ONE Championship has staged hundreds of world title fights. It has never staged one quite like this.
Aslamjon Ortikov and Asadula Imangazaliev collide for the vacant ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title in the main event of The Inner Circle 20, streaming live for members in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 26. It is the first time in ONE Championship history that two undefeated ONE Friday Fights contract winners have met for a world title. Neither man has ever lost.
Ortikov is 24-0 with 13 finishes. The Uzbek became an eight-time Uzbekistan National Champion and two-time Asian Champion. He arrived in Bangkok to chase the biggest stage in the sport. He earned his ONE contract with a knockout and most recently stopped Jordan Estupinan in the second round at ONE Fight Night 43.
Imangazaliev is 12-0 with nine stoppages. The 22-year-old Dagestani, training out of Team Mehdi Zatout and Team Chingiz Allazov, has knocked out both Nong-O Hama and Kongthoranee Sor Sommai on his way to Friday. Those two veterans feature directly below him on the same card.
Aslamjon Ortikov and Asadula Imangazaliev headline a stacked Inner Circle 20 card
Aslamjon Ortikov and Imangazaliev are not the only story on Friday. The co-main event delivers the third and deciding chapter of one of Muay Thai’s most compelling recent rivalries. Nong-O Hama and Kongthoranee Sor Sommai settle their flyweight series.
Kongthoranee won the opener at ONE Fight Night 28 via split decision. Nong-O answered emphatically in the rematch at ONE Fight Night 31, earning a unanimous decision and a performance bonus. The former eight-time ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion and four-division Lumpinee Stadium World Champion came out of retirement to dominate again. Friday is where the rivalry ends.
Former three-sport ONE World Champion Stamp Fairtex adds star power to the supporting card. She faces Mexico’s Cynthia Flores in atomweight Muay Thai. PTT and Muangthai PK Saenchai are also in action at bantamweight.
