ONE 168: Denver | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
Date | September 6, 2024 | |||
Venue | Ball Arena | |||
City | Denver, Colorado, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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ONE 168: Denver is an upcoming combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that will take place on September 6, 2024, at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's second visit to United States and second in Colorado state, 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 is expected to serve as the 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 is expected to take place at the event.[9]
Fight card
[edit]Fight card (Amazon Prime Video) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Bantamweight Muay Thai | Jonathan Haggerty (c) | vs. | Superlek Kiatmuu9 | [a] | |||
Lightweight Submission Grappling | Kade Ruotolo (c) | vs. | Mikey Musumeci | [b] | |||
Catchweight (140 lbs) Muay Thai | Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang | vs. | Liam Harrison | ||||
Middleweight | Aung La Nsang | vs. | Shamil Erdogan | ||||
Bantamweight Muay Thai | John Lineker | vs. | Asa Ten Pow | ||||
Lightweight | Maurice Abévi | vs. | Samat Mamedov | ||||
Welterweight | Hiroyuki Tetsuka | vs. | Isi Fitikefu | ||||
Women's Atomweight | Alyse Anderson | vs. | Victória Souza | ||||
Strawweight | Hiroba Minowa | vs. | Sanzhar Zakirov | ||||
Lightweight | Adrian Lee | vs. | Nicholas Cornejo | ||||
Flyweight Muay Thai | Johan Ghazali | vs. | Josue Cruz | ||||
Flyweight Muay Thai | Johan Estupiñan | vs. | Sean Climaco |
See also
[edit]- 2024 in ONE Championship
- List of ONE Championship events
- List of current ONE fighters
- ONE Championship Rankings
References
[edit]- ^ "ONE Championship announces 2024 calendar, includes two U.S. events". MMA Junkie. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Raimondi, Marc (2024-01-10). "ONE Championship announces Denver, Atlanta events for late 2024". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2024-01-10). "ONE Championship returns to U.S. for 2 events in 2024". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "ONE Championship returns to Colorado on Sept. 6 at Ball Arena". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Law, Eddie (2024-03-27). "ONE 168 Headlined By Stamp Fairtex, Jonathan Haggerty, In Denver". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2024-05-21). "Stamp Fairtex out of June fight, U.S. card after serious knee injury". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Stamp Fairtex and Jonathan Haggerty Headline ONE's Return to the United States". Sports Illustrated MMA News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "YOKKAO 31 - 32: A Collision of Power & Will". YOKKAO. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Das, Suryakant (2024-04-25). "Mikey Musumeci Moves Up to Challenge Kade Ruotolo's Reign in Submission Grappling Super Fight at ONE 168: Denver". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "ONE 168: Denver". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-26.