WATCH: Superlek’s elbow from hell shatters game Walter Goncalves in one round
Superlek only needed one well-placed elbow to put Brazilian standout Walter Goncalves down for the count.
ONE Championship's premiere on Amazon Prime Video in August 2022 was an event for the ages. It delivered some highlight-reel knockouts and featured the promotion's biggest stars, including Itsuki Hirata, Amir Aliakbari, Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida, and Liam Harrison. The event also featured a flyweight MMA world championship rematch between Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes.
Also leaving his mark on the historic night was 'The Kicking Machine' who elbowed his way into the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix tournament with a brutal elbow KO in the opening round of his semi-final match with Walter Goncalves.
Superlek would go on to win the tournament final, besting Panpayak Jitmuangnon at ONE 164 in Manilla.
Now reigning as the ONE flyweight kickboxing king, the Thai fan favorite will return to martial arts' biggest global stage on Friday, September 6 with a chance to bring home a second ONE world title.
Emanating from Ball Arena in The Mile High City—Denver, Colorado—ONE Championship presents ONE 168.
In one of the most anticipated bouts in Muay Thai history, reigning two-sport titleholder Jonathan Haggerty will put his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world championship up for grabs when he meets Superlek.
Haggerty goes into his second defense of the bantamweight belt riding an impressive win streak, which includes knockouts of Nong-O Hama, Fabricio Andrade, and 'Demolition Man' Felipe Lobo in his last three outings.
Meanwhile, 'The Kicking Machine' has kept himself busy earning notable victories over Thai icon Rodtang, Japanese kickboxing legend Takeru Segawa, and most recently, highly touted prospect Kongthoranee Sor Sommai.
Who leaves with 26 pounds of ONE Championship gold when two of Muay Thai's most dangerous strikes square off inside the Circle this summer?
ONE Championship fans in the United States and Canada can watch ONE Fight Night 24 live and for free via Amazon Prime Video in U.S. primetime on Friday, August 2.