ONE Fight Night Eight has a brand new primary occasion.
Thai legend Superlek Kiatmoo9 will now defend his ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Title in opposition to Perth’s Danial ‘Mini T’ Williams within the headline attraction on the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday, March 25.
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Superlek’s authentic opponent, fellow Thai megastar Rodtang Jitmuangnon, has been pressured to withdraw from the bout as a consequence of an undisclosed damage.
Williams was set to face Portugal’s Rui Botelho in a Muay Thai bout on the identical card, however now, he’ll step up from his pure weight class – strawweight – for a crack at his maiden World Title beneath the ONE Championship banner.
It’s a golden alternative for the 29-year-old, who seized the same likelihood in his ONE debut again in 2021 when he confronted Rodtang, coincidentally, at ‘ONE on TNT 1.’
Whereas he got here up brief that night time, Williams gained followers’ hearts across the globe by exhibiting no concern within the face of one of the harmful fighters on the promotion’s roster.
The Khao Sok Muay Thai consultant has since competed beneath MMA guidelines, the place he went 3-1 in his 2022 marketing campaign.
At the moment, Williams is ONE’s #5-ranked strawweight contender in each the Muay Thai and MMA disciplines, however at ONE Combat Night time 8, he’ll look to make his mark in a 3rd sport.
Because the information of the primary occasion change broke, Williams was relishing the chance and the liberty that comes with being the underdog.
“I believe that the strain is on Superlek. I am the strawweight man. I’ve acquired nothing to lose. He is acquired to placed on a present, he is acquired to verify he will get the win, he is the favorite. So, I really feel like that is my benefit. For me, that simply provides me huge confidence as a result of I am simply not confused about it,” he mentioned.
“That is life-changing for me, so I’ll placed on the very best efficiency I can probably give.”
Superlek claimed the vacant ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Title in January with a unanimous determination victory over ultra-tough Spaniard Daniel Puertas.
Earlier than signing with ONE again in 2019, the Kiatmoo9 Fitness center star was a four-time Muay Thai World Champion. Up to now, the Buriram resident holds an unbelievable skilled file of 132-29-4.
Within the co-main occasion, Brazil’s ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues returns for the primary time since her title win again in 2020. She faces interim queen Janet Todd with the undisputed crown on the road.
Card For ONE Combat Night time 8
ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title: Superlek Kiatmoo9 (c) vs. Daniel Williams
ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Title: Allycia Hellen Rodrigues (c) vs. Janet Todd (ic)
Atomweight MMA: Ham Web optimization Hee vs. Wash Hirata
Featherweight MMA: Oh Ho Taek vs. Akbar Abdullaev
Strawweight Kickboxing: Zhang Peimian vs. Torepchi Dongak
Catchweight Muay Thai: Aslanbek Zikreev vs. Rui Botelho
Strawweight MMA: Alex Silva vs. Keito Yamakita
Bonus Matches
Featherweight Muay Thai: Niclas Larsen vs. Eddie Abasolo
Strawweight Muay Thai: Ekaterina Vandaryeva vs. Iman Barlow
Strawweight Submission Grappling: Bianca Basilio vs. Tammi Musumeci
