ONE Championship: Rodrigues shines with clinical KO at ONE Fight Night 33
The atomweight champion lit up the main event as she ended the fight with Johanna Persson in round 3
Allycia Hellen Rodrigues is building a reputation as one of the most dangerous strikers in combat sports – and her latest performance only added to the growing legend.
The 26-year-old atomweight champion delivered a clinical third-round knockout of Johanna Persson in the main event of ONE Fight Night 33 at Lumpinee Stadium on Saturday, earning her a second consecutive US$50,000 (HK$392,500) performance bonus in the process.
“I don’t think there’s a more dangerous striker on the planet right now,” Rodrigues said. “We’ve been working hard to finish fights, and everything is coming together.”
Rodrigues was originally scheduled to face rising Israeli star Shir Cohen – for the second time in a row – but the challenger once again withdrew because of an injury.
In her previous outing, Rodrigues also picked up a bonus after stopping Marie McManamon, who had stepped in as a late replacement.
This time, it was Sweden’s Persson who answered the call. And although she started brightly, the Brazilian’s patience and precision proved decisive. After losing some momentum in the second round, Rodrigues and her coach Leo Elias reassessed the timing, then pressed forward in the third with a well-drilled combination that ended the fight.