| ONE 168: Denver | ||||
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 The poster for ONE 168: Denver | ||||
| Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
| Date | September 6, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Ball Arena | |||
| City | Denver, Colorado, United States | |||
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ONE 168: Denver was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on September 6, 2024, at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States. [1] [2]
The event marked the promotion's second visit to the United States and second in Colorado, since ONE Fight Night 10, which took place in Broomfield in May 2023. [3] [4]
A ONE Women's Strawweight World Championship bout between current champion Xiong Jing Nan and the ONE Women's Atomweight Champion (also ONE Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix winner, former ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion) Stamp Fairtex was expected to headline the event. [5] However on May 21, it was announced that Stamp was forced to withdraw due to serious knee injury. [6]
A ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship bout between current champion (also the ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion and former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Champion) Jonathan Haggerty and the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing Champion Superlek Kiatmuu9 served as the new main event. [7] The pairing previously met at Yokkao 31 in October 2018, which Superlek won by TKO in second round. [8]
A ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship bout between current champion (also 2022 ADCC World Champion) Kade Ruotolo and Mikey Musumeci was expected to take place at the event. [9] However, on September 1, it was announced that Ruotolo had withdrawn from the bout due to injury. [10] Musumeci now was expected to face Bebeto Oliveira in a flyweight title instead. [11] At the weigh-ins, Musumeci came in at 142 lb, 6 pounds over the flyweight limit for a title fight. As a result, Musumeci was stripped of the title and only Oliveira was eligible to win it. [12] In turn, the bout was cancelled when Musumeci has elected not to fight despite being offered an openweight as well. [13]
A lightweight bout between Maurice Abévi and Samat Mamedov was removed from the event after Mamedov pulled out with a broken arm during the weigh-ins. [14]
At the weigh-ins, the bout between Aung La Nsang and Shamil Erdogan moved to 213.75 lb after the pairing missed weight and hydration in the designated time window. Josue Cruz missed weight (142 lb) and was fined 30% of his purse to Johan Ghazali, Ghazali has also re-weighed in at 141.5 lb. [15]
| Fight card (Amazon Prime Video) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight Muay Thai | Superlek Kiatmuu9 | def. | Jonathan Haggerty (c) | KO (elbow) | 1 | 0:49 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Catchweight (140 lbs) Muay Thai | Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang | def. | Liam Harrison | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:49 | |
| Catchweight (215 lbs) | Shamil Erdogan | def. | Aung La Nsang | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:48 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight Muay Thai | John Lineker | def. | Asa Ten Pow | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Women's Atomweight | Victória Souza | def. | Alyse Anderson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Isi Fitikefu | def. | Hiroyuki Tetsuka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Adrian Lee | def. | Nicholas Cornejo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:37 | |
| Flyweight Muay Thai | Johan Ghazali | def. | Josue Cruz | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Flyweight Muay Thai | Johan Estupiñan | def. | Sean Climaco | TKO (punch) | 2 | 1:28 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [17]
Manachai Yamsiri, known professionally as Superlek Kiatmuu9, is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He is the current ONE Kickboxing Flyweight World Champion and ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion, a two-division Lumpinee Stadium champion, a three-division PAT Thailand champion, and a WBC MuayThai Super Featherweight World champion. He was also the 2012 Sports Authority of Thailand Muay Thai Fighter of the Year.
Jonathan Haggerty is a British professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer currently signed with ONE Championship. He is the reigning ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion and former ONE Flyweight & Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion.
Rodtang Jitmuangnon is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He currently competes in ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion. Jitmuangnon is also a former Omnoi Stadium 130 lb Champion and MAX Muay Thai 125 lb Champion.
Nadthawan Panthong, known professionally as Stamp Fairtex, is a Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist from Thailand. She is currently signed to ONE Championship, where she is the reigning ONE Women's Atomweight MMA World Champion. She is the organization's first three-sport world champion, having also held the ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship and ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Championship.
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