Rodtang Jitmuangnon made an impression in his U.S. debut last May when ONE Championship arrived in Colorado, and “The Iron Man” is bringing his talents back stateside. On Friday, November 8, “The Iron Man” returns at ONE 169: Atlanta. He will put the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title on the line against Jacob Smith on the star-studded lineup.
"The Iron Man" heads to the ATL 🚨 Rodtang is set to defend his ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship in a rematch against third-ranked Jacob Smith at ONE 169: Atlanta! Get your tickets NOW to watch this guaranteed thriller LIVE 👉 https://t.co/UzqKRWs8ni#ONE169 | Nov 8 at… pic.twitter.com/5mv3fNht0y
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The two have already met inside the Circle once before. Smith took Rodtang to the limit in an exciting three-round battle. This time, they’ll have two additional rounds to throw heavy leather inside the State Farm Arena.
Since then, both men have continued to show why they are darlings of the flyweight division. Smith scored a first-round knockout over Walter Goncalves and battled Denis Puric tooth and nail to a narrow decision loss. Meanwhile, Rodtang has continued his title reign and last competed in kickboxing with a win over Puric.
The exciting rematch for Muay Thai gold joins three other title tilts on the ONE 169 lineup. ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion Anatoly Malykhin will have a showdown with “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane, ONE Lightweight MMA World Champion Christian Lee returns to defend the gold against Alibeg Rasulov, and ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai completes his trilogy with “Smokin” Jo Nattawut.
ONE 169 is already the fall’s must-see event for martial arts, but more will be added in the coming weeks. The four sensational title bouts will set Atlanta ablaze. The stars will be coming out to perform for ONE’s third event on U.S. soil.
ONE 169: Atlanta airs live on Prime Video on Friday, November 8. The action begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
