UFC 302 is bringing the heat to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 1.
The card features lightweight champion Islam Makhachev...
Denice Zamboanga was slated for a chance at ONE Championship’s biggest atomweight prize at ONE 167. However, ONE Atomweight MMA World Champion Stamp Fairtex tore her meniscus and withdrew from the main event. On Friday, June 7, Zamboanga will remain on the card and await a challenge from Noelle Grandjean.
ONE Championship is gearing up for another featherweight kickboxing showcase. The organization unveiled on social media that the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix will return in 2024. No official announcement was made when the first event would be held.
“Smokin” Jo Nattawut has his eyes set on the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title at ONE 167 on Friday, June 7. But the rematch against Tawanchai PK Saenchai is more than the gold. Nattawut wants to continue to show the world how great the sport can be and help it grow across the globe.
“Everybody who is watching the [striking] fights in ONE, they love it. If it’s my fight, everybody enjoys it and likes my style, so that’s gonna help a lot [to grow the sport]. Muay Thai is growing here in Atlanta. It keeps growing every single month. Obviously, because of ONE Championship, it’s making it bigger. Everybody watches it, and then they train Muay Thai even more,” Nattawut detailed to ONE.
