ONE Championship returns to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok on Friday, July 24. The Inner Circle airs first, followed by ONE Friday Fights 163. A world title fight between two generations of strawweight talent tops the bill.
The Inner Circle streams live on live.onefc.com for members. ONE Friday Fights 163 follows on the main broadcast with eight more bouts. Every fighter on the main card is chasing a US$100,000 contract and a place on ONE’s global roster.
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao vs Aliff Sor Dechapan
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao is 42 and holds 13 Muay Thai and kickboxing world titles. He challenges for the ONE Interim Strawweight Muay Thai World Title against Aliff Sor Dechapan. Sam-A won the first ever Muay Thai bout in ONE history. He came out of retirement and has won his last three fights in ONE. His most recent win came by a head kick in the second round on Elmehdi El Jamari.
Aliff Sor Dechapan is 22 and trains out of Sor Dechapan gym in Bangkok. He carries a winning streak of five fights into this bout. The Malaysian is chasing history as the first ONE Muay Thai World Champion from his country. He must beat one of the greatest fighters in Muay Thai history to get there.
Pompet PongSuphan PK vs Nat Khat Min
Pompet PongSuphan PK is 27 and trains at PK Saenchai Muaythaigym in Buriram. He has 44 knockouts and years of experience in the weekly series. His resume includes wins over Gregor Thom, Suriyanlek Por Yenying and Yodlekpet Or Atchariya. He fights on a winning streak with a US$100,000 contract in sight.
Nat Khat Min is 26 and comes from Myanmar’s Lethwei tradition. He carries a 32-1 professional record into his ONE debut. The bareknuckle discipline produces some of the toughest fighters in martial arts. He now tests that toughness against one of the series’ most experienced names.
ONE Friday Fights 163 full fight card
The Inner Circle (members only stream)
- Sam-A Gaiyanghadao vs Aliff Sor Dechapan – Strawweight Muay Thai (Interim World Title)
- Panpayak Jitmuangnon vs Anuar Cisneros – Bantamweight Kickboxing
- Michel Dirlenbach vs Mahan Fotouhi – Strawweight Muay Thai
- Ryujin Nasukawa vs Thongpoon PK Saenchai – Strawweight Kickboxing
- Yoshida Kosei vs Liu Junchao – Flyweight Kickboxing
ONE Friday Fights 163 main card
- Pompet PongSuphan PK vs Nat Khat Min – Flyweight Muay Thai
- Mongkoldetlek Por Pim-on vs Utkirzhon Khamidov – Bantamweight Muay Thai
- Brazil Aekmuangnon vs Grippen Rachanon – Flyweight Muay Thai
- Petsamart Muangphaphum vs Petsuphan Lookmuangpet – Flyweight Muay Thai
- Zhao Zhengdong vs Eduard Markarian – Strawweight Muay Thai
- O’Neal Thompson vs Jason Chen – Featherweight MMA
- Mahesuan Aekmuangnon vs YodUdon K Tongtalingchan – Atomweight Muay Thai
- Jay De Villa vs Myke Ohura – Featherweight MMA
How to watch ONE Friday Fights 163
The event runs in Asia primetime on Friday, July 24. The Inner Circle streams first on live.onefc.com for members. ONE Friday Fights 163 then streams globally on watch.onefc.com. Amazon Prime Video carries the event in selected regions. Check the countdown on onefc.com for your local start time.
