| ONE 169: Atlanta | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
| Date | November 8, 2024 | |||
| Venue | State Farm Arena | |||
| City | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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ONE 169: Atlanta is an upcoming combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that will take place on November 8, 2024, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. [1] [2]
The event will mark the promotion's first visit to Atlanta and third in United States since ONE 168 in September 2024. [3]
A ONE Heavyweight World Championship bout between current champion (also the ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Anatoly Malykhin and Oumar Kane is expected to headline the event. [4]
A ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship bout and trilogy between current champion Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai and Jo Nattawut is expected to take place at the event. [5] The pairing first met at ONE Fight Night 15 in the Kickboxing bout, where Tawanchai won by unanimous decision. [6] Their second meeting took place at ONE 167 for the title, where Tawanchai defended the title by controversial majority decision. [7]
| Fight card (Amazon Prime Video) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Anatoly Malykhin (c) | vs. | Oumar Kane | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Featherweight Muay Thai | Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai (c) | vs. | Jo Nattawut | [lower-alpha 2] | |||
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