"Great fight" - Fans hyped, split between Elias Mahmoudi and Denis Puric in impending ONE Fight Night 26 Muay Thai clash
An all-important flyweight Muay Thai clash was recently booked by ONE Championship on Dec. 6 as part of the loaded ONE Fight Night 26, as ranked contenders Denis Puric and Elias Mahmoudi are added to the event.
This was officially announced by the promotion on their Instagram account, and they wrote the post's caption with:
"Prepare for WAR ⚔️ Top-five flyweight Muay Thai contenders collide when second-ranked Denis Puric battles fifth-ranked Elias Mahmoudi on Dec. 6 at ONE Fight Night 26 on @primevideo! Who you got? @bosnian_menace @elias_mahmoudi_official"
'The Bosnian Menace' and 'The Sniper' look to produce an all-time classic inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Furthermore, they seek to move closer toward a potential shot at the coveted ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title currently held by Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
This incredible matchmaking by the world's largest martial arts organization was praised by fans and users @azhar_abdul_ghani, @disabled_din, @coachserdarkaraca, @jowad_mahmoudigym, @o.chaiyased, and @jay_davis07 have already locked in their picks for this barnburner, as they commented:
"Great fight🔥 hopefully @elias_mahmoudi_official got this🔥"
"If Puric shows up with Rodtang's moveset its over"
"Let's gooooo brother @bosnian_menace 🔥"
"Puric win🔥🔥 @bosnian_menace"
"Mahmoudi by whatever he wants"
Christian Lee's ONE lightweight MMA world title defense against Alibeg Rasulov headlines ONE Fight Night 26
The upcoming ONE Fight Night 26 continues to shape up as the promotion adds more thrilling matches to the card. It will be headlined by the defense of Christian Lee's ONE lightweight MMA world title against Alibeg Rasulov.
Another world title match pits Mayssa Bastos and Danielle Kelly for the ONE atomweight submission grappling world title will serve as a sequel after their epic battle in August, where the former secured a unanimous decision nod from the judges to be the new queen of the weight class.
Other stars included on the card are former ONE strawweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Di Bella, Rui Botelho, Thongpoon PK Saenchai, and Danial Williams.
ONE Fight Night 26 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.