‘Live’ Muay thai returns to world stage with ONE: A New Breed on Friday

In the other main event, ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Stamp Fairtex of Thailand returns to defend her title against Ayutthaya Miracle Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues of Brazil.

“There are so many exciting fights this Friday,” said ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong at the press preview for the ONE: A New Breed event.

"I’m most excited for Stamp Fairtex against Allycia Rodrigues, and Kulabdam versus Rodlek. It’s going to be fireworks. But I’m also very, very excited for [Thailand’s] Wondergirl Fairfax versus KC Carlos” from the Philippines.

“I think that’s going to be a big KO again. The fans in Thailand are in for a big treat, and I can’t wait to throw more events in Thailand,” said Chatri.

The opening ONE: A New Breed fight night follows the success of ONE: No Surrender in July and August and will be broadcast live around the world under strict Covid-19 controls.

“We still don’t have plans to open up to full stadium events with crowds,” explained Chatri. “Of course, we believe in our Covid protocols to keep our fighters and our staff safe in all events. But to extend the Covid protocol to a full stadium of 10,000 people is still quite difficult for us now.”

The main event of ONE: A NEW BREED features ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Stamp Fairtex of Thailand taking on ONE Super Series newcomer Allycia Hellen Rodrigues of Brazil.

The co-main event will see muay Thai superstar Rodlek take on rising young phenom Kulabdam in the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai Tournament Final. The winner will earn the right to challenge reigning ONE Bantamweight World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.

“I think the fans are going to be excited about the many KOs that I expect. I’m very excited for the main event, ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Stamp Fairtex versus Allycia Rodrigues. I think that’s going to be a huge, huge fight, a lot of excitement, a lot of fast paced action. Both fighters fight very aggressively, so it’s going to be very exciting. I think the co-main event, Kulabdam versus Rodlek, is going to be a KO. Everybody knows that both fighter’s styles are to walk forward with big power,” Chatri said.

He also elaborated on his plans for ONE Championship in Thailand and the rest of the world.

“We are working with the government to bring back muay Thai in a big way … you will see us back to our regularly scheduled events around Asia and around the world,” said Chatri, urging fans to watch out for announcements soon on events in Singapore and elsewhere.