Kholmirzaev wins ONE flyweight title; Rodtang suffers first stoppage loss

At ONE Samurai 1, Avazbek Kholmirzaev became the new ONE flyweight MMA champion by knocking out Yuya Wakamatsu in the second round. The 25-year-old Kholmirzaev demonstrated high-level striking, creativity, and killer instinct to improve to 16-2 overall and 10-1 in ONE. In another historic result, Muay Thai and kickboxing legend Rodtang Jitmuangnon suffered his first stoppage loss in 13 years, losing via TKO to Takeru Segawa in the fifth round of their kickboxing bout for the interim flyweight title. The post also noted the emotional reaction of Rodtang's partner after the fight. Other notable results included Jonathan Haggerty defending his bantamweight kickboxing title and Marat Grigorian scoring a first-round knockout.