https://www.scmp.com/rss/524598/feed The latest news and top stories on Allycia Hellen Rodrigues. Born in Brazil, she began her professional Muay Thai career as a teenager, becoming a champion in Sao Paulo before relocating to Thailand to hone her skills. She made a significant impact in ONE Championship, defeating Stamp Fairtex in 2020 to claim the Atomweight World Championship. Rodrigues has successfully defended her title multiple times, including unifying the belts against Janet Todd and recently against Cristina Morales. Known... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Enkh Orgil Baatarkhuu produced the biggest win of his career at ONE Fight Night 38 in Bangkok on Saturday, submitting Fabricio Andrade in the fourth round to claim the ONE bantamweight MMA world title and deliver a landmark moment for Mongolian combat sports. The 36-year-old entered the main event as the No 4 contender and a clear underdog against Andrade, who had built a reputation as one of the most dangerous strikers in the division. Baatarkhuu, best known recently for appearing on the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3335461/one-championship-baatarkhuu-submits-andrade-win-mma-world-title-fight-night-38?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3335461/one-championship-baatarkhuu-submits-andrade-win-mma-world-title-fight-night-38?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:08:09 +0000 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Ahead of her return to Muay Thai against Martyna Dominczak at ONE Fight Night 38 on Saturday, Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom has said her long-targeted showdown with Allycia Hellen Rodrigues could deliver a modern classic. The Thai star, the ONE women’s atomweight kickboxing world champion, told the Post that the match-up had the potential to become the female equivalent of Superlek v Rodtang, a rivalry that defined ONE’s Muay Thai landscape in recent years. Before she can chase that superfight,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3335371/phetjeeja-says-potential-rodrigues-fight-has-makings-classic-rodtang-v-superlek?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3335371/phetjeeja-says-potential-rodrigues-fight-has-makings-classic-rodtang-v-superlek?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:59:44 +0000 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Stella Hemetsberger was still walking on clouds after her surprise victory over Jackie Buntan at ONE Fight Night 35 in Bangkok, a result that made her Austria’s first ONE Championship world champion. The 26-year-old captured the vacant strawweight Muay Thai world title last Saturday with a unanimous decision against the division’s reigning kickboxing queen. It was a gruelling five-round contest that saw Hemetsberger drop Buntan twice in the opening frame before holding off the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3325242/one-championship-strawweight-world-champ-hemetsberger-sure-buntan-rematch-will-happen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3325242/one-championship-strawweight-world-champ-hemetsberger-sure-buntan-rematch-will-happen?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:52:49 +0000 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Allycia Hellen Rodrigues is building a reputation as one of the most dangerous strikers in combat sports – and her latest performance only added to the growing legend. The 26-year-old atomweight champion delivered a clinical third-round knockout of Johanna Persson in the main event of ONE Fight Night 33 at Lumpinee Stadium on Saturday, earning her a second consecutive US$50,000 (HK$392,500) performance bonus in the process. “I don’t think there’s a more dangerous striker on the planet right... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3317975/one-championship-rodrigues-shines-clinical-ko-one-fight-night-33?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3317975/one-championship-rodrigues-shines-clinical-ko-one-fight-night-33?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 07:16:23 +0000 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Johanna Persson has always had a competitive streak – it just didn’t always serve her well. “I wasn’t so good at football,” she said with a laugh. “I was more into kicking my opponents than kicking the ball.” A few red cards later, the Swede finally found a better outlet for her aggression. On Saturday, the 30-year-old will challenge Allycia Hellen Rodrigues for the ONE atomweight Muay Thai world title in the main event of ONE Fight Night 33 at Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium. It will be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3317519/i-couldnt-play-football-i-preferred-kicking-rivals-ball-one-championship-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3317519/i-couldnt-play-football-i-preferred-kicking-rivals-ball-one-championship-star?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:33:20 +0000