WATCH: Rodtang unleashes the fireworks in brilliant world title defense over Petchdam Petchyindee in 2020
ONE Championship re-visited Rodtang Jitmuangnon's impressive win against Petchdam Petchyindee by sharing highlights on social media. In July 2020, 'The Iron Man' was scheduled to defend his flyweight Muay Thai world title against Petchdam at ONE: No Surrender.
At the time, the Thai superstar held a promotional record of 7-0 in The Art of Eight Limbs, while the Petchyindee affiliate was 3-0 in the same category. Rodtang vs. Petchdam took place inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand as the main event of ONE: No Surrender. Following a five-round war, 'The Iron Man' retained his flyweight Muay Thai throne by unanimous decision, adding another high-level opponent to his legendary resume.
Nearly four years later, ONE recently honored the flyweight Muay Thai king's win against Petchdam by posting highlights of the fight on Instagram, which can be seen below.
Since then, 'The Iron Man' has solidified himself as one of the greatest fighters in ONE Championship. The 26-year-old holds promotional records of 12-1 in Muay Thai (lone loss against ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9), 2-0 in kickboxing, and 0-1 in a mixed-rules bout against ONE flyweight MMA world champion Demetrious Johnson.
Rodtang looks to extend undefeated ONE kickboxing record in upcoming clash with Denis Puric
On April 5, Denis Puric secured his second consecutive Muay Thai win with a unanimous decision against Jacob Smith. Following his latest performance, Puric called for a flyweight Muay Thai world title shot against Rodtang, which was partially granted by the promotion.
On June 7, Puric will face 'The Iron Man' in a non-title flyweight kickboxing matchup at ONE 167. 'The Bosnian Menace' could receive a Muay Thai world title shot in the future if he can pull off the upset against Rodtang next month.
ONE 167 will take place inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will feature two world title fights, ONE women's atomweight MMA world champion Stamp Fairtex vs. Denice Zamboanga and ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai vs Jo Nattawut, which can be seen live and for free by American and Canadian viewers with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.