ONE makes its return to Denver with its second show in the U.S. tomorrow with ONE 168 at the Ball Arena. The card will feature some highly-anticipated MMA, Muay Thai, and grappling bouts. While there were some last-minute changes to the card, it looks solid on paper. Fans can watch it live on Amazon Prime in the U.S. Let’s look at some of the fights on the card.
Jonathan Haggerty vs Superlek
A Muay Thai rematch that is almost six years in the making. The UK’s Jonathan Haggerty and Thailand’s Superlek met in October 2018 in a closely contested match until the second round. Superlek opened a cut on Haggerty’s face and the doctor waved off the fight. In this fight, Haggerty will defend his bantamweight Muay Thai strap. Many have commented on how they see this fight going including Rodtang who has fought both, Haggerty’s brother, Freddie, and Anatoly Malykhin.
Liam Harrison vs Seksan
In another high-level Muay Thai bout, the UK’s Liam Harrison will take on Thailand’s Seksan. These two action fighters are going to put on a show for the crowd in their first clash together. Harrison said this is going to be a FOTY contender. Even former pro wrestler Goldberg got to chime on this fight.
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Aung La Nsang vs Shamil Erdogan
HE’S BACK 🤩 Aung La N Sang makes his highly anticipated return to action at ONE 168: Denver! In his way stands undefeated wrestling MONSTER Shamil Erdogan 👀 Who you got in this middleweight MMA clash?#ONE168 | Sep 6 at 8PM ET
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It’s been over a year since fans saw both Burma’s Aung La Nsang and Russia’s Shamil Erdogan fight. Now the two light heavyweights will meet. Nsang is a former ONE middleweight and light heavyweight champion. Erdogan is an undefeated prospect who made a statement in his ONE debut last year with a body kick finish over Fong Ran. This will be a classic veteran versus prospect fight.
Other Fights
Fans can also look forward to “Hands of Stone” John Lineker making his Muay Thai debut against Asa Ten Pow, prospect Adrian Lee makes his return, and a top women’s atomweight bout between Alyse Anderson and Victoria Suoza.
ONE 168 Results: (Card: 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, Amazon Prime Video)
Superlek def. Jonathan Haggerty (c) via TKO (elbow) in :45 seconds of Round 1 to become the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai championship
Seksan def. Liam Harrison (Muay Thai) via TKO (3 knockdowns) in 1:49 of Round 2
Shamil Erdogan def. Aung La Nsang of Round 2 via TKO (punches) in 2:48 of Round 2
John Lineker def. Asa Ten Pow (Muay Thai) via TKO (punch) in 2:50 of Round 2
Victoria Souza def. Alyse Anderson via unanimous decision
Isi Fitikefu def. Hiroyuki Tetsuka via unanimous decision
Adrian Lee def. Nicholas Cornejo via submission (rear-naked choke) in 2:37 of Round 1
Johan Ghazali def. Josue Cruz (Muay Thai) via TKO (body shot) in 3:00 of Round 1
Johan Estupiñan def. Sean Climaco (Muay Thai) via TKO (3 knockdowns) in 1:28 of Round 2
