“It would create an even bigger story” – Chatri Sityodtong says a Takeru victory over Superlek would set stage for epic Rodtang showdown

ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong is happy for the upcoming historic ONE 165 occasion in Tokyo this weekend, and it’s largely as a result of potential blockbuster matchups between his prime flyweight strikers.

ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru goes down reside from the Ariake Enviornment in Tokyo, Japan this Sunday, January twenty eighth. Two of the perfect flyweight kickboxers on the planet collide for all of the marbles.

Reigning and undisputed ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion ‘The Kicking Machine’ Superlek Kiatmoo9 defends his gold in opposition to Japanese icon and former Okay-1 champ ‘The Pure Born Crusher’ Takeru Segawa within the night’s principal occasion.

Superlek was initially scheduled to defend his belt in opposition to Elias Mahmoudi at ONE Battle Night time 18 in early January, however the latter pulled out on the final minute. In the meantime, Takeru was initially anticipated to throw down with ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon, however ‘The Iron Man’ received injured.

With their opponents out of fee, Superlek and Takeru now have a date with future.

Talking on the ONE 165 official press convention final week, Sityodtong stated:

“Superlek was lucky as a result of he was prepared for the match as he was scheduled to combat Elias on January thirteenth, however the latter withdrew. If Takeru wins this match and defends the belt in opposition to Rodtang sooner or later, it will create a good greater story.”

For sure, a Takeru vs. Rodtang combat continues to be very a lot within the playing cards, and if he beats Superlek this Sunday evening, it actually units the stage.

Chatri Sityodtong reveals Rodtang will attend ONE 165 in Tokyo

In the meantime, Sityodtong says Rodtang was completely bummed he couldn’t combat Takeru, however he’s nonetheless trying ahead to the showdown within the close to future.

Sityodtong added:

“Rodtang will come to observe this combat in Tokyo on January twenty eighth. He actually wished to combat Takeru. It is genuinely unlucky that Rodtang needed to withdraw because of damage throughout coaching.”

Followers in the USA and Canada can catch all of the motion of ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru reside by way of pay-per-view at watch.onefc.com. Verify ONE Championship’s official web site for extra data on easy methods to watch out of your location.