ONE Championship 157: Muay Thai star Wondergirl Jaroonsak booked for MMA debut opposite Zeba Bano

The 23-year-old Thai will take on India’s Bano in a strawweight bout at May 20 event in Singapore

Completed line-up also features flyweight Muay Thai grand prix quarter finals and Petchmorakot vs Jimmy Vienot title fight

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Muay Thai star Nat “Wondergirl” Jaroonsak poses in the ring. Photo: ONE Championship.

Published: 1:02pm, 26 Apr 2022

Nat “Wondergirl” Jaroonsak, one of the most popular young fighters in Muay Thai, is taking her talent to mixed martial arts.

The 23-year-old Thai will compete in her first MMA bout against India’s Zeba Bano on the lead card of the upcoming ONE Championship 157 event, slated for May 20 in the Asian martial arts promotion’s home base of Singapore.

The bout will be Wondergirl’s first since a brutal decision loss to Filipino-American star Jackie Buntan in February of 2020, which left her with facial fractures and double vision.

Wondergirl Fairtex punches Brooke Farrell. Photo: ONE Championship.

In her MMA debut opposite Bano, she will look to return to the form that saw her score stoppage wins over Brooke Farrell and KC Carlos in her first two ONE Championship bouts.

Bano will have the edge in terms of pro MMA experience in the match-up, but not by much. The 23-year-old “Fighting Queen” from Haryana is 1-0 as a professional, having defeated Monika Sharma by split decision in her debut in 2019. However, she also has four wins on the amateur MMA circuit, including two finishes.

The ONE Championship 157 event will be headlined by a featherweight Muay Thai title fight between champion Petchmorakot Petchyindee of Thailand and challenger Jimmy Vienot of France.

ONE featherweight Muay Thai champion Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy.

Petchmorakot won his title with a decision victory over Pongsiri PK. Saenchai in 2020, and defended it twice that year with a decision win over the legendary Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex and a TKO win over Magnus Andersson.