“It would create an even bigger story” – Chatri Sityodtong says a Takeru victory over Superlek would set stage for epic Rodtang showdown

ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong is worked up for the upcoming historic ONE 165 occasion in Tokyo this weekend, and it’s largely as a result of potential blockbuster matchups between his high flyweight strikers.

ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru goes down reside from the Ariake Enviornment in Tokyo, Japan this Sunday, January twenty eighth. Two of the perfect flyweight kickboxers on the planet collide for all of the marbles.

Reigning and undisputed ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion ‘The Kicking Machine’ Superlek Kiatmoo9 defends his gold in opposition to Japanese icon and former Ok-1 champ ‘The Natural Born Crusher’ Takeru Segawa within the night’s important occasion.

Superlek was initially scheduled to defend his belt in opposition to Elias Mahmoudi at ONE Battle Night time 18 in early January, however the latter pulled out on the final minute. In the meantime, Takeru was initially anticipated to throw down with ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon, however ‘The Iron Man’ bought injured.

With their opponents out of fee, Superlek and Takeru now have a date with future.

Talking on the ONE 165 official press convention final week, Sityodtong stated:

“Superlek was fortunate because he was ready for the match as he was scheduled to fight Elias on January 13th, but the latter withdrew. If Takeru wins this match and defends the belt against Rodtang in the future, it would create an even bigger story.”

Evidently, a Takeru vs. Rodtang battle remains to be very a lot within the playing cards, and if he beats Superlek this Sunday night time, it actually units the stage.

Chatri Sityodtong reveals Rodtang will attend ONE 165 in Tokyo

In the meantime, Sityodtong says Rodtang was totally bummed he couldn’t fight Takeru, however he’s nonetheless looking forward to the showdown within the close to future.

Sityodtong added:

“Rodtang will come to watch this fight in Tokyo on January 28th. He really wanted to fight Takeru. It’s genuinely unfortunate that Rodtang had to withdraw due to injury during training.”

Followers in the US and Canada can catch all of the motion of ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru reside by way of pay-per-view at watch.onefc.com. Test ONE Championship’s official web site for extra data on the right way to watch out of your location.