"Referee even got smacked" - ONE stars Superbon, Tawanchai, Johan Ghazali have fans in stitches with their footballing skills

ONE interim featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon, ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai, and Muay Thai standout Johan Ghazali blew off steam by showcasing their skills with a football.

The world's largest martial arts promotion shared hilarious videos of the three stars playing football while mixing in their striking techniques on Instagram:

Fans shared their reactions in the comments section:

"We're going to the World Cup this way. We're on the right track. Haha."

"A game where referee even got smacked 😂"

"I prefer Dagestan basketball but this looks like fun too."

"Muayball 😂👏👏👏👏"

"You guys would be a referees nightmare 😂🤣👏👏👏👏"

"Look at these gentlemen unmatched football skill."

Screenshot of fans' comments. [ONE Championship/Instagram, screenshot]

While unusual, taking a break from training camp to play football seemed to have unlocked something within all three fighters ahead of their most recent outings inside the circle.

Tawanchai narrowly defended the 155-pound Muay Thai crown against 'Smokin' Jo Nattawut at ONE 167 this past June via majority decision.

'Jojo' returned to the win column with a first-round knockout of Josue Cruz at ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6 inside the Ball Arena.

Meanwhile, Superbon is coming off a flawless first-round finish of Nattawut in their Muay Thai enocunter at ONE Friday Fights 81 on Sept. 27.

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Superbon wants world title rematch with Tawanchai next

Superbon hopes his statement knockout of Jo Nattawut at ONE Friday Fights 81 will lead to a rematch with Tawanchai for 26 pounds of featherweight Muay Thai gold.

The top-ranked ONE featherweight Muay Thai competitor, who nearly dethroned Tawanchai in December 2023, said in an interview with ONE:

"Of course, I want to challenge Tawanchai to snatch his belt. My goal is to be a champion. I'm here to win and be the champion."

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