ONE Championship’s return to U.S. soil in September will feature a pair of champion vs. champion bouts.
On Sept. 6, ONE 168 will be headlined by a strawweight title bout between women’s atomweight champion Stamp Fairtex and strawweight champion Jing Nan Xiong, according to a press release from the promotion.
In the co-feature, Jonathan Haggerty will put his ONE bantamweight muay Thai championship on the line against ONE flyweight kickboxing champion Superlek Kiatmoo9.
The event will take place at Ball Arena in Denver and will air live on Prime Video at 8 p.m. ET.
Fairtex became the first three-sport champion in ONE history, claiming titles in MMA, kickboxing, and muay Thai. Fairtex accomplished the feat by stopping Seo Hee Ham at ONE Fight Night 14 to win the vacant atomweight title. To build upon her legacy, she will now look to become a two-division champion in MMA.
Xiong will have her say, though. She claimed the vacant strawweight title in 2018, and has since recorded seven defenses. In her last MMA outing in September 2022, Xiong defeated Angela Lee by unanimous decision, capping off an incredible trilogy. She was most recently in action against Nat Jaroonsak in a mixed rules bout at ONE Fight Night 14 last September.
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