ONE Championship returns to Bangkok on January 14 with Stamp Fairtex vs Anissa Meksen in mixed rules fight; will host 52 events at Lumpinee in 2023
- Decorated strikers Stamp and Meksen to face off in special attraction at Impact Arena with rounds alternating between MMA and Muay Thai
- Martial arts promotion will begin hosting a weekly Muay Thai event at the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in January 2023
ONE Championship will return to Thailand on January 14 at Impact Arena in Bangkok for ONE on Prime Video 6, airing in US prime time on Friday, January 13.
The card will feature Stamp Fairtex against Anissa Meksen in a special mixed rules super-fight, with rounds alternating between MMA and Muay Thai.
ONE’s flyweight and bantamweight Muay Thai champions, Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Nong-O Gaiyanghadao, are also expected to be in action at the event, which will be broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service in the US and Canada, and on pay-per-view in most other locations.
In another major announcement at a Bangkok press conference on Monday, CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed ONE will put on a Muay Thai card at the famed Lumpinee Stadium every Friday night, starting in January 2023.
Chatri said ONE will also pay the highest fight purses in Thailand “to elevate the entire ecosystem”, and make a US$100 million investment in Muay Thai “around the world”.
The global martial arts promotion has not held a card in Thailand since two closed door shows – ONE: No Surrender, and ONE: A New Breed – at the Impact Arena in July 2020.