ONE Championship veteran and former Glory and Okay-1 World champion Marat Grigorian will face off in opposition to Shoot boxing champion and for RISE kickboxing champion Kaito Ono at ONE 172, which is already an extremely stacked card that includes many kickboxing stars, akin to Nadaka Yoshinari, Masaaki Nori, Tawanchai, and the headliner, the a lot anticipated tremendous combat between Takeru and Rodtang.
On the decrease portion of this card can be two kickboxing stars who’ve made their identify in Europe and East Asia. Marat Grigorian was a light-weight champion in Glory Kickboxing and Okay-1 WGP champion at Tremendous-welterweight. He has now been a staple of ONE championship’s stacked featherweight division, defeating legends of the game akin to Andy Souwer and Sitthichai, each by knockout and giving the 2 finest featherweights within the division in Superbon and Chingiz Allazov good fights regardless of shedding.
Marat Grigorian’s battle in opposition to Chingiz Allavov (ONE Battle Evening 13)
On the opposite aspect, Japanese kickboxer Katio Ono has fought and gained many Japanese kickboxing titles, such because the RISE Middleweight kickboxing title and Shootboxing superlightweight title; Kaito Ono has additionally ventured to Europe in a cross-promotional combat between RISE and Glory Kickboxing the place he misplaced a one aspect resolution to Glory kickboxing light-weight champion Tyjani Beztati. Nevertheless, Kaito didn’t let this loss in Glory outline him.
He has gone on to defeat the likes of former Glory champion Davit Kiria, Former ONE Muay Thai champion Petchmorakot, former ISKA champion Gueric Billet, and even the 2024 k-1 MAX Champion Stoyan Koprivlenski.
Kaito Ono defeats former ONE Muay Thai champion Petchmorakot
Marat Grigorian and Kaito Ono’s battle may arrange the subsequent title contender.
Marat Grigorian has competed for the featherweight gold in ONE Championship thrice, with him shedding all 3 of these fights. The identical is true for Ono is Glory, clearly shedding to Tyjani Bztati. This doesn’t take away them from title rivalry, as fighters combat one another many instances; that’s what makes this sport nice. The most effective combat the very best, and the very best rematch the very best, and so they do it very often.
So though a victory for Griogian might not set him as much as face Superbon once more, Kaito Ono might as properly be. He could be recent blood for the promotion to assist out the featherweight division, which is in nice want of prolific kickboxers. The promotions lean towards Muay Thai, leaving kickboxing’s expertise pool way more shallow.
Nevertheless, these outdoors components don’t hamper this match, as this combat may very properly headline any kickboxing occasion. This reveals how a lot of a brilliant card ONE 172 actually is.
