Adriano Moraes and Yuya Wakamatsu will meet for a second time to crown a brand new flyweight champion at ONE Championship 172. The occasion will happen on the Saitama Tremendous Area in Saitama, Japan, on March 23.
A five-round kickboxing showdown between Takeru Segawa and Rodtang Jitmuangnon will function the primary occasion.
Moraes (21-5) was the flyweight champion when he beat Wakamatsu again in March 2022, tapping out the Japanese expertise within the third spherical. That was the final title protection of “Mikinho”, who would go on to lose twice to now-retired Demetrious Johnson.
Wakamatsu (18-6) earned one other shot on the ONE belt after successful three in a row since 2023, knocking out Wei Xie after which successful a pair of choices over Danny Kingad and Gilbert Nakatani.
“ONE Championship will head to Japan for the fourth time, and I’m excited to convey one of many largest kickboxing fights in historical past to Saitama Tremendous Area,” ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong said in a launch. “Takeru is a kickboxing icon, revered for his supreme ability and combating spirit. Rodtang is the world’s hottest putting famous person and one of many biggest muay Thai fighters of all time. I can’t wait to lastly witness this spectacular battle in ONE Championship.
“Plus, former flyweight MMA king Adriano Moraes and Japan’s personal Yuya Wakamatsu will face off for the vacant ONE flyweight MMA world title. I’m excited to see who will succeed Demetrious Johnson because the undisputed king of the division. It’s going to be one other historic evening in Japan, and I wish to specific my honest gratitude to U-NEXT for all of their assist.”
