ONE Fight Night 15 explained

ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov
Promotion:ONE Championship
Venue:Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
City:Bangkok, Thailand
Followingevent:ONE Friday Fights 37: Bohic vs. Kacem

ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 7, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Background

A ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship bout between current champion Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai and former ONE Featherweight Kickboxing champion Superbon Singha Mawynn was expected to headline the event.[5] However, Superbon was forced to pulled out due to injured his leg.[6] He was replaced by Jo Nattawut in a kickboxing bout.[7] As a results, an interim ONE Featherweight World Championship bout between former champion Thanh Le (also former interim LFA Featherweight Champion) and Ilya Freymanov was promoted to the main event status.[8] [9]

A ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship for the vacant title between current ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai champion Jonathan Haggerty (also former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai champion) and current ONE Bantamweight World Champion Fabrício Andrade was scheduled for this event.[10] Former champion Petchtanong Petchfergus was stripped of the title due to testing positive for both metenolone and boldenone, banned substance according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[11] However, for unknown reasons, the bout was moved to main event at ONE Fight Night 16 on November 4.[12]

A ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship bout between current champion Jonathan Di Bella and Danial Williams served as the co-main event.[13]

ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling champion Mikey Musumeci completed in a non-title openweight grappling match against Shinya Aoki.[14]

A strawweight bout between former champion Joshua Pacio and Mansur Malachiev took place at the event.[15]

A flyweight bout between former ONE Flyweight World Championship challenger Danny Kingad and Hu Yong was scheduled for this event.[16] However, Kingad withdraw from the bout due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Eko Roni Saputra.[17] [18]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tawanchai To Defend Featherweight Muay Thai World Title Against Superbon At ONE Fight Night 15. ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Ben Coate. 2023-07-28. 2023-07-28.
  2. Web site: Tawanchai Against Superbon Super-Fight Announced for ONE Muay Thai Title on October 6. beyondkick.com. Woradon Yomjinda. 2023-07-28. 2023-07-28.
  3. Web site: Episch topgevecht! Superbon daagt Tawanchai uit voor de ONE Championship wereldtitel. vechtsportinfo.nl. Ron Emmerink. 2023-07-28. 2023-07-28.
  4. Web site: Tawanchai vs Superbon to battle for ONE Championship muay-thai title on oct 6/. Combat Press. Timothy Wheaton. 2023-07-28. 2023-07-28.
  5. Web site: Tawanchai faces Superbon at ONE Fight Night 15. asianmma.com. 28 July 2023 . 2023-07-28.
  6. Web site: 2023-09-20 . ONE Championship: Superbon out of title fight vs Tawanchai at Fight Night 15 in Bangkok . 2023-09-20 . South China Morning Post . en.
  7. Web site: Henry . Blaine . 2023-09-27 . BE Exclusive: Tawanchai vs. Jo Nattawut set for ONE Fight Night 15 . 2023-06-02 . Bloody Elbow . en-US.
  8. Web site: Martin . Damon . 2023-09-08 . Thanh Le vs. Ilya Freymanov booked for ONE interim featherweight title bout in October . 2023-09-09 . MMA Fighting . en-US.
  9. Web site: Riggs . Drake . 2023-09-26 . Thanh Le vs. Ilya Freymanov interim title tilt promoted to ONE Fight Night 15 main event after Superbon injury . 2023-10-01 . MMAmania.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2023-08-08 . ONE Championship: Jonathan Haggerty, Fabricio Andrade set to fight for vacant kickboxing title . 2023-08-09 . South China Morning Post . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2023-07-26 . Petchtanong popped for PEDs, stripped of title . 2023-07-26 . Asian MMA . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2023-09-08 . ONE Championship: Fabricio Andrade vs Jonathan Haggerty pushed back to November's Fight Night 16 main event . 2023-09-20 . South China Morning Post . en.
  13. Web site: Meehan . Dan . 2023-08-17 . Perth fighter Danial Williams locked in for ONE strawweight kickboxing title shot against Jonathan Di Bella . 2023-08-17 . 7NEWS . en.
  14. Web site: Blackett . Todd . Mikey Musumeci To Face Shinya Aoki At ONE Fight Night 15 . Jitsmagazine . 17 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Экс-чемпион Eagle FC Малачиев проведет второй бой в ONE 6 октября . mma.metaratings.ru . ru . September 4, 2023.
  16. Web site: Siasat . JM . 2023-08-10 . Danny Kingad to face Chinese puncher at ONE Fight Night 15 . 2023-08-22 . GMA Network.
  17. Web site: 2023-08-22 . Eko Roni Saputra replaces Danny Kingad at ONE Fight Night 15 . 2023-08-22 . Asian MMA . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2023-08-22 . Eko Roni Saputra steps in to face Hu Yong at ONE Fight Night 15 after Danny Kingad withdraws . 2023-08-22 . ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts . en-US.
  19. Web site: ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov. ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 10 February 2023 . 2023-08-20.
  20. Web site: 2023-10-07 . Le, Zhang, Musumeci Take Home US$50,000 Performance Bonuses at ONE Fight Night 15 . 2023-10-07 . ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts . en.