In the case of unfinished enterprise, John Lineker and Fabricio Andrade have a lot. This heated rivalry got here to a head in October final 12 months when the pair met for the primary time – and bragging rights throughout the bantamweight division. A no-contest following a stiff groin shot from Andrade solely threw gasoline on their hearth, and now we get to run issues again once more. With the bantamweight world title on the road, anticipate fireworks on this one. 

A Muay Thai masterclass

When Tawanchai PK.Saenchai steps into the circle with Jamal Yusupov we are going to get to see two of the world’s greatest in motion. Featherweight Muay Thai champ Tawanchai will put his title on the road in opposition to the quantity two ranked fighter, a person raised within the robust surrounds of Dagestan however now representing Turkey. Yusupov has received all three of his ONE outings, whereas Tawanchai rides a three-fight win streak – with two spectacular KOs within the course of. 

Kelly goals for the celebs

In the case of fighters anticipated to make a speedy rise in 2023, place Danielle Kelly in that class. The American is elite in the case of BJJ, and her catchweight submission grappling bout in opposition to Akaya Miura is simply the take a look at she must kick the 12 months off. She was ultra-impressive in submitting Sambo world champ Mariia Molchanova final day out – bagging a $50k bonus within the course of. Kelly desires to get her arms on a world title this 12 months, and that is the following rung on the ladder.

Legend appears to get again on monitor

Martin Nguyen’s legacy is already secured. The primary ever two-division world champion in ONE is an all-time nice – however shall be trying to get his identify again within the win column. He might have misplaced three of his final 4, however continues to be ranked fourth within the featherweight division, and at 33-years-old, time just isn’t catching up on him simply but. Subsequent up for him is Shamil Gasanov. The Russian is ranked only one place beneath Nguyen, and trying to construct on his ONE debut win final October.

A challenger desires a title shot

Primary ranked bantamweight kickboxer Saemapetch Fairtex kicks off his 2023 marketing campaign this month. 2022 definitely had its ups and down for him, a loss in opposition to rival Tawanchai being probably the most notable of the downs, however victory final day out received him reestablished within the win column. A win over Zhang Chenglong is probably not thought of an announcement win (Zhang has misplaced his final 5 bouts), however will add one other layer of confidence as he goes trying to find gold in 2023.

ONE Battle Evening 7: Lineker v Andrade takes place Saturday February 25 4am GST on the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok. This can be a evening to not be missed so mark your calendars, obtain the ONE Tremendous App, and go to observe.onefc.com now!