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''ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru'' was a
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event produced by
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that took place on January 28, 2024, at the
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in
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, Japan.


Background

The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Tokyo and first since ONE: Century in October 2019. The event was originally host to Qatar, but moved to
ONE 166 ''ONE 166: Qatar'' was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on March 1, 2024, at Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar. Background This event marked the organization's debut in Qatar. It also the second visit to ...
on March 1. A flyweight kickboxing superfight between the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Champion
Rodtang Jitmuangnon Tinnakorn Srisawat (; born July 23, 1997), known professionally as Rodtang Jitmuangnon () is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Known as 'The Iron Man', he is one of the most popular Muay Thai fighters in the world. He is a for ...
and former three-divisions K-1 World Champion
Takeru Segawa is a Japanese kickboxer currently competing in the flyweight division of ONE Championship. He is the former K-1 Super Featherweight champion, K-1 Featherweight champion and K-1 Super Bantamweight champion. He is the only three weight champi ...
was expected to headline the event. This was mark the first time a non-title bout to be five rounds. However, Rodtang withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by
Superlek Kiatmuu9 Manachai Yamsiri (; born 6 November 1995), known professionally as Superlek Kiatmuu9 (), is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Nicknamed 'The Kicking Machine', he is regarded as one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of his ge ...
for the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship bout. A ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship rematch between current champion
Kade Ruotolo Kade Ruotolo (born January 22, 2003) is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist. A competitor with his twin brother Tye since the age of 3, Ruotolo is an IBJJF World champion, Pan Am, and European Open champion at every col ...
and Tommy Langaker served as the co-main event. The pairing previously met at
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which Ruotolo retained the title by unanimous decision. A lightweight bout between former two-time ONE Lightweight Champion
Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler competing in ONE Championship's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Extreme Champion. A professional competit ...
and
Sage Northcutt Sage Northcutt (March 1, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Welterweight division and is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. He has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...
was expected to take place at the event. Northcutt withdrew during the event due to two of his coaches (one being former WEC Featherweight Champion and UFC Hall of Famer Modern Wing
Urijah Faber Urijah Christopher Faber ( ; born May 14, 1979) is an American former mixed martial artist and actor. He competed in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the founder of Team Alpha Male ...
) not having work visas and was replaced by former
ONE Bantamweight Champion This is a list of ONE Championship champions in each weight division of each sport. Current champions , Xiong Jing Nan , align=center , January 20, 2018 , align=center , , align=center , 7 , - ! align=left , Atomweight , Denice Zamboang ...
John Lineker John Lineker (born June 12, 1990) is a Brazilian Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion. Lineker formerly competed in the bantamweight divisio ...
in a openweight bout.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Performance of the Night: Superlek Kiatmuu9, Kade Ruotolo, Shinya Aoki, Nieky Holzken, Marat Grigorian and Garry Tonon


See also

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2024 in ONE Championship The year 2024 was the 14th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing, Muay Thai and submission grappling promotion based in Cayman Islands. Events list Past events 2024 ONE Championship awards 2024 Fighter ...
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List of ONE Championship events This is a list of events held and scheduled by the ONE Championship (ONE), a mixed martial arts promotion based in Singapore. ONE's inaugural event, ''ONE FC 1: Champion vs. Champion'', took place on September 3, 2011. Scheduled events Past e ...
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List of current ONE fighters The ONE Championship (formerly known as "ONE Fighting Championship") promotion was started in 2011. This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the ONE Championship brand. Fighters are organized by weight clas ...


References

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