Rodtang out of Fight Night 8 main event, Superlek gets new opponent". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Rob Cox (2023-01-12). "Allycia Rodrigues faces Janet Todd at ONE Fight Night 8". Asian MMA. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ Nicolas Atkin (2022-11-30). "ONE Championship: Janet Todd tests positive for Covid, Allycia Rodrigues title fight off Prime Video 5 card". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ Jay Furness (2023-02-08). "Ham Seo Hee vs. Itsuki Hirata rebooked for ONE Fight Night 8 on March 24". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Itsuki Hirata faces Seo Hee Ham at ONE 163". Asian MMA. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ Nicolas Atkin (2022-11-18). "ONE Championship 163: Ham Seo-hee cancels fight with 'irresponsible' Itsuki Hirata – 'I hope she feels embarrassed'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Burne, Kathrine (16 March 2023). "Tammi Musumeci To Make ONE Championship Debut Against Bianca Basilio At ONE Fight Night 8". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Tom Taylor and Nicolas Atkin (2023-03-23). "ONE Championship weigh-ins, hydration test results: Itsuki Hirata silences her doubters, title fights set". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "ONE Fight Night 8: Superlek vs. Williams on Prime Video". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Craig Pekios (2023-03-25). "ONE Fight Night 8 results: Who won the $50,000 bonuses?". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.