Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke
The card for next month’s “ONE Championship 42: Kingdom of Champions” has started to take shape with a pair of title fights at the top of the event.
In the main event, strawweight champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke (6-0), the first Thai national in history to claim a world championship in MMA, will put his belt on the line against challenger Yoshitaka Naito (10-0), from Japan.
And in the co-feature, featherweight champ Marat Gafurov (13-0) puts his belt and perfect record up for grabs against Japan’s Kazunori Yokota (25-5-3). ONE Championship officials today announced the two title fights, as well as four other bouts for the card.
ONE Championship 42 takes place May 27 at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, which is located in Amphoe Pak Kret, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand in the Bangkok suburbs. The card will stream via online pay-per-view and will be the promotion’s debut in Thailand.
The undefeated Amnuaysirichoke has fought all of his professional MMA bouts in the ONE Championship cage, picking up four stoppage wins in his six bouts. His two most recent fights have ended by decision. Shooto veteran Naito has half of his 10 career wins by stoppage, including four submissions. He’ll be fighting for the first time under the ONE Championship banner.
Gafurov, a former M-1 champion, has nine of his 13 victories by submission. All four of his ONE Championship wins have come by rear-naked choke, including three in the first round. The 38-year-old Yokota, the current DEEP featherweight champion, will make his ONE Championship debut in a title fight.
Other fights booked for the card include Rob Lisita (14-7) vs. Timofey Nastyukhin (9-2) at featherweight; Leandro Ataides (8-2) vs. Marcin Prachnio (10-2) in a middleweight bout; Anatpong Bunrad (5-2) vs. Eugene Toquero (8-3) in a flyweight bout; and Chrech Kosal (2-1) vs. Yodsanan Sityodtong (1-1) at bantamweight.
The latest ONE Championship 42 card now includes:
- Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke vs. Yoshitaka Naito – for strawweight title
- Champion Marat Gafurov vs. Kazunori Yokota – for featherweight title
- Rob Lisita vs. Timofey Nastyukhin
- Leandro Ataides vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Anatpong Bunrad vs. Eugene Toquero
- Chrech Kosal vs. Yodsanan Sityodtong
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