“We just talked about it” - Chatri Sityodtong says Jonathan Di Bella vs. Prajanchai rematch possible for Canada
ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong says the highly anticipated rematch between ONE strawweight kickboxing world champion Prajanchai PK Saenchai and former king Jonathan Di Bella is in the works.
Sityodtong has discussed the rematch with his matchmaking team, and it looks like they are eyeing a few cities and venues.
Speaking to the media in a recent virtual interview, Sityodtong spilled the beans on the much-anticipated redo between the two stars.
He said:
"I don't know yet. We just talked about it with my team last week, so I don't know exactly when it will be, which country, but I think it'll be either Qatar, Japan, or maybe the U.S. Yeah, it's still very much up in the air right now because as always, my team and I are juggling a million things right now."
Sityodtong added:
"Yeah, we have some big, big news, exciting news is coming out soon regarding our events, not just for the rest of this year, but for next year as well. We're already planning well out next year, 12 months out, and we already have booked a bunch of different venues in different countries. So let's see what happens. Who knows, maybe even Canada."
Di Bella was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, so if the rematch happens in his backyard, that would be absolutely massive for the Italian-Canadian star.
What's next for ONE Championship?
ONE Championship makes its way back to the hallowed grounds of the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, October 4 for ONE Fight Night 25: Nicolas vs. Eersel II on Prime Video.
In the main event, ONE lightweight kickboxing world champion 'Barboza' Alexis Nicolas of France will make the first defense of his gold against former adversary 'The Immortal' Regian Eersel of Suriname in a highly anticipated rematch.
Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live and absolutely free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding the event during fight week.