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ONE Championship Thailand president Jitinat “Plai” Asdamongkol said fans could expect at least the same number of events as the past year, possibly more. Photo: Handout
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ONE Championship Thai chief outlines bold expansion plans after Lumpinee renewal

Jitinat Asdamongkol says Thailand remains promotion’s production hub as it explores roadshows, new formats and push for 4-ounce Muay Thai.

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Takeru wants to go out with a bang, gets Rodtang rematch for retirement fight

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ONE Championship: Thai star Stamp to make up for lost time against Morimoto

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ONE Championship: Superlek, Yoza trade verbal kicks ahead of Tokyo showdown

‘The Kicking Machine’ vows to remind Japan who the superstar is, while Japanese fighter says he will own the nickname after their fight.

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Superlek Kiatmoo9 (left) will face off with Yuki Yoza in what fans think will be the best fight of the night at ONE 173 on Sunday. Photo: ONE Championship
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ONE Championship: Superbon vows to defend his crown as Noiri eyes another shock

Featherweight kickboxing title unification fight at ONE 173 between Thai champion and Japan’s knockout king pits precision against pressure.

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ONE Championship: Anane steps up to face Wajima at ONE 173 after injury pull-out

Towering Muay Thai world champion switches to kickboxing and moves to featherweight after Jonathan Haggerty’s late withdrawal.

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ONE Fight Night 37: Agdeve upends heavyweight division with shock win over Kryklia

Samet Agdeve stuns Roman Kryklia to claim ONE Championship kickboxing crown.

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Samet Agdeve stunned Roman Kryklia to claim the ONE Championship heavyweight kickboxing crown at ONE Fight Night 37. Photo: ONE Championship
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ONE Championship: Morimoto guns for knockout against fan favourite Stamp Fairtex

Japanese star wants to live up to ‘Krusher Queen’ nickname at ONE 173 in Tokyo return against former three-sport champion.

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ONE Championship: wedding done, next on list for Nico Carrillo is a title shot

Scotsman faces American Luke Lessei at ONE Fight Night 37 in Bangkok next month and expects to keep winning.

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ONE Championship: Prajanchai ready for rematch with ‘biggest test’ Di Bella

As he prepares for his biggest kickboxing test at ONE Fight Night 36, Thai double champion runs the rule over future challengers.

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Prajanchai PK Saenchai beat Jonathan Di Bella over five close rounds in their first meeting in June. Photo: ONE Championship
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Anane’s kickboxing debut cut short, but Haggerty super-fight beckons at ONE 173

Nabil Anane’s bout against former flyweight king Ilias Ennahachi stopped in third round, by greater things lie ahead for towering 20-year-old.

Nabil Anane enters the ring in Bangkok ahead of his fight against Ilias Ennahachi. Photo: ONE Championship
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ONE Championship: Japan’s Iwata ready to shake up flyweight kickboxing division

Unbeaten Japanese star switched from karate only 3 years ago, but has made clear he is chasing gold.

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ONE Championship: Jonathan Di Bella gets chance to avenge only loss of his career

The Italian-Canadian faces Thai star Prajanchai PK Saenchai in October rematch for the ONE strawweight kickboxing world title.

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One Championship: Rukiya Anpo says Marat Grigorian is just ‘my stepping stone’

Japanese kickboxer says his ‘mission’ is rematch with a compatriot, is willing to fight Tawanchai to decide who gets to have revenge first.

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Rukiya Anpo (right) wiill fight Armenian Marat Grigorian in his ONE Championship debut on November 16. Photo: ONE Championship
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ONE Championship: Anpo signs up, 2 more world title bouts added to ONE 173 card

Blockbuster Tokyo event to feature Christian Lee v Alibeg Rasulov II and Nadaka v Numsurin for inaugural atomweight Muay Thai title.

Marat Grigorian (left) will fight three-division K-1 champion Rukiya Anpo in a featherweight kickboxing clash at ONE 173 in Tokyo on November 16. Photo: ONE Championship
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ONE Championship: Puric to rely on power against Japanese superstar Takeru

Canadian-Bosnian veteran says he does not feel ‘the years catching up’ and wants to use ONE 173 fight as stepping stone to a title.

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ONE Championship: Tawanchai to use bout against Liu for kickboxing redemption

The featherweight Muay Thai world champion wants to correct mistakes made in his last fight, hopes for rematch against man who beat him.

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Unitree, X-Humanoid top medal total in the world’s first humanoid robot games

Unitree won a total of 11 medals including four golds, while X-Humanoid took home 10 medals with two golds.

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Robots compete in the 100-metre final on Sunday at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
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ONE Championship: Eersel knocks out Jarvis to retain lightweight Muay Thai title

‘The Immortal’ underlines his dominance at ONE Fight Night 34 in Bangkok, while Rungrawee edges Youssef Assouik in co-main event.

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The Takedown | ONE Championship: Takeru must earn chance at revenge against Rodtang

Japanese star was badly beaten in their last meeting, so needs to pick next opponent carefully.

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Surprise ONE Muay Thai belt holder Anane ready to take on Haggerty in superfight

Coach targets September clash as newly crowned Algerian-Thai champion outlines his bold plans in Muay Thai and kickboxing divisions.

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Nabil Anane was handed his belt inside the ring at ONE Friday Fights 114 last month, after Superlek Kiatmoo9 failed to make weight for their rematch in March. Photo: ONE Championship
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Superlek eyes 3 title shots, but says he won’t fight again this year

Regaining Muay Thai title top of the agenda for 29-year-old Thai fighter, but injury rehab likely to keep him out of ONE 173 event.

ONE Championship flyweight kickboxing champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 demonstrates his skills during a seminar at Tai Po Sports Association Li Fook Lam Indoor Sports Centre. Photo: Edmond So
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Muay Thai legend Superlek to share ‘elite fighting techniques’ in Hong Kong

The ‘Kicking Machine’, who is ONE Championship flyweight kickboxing world champion, will host a seminar on his first visit to the city.

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ONE 173: Superbon and Masaaki Noiri set for title unification showdown in Tokyo

In other bout, MMA stars Oumar Kane and Anatoly Malykhin will battle it out in heavyweight world title rematch.

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Unitree eyes pre-IPO fundraising, valuing robot maker up to US$2 billion: report

Raising fresh capital casts a spotlight on how China’s leading humanoid robot makers are pushing forward mass production this year.

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Passersby film a Unitree G1 humanoid robot at a park in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
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Ready, set, fight: Unitree humanoid robots test skills in kickboxing competition

Unitree fielded four G1 humanoid robots in one-on-one kickboxing matches at an event held in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province.

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Unitree Robotics’ G1 humanoid robots square off at a kickboxing tournament in Hangzhou on Sunday. Photo: Handout
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Roman Kryklia makes short work of Lyndon Knowles at ONE Fight Night 30

Ukrainian puts British fighter down in the first round and says he’s ready to go again next weekend.

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Phetjeeja shouldering weight of expectation ahead of Morimoto clash at ONE 172

Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom defends her kickboxing title against home favourite Kana Morimoto in Tokyo.

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