WATCH: Thai slugger Saemapetch breaks the sound barrier with nasty rib kick against Rodlek that echoed through the arena

Former ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title challenger and current number four-ranked contender Saemapetch Fairtex is one of the most hard-hitting fighters in all of ONE Championship.

Proof of this is when he fought Rodlek PK Saenchai in August 2020 at ONE: No Surrender II and landed a powerful left kick that echoed throughout the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE Championship wrote the caption in the post with:

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"Sound on 🔉Will Saemapetch's thunderous kicks pave the way to victory against Nico Carrillo at ONE Fight Night 23 on @primevideo? @saemapetch_fairtex"o

That kick was only a snippet of his solid performance against his fellow Thai contender, as he eventually got the unanimous decision nod from the judges to collect his fourth victory under the world's largest martial arts organization.

Before this fight, he challenged then-holder Nong-O Hama for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title but came short after receiving a fourth-round knockout loss.

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Saemapetch faces Nico Carrillo in a pivotal match at ONE Fight Night 23

After avenging his previous shocking defeat to Mohamed Younes Rabah in December 2023 at ONE Fight Night 17 with his very own first-round TKO finish in February at ONE Fight Night 19 to even their head-to-head matchup to one apiece.

Now, the Fairtex Training Center star is scheduled to meet the number one-ranked divisional contender Nico Carrillo in a potential world title eliminator on July 5 at ONE Fight Night 23, which goes down inside the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE Fight Night 23 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada on July 5, which will emanate inside the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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