ONE Championship is finishing 2023 in the most spectacular style, with an incredible line-up for ONE Friday Fights 46 tomorrow night.
\nHeadlined by the mouth-watering flyweight Muay Thai world title fight between Tawanchai and Superbon, there is also no shortage of high class MENA athlete interest.
\nHere is who you should be looking out for on what could be the card of the year.
\nJoseph Lasiri puts his title on the line\u00a0<\/p>\n
Moroccan-Italian Lasiri puts his strawweight Muay Thai title on the line Prajanchai – the man he took the title from in May last year.\u00a0
\nLasiri is a master striker, with stunning punches and knees, but will face a rejuvenated Prajanchai who is coming off a three fight win-streak and currently holds the division\u2019s interim title.
\nThis fight will give us an undisputed champion, and given what we know from their first encounter could well be one for the ages.
\nMeksen seeks interim title<\/p>\n
Another MENA fighter with gold on their mind this week is Algeria\u2019s Anissa Meksen.\u00a0
\nOne of the world\u2019s most feared strikers, she will look to claim the interim atomweight kickboxing crown when she takes on Thailand\u2019s Phetjeeja.
\nMeksen has built a reputation around a long list of accomplishments including multiple world titles, and is undefeated in her three ONE outings.\u00a0
\nMeksen may be 14 years older than her opponent, but that will not faze Phaeteeja who is 4-0 in her ONE career with a huge future ahead of her at just 21-years-old.
\nWhoever wins this one, will immediately have an eye on unifying the division against current champ Janet Todd.
\nAnane looks to continue building\u00a0<\/p>\n
Algeria\u2019s Nabil Anane was given a baptism of fire when joining ONE, with a debut encounter with Muay Thai royalty Superlek. Despite that tough start he was able to bounce back and score a brilliant first-round knockout win over Nakrob Fairtex in September.
\nRecognised as a truly elite Muay Thai practitioner, the 19-year-old will now look to build on that confidence when he takes on Muangthai.
\nAminipour want to remain on unbeaten streak<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Fariyar Aminipour is 4-0 in ONE\u2019s bantamweight Muay Thai division and at just 23 is one of the region’s standout prospects for the future.
\nKulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai may well provide his stiffest challenge to date. A two-time Two-time Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Champion, he has five fives under his belt in ONE since June and has not lost in his last three.
\nONE Friday Fights 46: Tawanchai vs. Superbon comes live from the famous Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok on Friday December 22. Fight fans in the MENA region can watch on BeINSPORTS from 3.30pm MECCA. For more see ONE Championship\u2019s official YouTube channel and on watch.onefc.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ONE Championship is finishing 2023 in the most spectacular style, with an incredible line-up for ONE Friday Fights 46 tomorrow night.
\nHeadlined by the mouth-watering flyweight Muay Thai world title fight between Tawanchai and Superbon, there is also no shortage of high class MENA athlete interest.
\nHere is who you should be looking out for on what could be the card of the year.
\nJoseph Lasiri puts his title on the line\u00a0<\/p>\n
Moroccan-Italian Lasiri puts his strawweight Muay Thai title on the line Prajanchai \u2013 the man he took the title from in May last year.\u00a0
\nLasiri is a master striker, with stunning punches and knees, but will face a rejuvenated Prajanchai who is coming off a three fight win-streak and currently holds the division\u2019s interim title.
\nThis fight will give us an undisputed champion, and given what we know from their first encounter could well be one for the ages.
\nMeksen seeks interim title<\/p>\n
Another MENA fighter with gold on their mind this week is Algeria\u2019s Anissa Meksen.\u00a0
\nOne of the world\u2019s most feared strikers, she will look to claim the interim atomweight kickboxing crown when she takes on Thailand\u2019s Phetjeeja.
\nMeksen has built a reputation around a long list of accomplishments including multiple world titles, and is undefeated in her three ONE outings.\u00a0
\nMeksen may be 14 years older than her opponent, but that will not faze Phaeteeja who is 4-0 in her ONE career with a huge future ahead of her at just 21-years-old.
\nWhoever wins this one, will immediately have an eye on unifying the division against current champ Janet Todd.
\nAnane looks to continue building\u00a0<\/p>\n
Algeria\u2019s Nabil Anane was given a baptism of fire when joining ONE, with a debut encounter with Muay Thai royalty Superlek. Despite that tough start he was able to bounce back and score a brilliant first-round knockout win over Nakrob Fairtex in September.
\nRecognised as a truly elite Muay Thai practitioner, the 19-year-old will now look to build on that confidence when he takes on Muangthai.
\nAminipour want to remain on unbeaten streak<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Fariyar Aminipour is 4-0 in ONE\u2019s bantamweight Muay Thai division and at just 23 is one of the region\u2019s standout prospects for the future.
\nKulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai may well provide his stiffest challenge to date. A two-time Two-time Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Champion, he has five fives under his belt in ONE since June and has not lost in his last three.
\nONE Friday Fights 46: Tawanchai vs. Superbon comes live from the famous Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok on Friday December 22. Fight fans in the MENA region can watch on BeINSPORTS from 3.30pm MECCA. For more see ONE Championship\u2019s official YouTube channel and on watch.onefc.com<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354838"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=354838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354839,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354838\/revisions\/354839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=354838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=354838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=354838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}