There will be no shortage of world-class martial artists and heart-pounding action at ONE Friday Fights 104 this week.
There will be no shortage of world-class martial artists and heart-pounding action at ONE Friday Fights 104 this week.
Set for Asia primetime on April 11 at the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, the card offers 12 intriguing matchups contested under Muay Thai, MMA, and kickboxing rule sets.
In the main event, Thai standouts Chartpayak Saksatoon and Kompet Fairtex will throw down in a crucial strawweight Muay Thai rematch that – like their first encounter – is practically guaranteed to produce fireworks.
The pair first collided last November at ONE Friday Fights 86 when the 26-year-old Chartpayak scored a hard-fought majority decision after three rounds of blistering action.
He now hopes to earn another thrilling victory over Kompet, improve his ONE record to 7-0, and stake his claim for a coveted six-figure contract with the organization’s global roster.
The hard-hitting Kompet, meanwhile, knows he could walk away with the coveted contract if he can exact revenge on Chartpayak in dominant fashion.
Earlier on the lineup, Petlampun Muadablampang and Kritpet PK Saenchai will go to war in a must-watch 130-pound Muay Thai tilt.
Both men pack big power into all of their strikes and have proven to be elite finishers, so the ringside judges likely won’t be needed when these Thai fan favorites go toe-to-toe.
Lower on the card, Myanmar hero Sonrak Fairtex will aim for his sixth consecutive win at ONE Friday Fights when he squares off with battle-hardened Thai veteran Khunponnoi Sor Sommai in a flyweight Muay Thai bout.
The 28-year-old Sonrak has looked nothing short of sensational over the past year, taking out top Thai and international talents to bring himself close to a contract. But Khunponnoi, with his mountain of high-level experience and savage finishing instincts, will pose a serious challenge for the rising star.
In 139-pound kickboxing action, Brazilian scrapper Alber “Magayver” Da Silva will look to bounce back from his first career defeat when he faces off with Japanese knockout artist Hiroki Naruo.
While both men are still just one fight into their respective ONE tenures, each has the raw athletic gifts and high-octane style of striking needed to become a mainstay in the world’s largest martial arts organization.
Finally, fans won’t want to miss the featherweight MMA showdown between Moldova’s Konstantin Marareskul and undefeated ONE newcomer Ramazan Suleymanov.
The 31-year-old Marareskul will bring a well-rounded skill set to this contest, while Suleymanov boasts a pristine 8-0 professional record and loads of well-deserved hype behind him.
Check out the full lineup of fights ahead of the action this Friday, April 11.