WATCH: Demetrious Johnson and Rodtang Jitmuangnon trade damage in their mixed rules matchup
ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon will be gunning for two-sport supremacy when he challenges Superlek Kiatmoo9 on March 24 for the ONE flyweight kickboxing world title.
A matchup between the two Thai superstars has felt inevitable for quite some time. Fans will finally witness the highly anticipated scrap at ONE Fight Night 8 on Prime Video, with Superlek fresh off his ONE world title victory over Daniel Puertas in January.
The Kicking Machine’ will face the toughest test of his career when he puts his title on the line against ‘The Iron Man’ Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
Ahead of their championship showdown this month, ONE Championship is looking back at another historic matchup featuring Rodtang; his mixed-rules superfight with ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious Johnson at the promotion’s 10th-anniversary showcase ONE X.
“Both absorbed damage like it was nothing 😳 Rodtang Jitmuangnon challenges Superlek Kiatmoo9 for the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Title on March 24 at ONE Fight Night 8, and Demetrious Johnson runs it back with Adriano Moraes in a ONE Flyweight MMA World Title trilogy bout on May 5 at ONE Fight Night 10 🏆🏆”
Alternating between Muay Thai and MMA rule sets, fans were treated to an explosive battle between the two flyweight superstars that ultimately saw Johnson score a second-round victory via submission.
Rodtang Jitmuangnon hopes to train with Demetrious Johnson in the future
Rodtang Jitmuangnon’s first foray into MMA didn’t go his way last year as he came up short in the promotion’s first-ever mixed-rules super fight. Nevertheless, ‘The Iron Man’ is still excited by the prospect of making a full transition to MMA in the future. For that, he hopes to enlist the help of his ONE X opponent, Demetrious Johnson.
"Training with him sounds great, because he’s a legend and I really look up to him. He’s really well-rounded in his grappling and the ground game, so I’m looking forward to it, if he’s willing to train with me."
Minus his unique showdown with ‘Mighty Mouse’ in 2022, Rodtang Jitmuangnon is undefeated under the ONE Championship banner. That includes 11 straight victories in Muay Thai and two victories in kickboxing. ‘The Iron Man’ will attempt to earn win number three in kickboxing when he straps on the 8oz gloves against Superlek Kiatmoo9 on March 24.
All ONE Fight Night events are live and free on Amazon Prime in North America.