''ONE Fight Night 8: Superlek vs. Williams'' was a

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event produced by

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that took place on March 25, 2023, at the

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, Singapore.

Background

A ONE Heavyweight World Championship title unification bout between current champion

Arjan Bhullar Arjan Singh Bhullar (born May 13, 1986) is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed in the Ultimate Fightin ...

and interim champion Anatoly Malykhin (also current ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion) was expected to headline the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to headline at

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, but Bhullar withdraw due to suffering an injury in training and it was announced that Bhullar had surgery on the arm two weeks ago. However, the bout was removed from the event due to a shift in broadcaster commitments. A ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship bout between current champion

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 ...

and current ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Champion, #1 ranking contender

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 ...

was promoted to the new main event. However, Rodtang withdraw from the bout due to injury and was replaced by

Danial Williams Danial Williams (, born June 13, 1993), is a Thai-born Australian professional Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer, and mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Strawweight division. Background Williams was bo ...

. Williams was scheduled to fight Rui Botelho and was replaced by Aslanbek Zikreev at a catchweight of 127 pounds. A ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship title unification bout between current champion

Allycia Rodrigues Allycia Hellen Rodrigues (born May 18, 1998) is a Brazilian Muay Thai kickboxer. She currently competes for ONE Championship, where she is the current ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion. As of April 2024, she is ranked as the number three ...

and interim champion

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(also current ONE Women's Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion) took place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at ONE on Prime Video 5, but Todd pulled out from the event due to tests positive for

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. A women's atomweight bout between

Itsuki Hirata is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to ONE Championship, where she competes in the atomweight division. Hirata trained in judo throughout childhood before switching to mixed martial arts (MMA) upon graduatin ...

and former Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Champion

Seo Hee Ham Ham Seo-hee (; ; born March 8, 1987), anglicised as Seo Hee Ham, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. She is currently signed to ONE Championship, where she is ranked #3 in the ONE Championship Women's Atomweight r ...

took place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at ONE 163, but the bout was scrapped for Hirata failed weight and hydration. Reigning flyweight submission grappling champion

Mikey Musumeci Michael Musumeci Jr. (born July 7, 1996) is an American submission grappler and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt competitor. A four-time World Champion and Pan American Champion in colored belts, Musumeci is a five-time IBJJF black belt World Ch ...

's sister

Tammi Musumeci Tammi Musumeci (born July 8, 1994) is an American submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. A multiple times world champion in colored belts, Musumeci is a black belt world champion, a five-time No-Gi world champion a ...

was booked to make her promotional debut at the event, taking on Bianca Basilio in a strawweight bout. At the weigh-ins, Eddie Abasolo weighed in at 158.8 pounds, 3.8 pounds over the featherweight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Abasolo was fined their purse of his purse, which went to his opponent

Niclas Larsen Niclas Ricky Larsen is a Danish Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Career Larsen was scheduled to face Leo Bonniger at The Champions Club 10 in Hamburg, Germany for the WKU World Muay Thai middleweight title on April 27, 2013. He won the fight by ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Performance of the Night: Superlek Kiatmuu9, Akbar Abdullaev and Zhang Peimian

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References