ONE Championship is back at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday (November 8) for a ONE 169 card featuring three title fights.
The main event will see ONE triple-champ Anatoly Malykhin defend his heavyweight belt for the first time when he meets Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane.
(Exclusive) Anatoly Malykhin Targets Francis Ngannou after ONE 169
Malykhin is undefeated in his MMA career and is coming off four-straight stoppage-wins in ONE Championship title fights, while Kane enters the night having bested three formerly-unbeaten MMA fighters before he won his kickboxing debut via first-round finish in July.
Main event locked in Anatoly Malykhin and Reug Reug are set to throw down for the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title at ONE 169! @AnatolyMalykhin @Reug_Reug_ #ONE169 | Nov 8 at 8PM ET
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) November 7, 2024
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ONE Championship gold will also be one the line in the night’s Muay Thai co-main event when Rodtang Jitmuangnon squares off with Jacob Smith in a rematch of their 2022 meeting.
Rodtang fails to make weight and has been stripped of ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship. The fight will now proceed at a catchweight of 135.5 pounds.
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) November 7, 2024
Because Jacob Smith passed weight and hydration, he will be eligible to win the belt.#ONE169 | Nov 8 at 8PM ET
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Rodtang Stripped of Muay Thai Title Before ONE 169 Co-Main Event
Rodtang was unfortunately stripped of his ONE Flyweight Muay Thai title when he missed weight ahead of ONE 169, but Smith is still eligible to win the title if he can avenge his previous loss to “The Iron Man”.
The night will also include a third title bout when Jackie Buntan and Anissa Meksen meet to crown the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing Champion, plus former three-time ONE titleholder Adriano Moraes returns to action for a rematch with Danny Kingad.
ONE gold is on the line Jackie Buntan and Anissa Meksen battle for the ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Title at ONE 169 this Friday! Are you on team Buntan or team Meksen? #ONE169 | Nov 8 at 8PM ET
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Other standout matchups from the night include a pivotal heavyweight tilt between Marcus Buchecha and Amir Aliakbari, and grappling phenom Kade Ruotolo will also compete in MMA for the second time when he takes on Ahmed Mujtaba in addition to plenty of other exciting bouts.
Clash of TITANS Buchecha and Amir Aliakbari are ready to rumble at ONE 169 Will we see a quick finish? @MarcusBuchecha #ONE169 | Nov 8 at 8PM ET
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(Exclusive) Adriano Moraes on ONE 169 & Demetrious Johnson Rivalry
The prelims are set to kick off at 8::00 p.m. ET on Friday (November 8), so be sure to check back on this page for all of the live results and highlights from the action once the event starts.
• Main Event: Anatoly Malykhin vs. Oumar Kane – For the ONE Heavyweight World Championship
• Co-Main Event: Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Jacob Smith – For the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Championship
• Jackie Buntan vs. Anissa Meksen – For the ONE Women’s Flyweight Kickboxing Championship
• Adriano Moraes vs. Danny Kingad (MMA)
• Kongthoranee Sor. Sommai vs. Tagir Khalilov (Muay Thai)
• Kade Ruotolo vs. Ahmed Mujtaba (MMA)
• Sam-A Gaiyanghadao vs. Peimian Zhang (Kickboxing)
• Marcus Buchecha vs. Amir Aliakbari (MMA)
• Eddie Abasolo vs. Mohamad Younes Rabah (Muay Thai)
• Ayaka Miura vs. Macarena Aragon (MMA)
• Aliff Sor Dechapan vs. Walter Goncalves (Muay Thai)
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