Jacob Smith made an impact in his ONE Championship debut in 2022. In a losing effort, Smith challenged Thai superstar Rodtang Jitmuangnon and put on a show. However, he has been absent from the scene ever since.
That will change on Friday, December 8th. The Brit returns for a flyweight encounter with Walter Goncalves at ONE Fight Night 17 on Prime Video. In an interview with ONE Championship, Smith talked about the frustrating year that prevented his return.
Smokin” Jo Nattawut went toe-to-toe with Tawanchai PK Saenchai in a featherweight kickboxing duel. Although many fans thought he should have gotten his arm raised, Tawanchai picked up the win. Now, he is ready to return to Muay Thai at ONE Fight Night 17 and make a bid for a rematch against the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion.
As 2023 is coming to a close, there is but two UFC title fights left for fight fans slated for the year. At UFC 296, Leon Edwards will look to defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington and in the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja welcomes Brandon Royval as a challenge to the flyweight throne. Let's take a look back at the best performances from title tilts this year.
PFL has acquired Bellator and it is likely that soon fight fans will be seeing the end of Bellator MMA. Long considered the second most prestigious promotion in MMA, there were some who ridiculed Scott Coker’s promotion for not having the same depth of talent as the UFC. Yet, Bellator has had some truly world class fighters amongst its roster over the years. What better time than now to look back through them.
ONE Championship has set its first U.S. primetime main event for 2024. On Tuesday, the organization revealed Superlek Kiatmoo9 will defend the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Elias Mahmoudi on Friday, January 12th. The event will emanate from Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
