Superlek is now not the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion.
Hours away from a extremely anticipated title unification conflict with interim titleholder Nabil Anane at ONE 172 in Japan, Superlek failed to satisfy the hydration necessities, leading to him being stripped of his title.
No official bulletins have been made as of this writing, however the bout is anticipated to maneuver ahead as scheduled. Sadly, Superlek will now not be eligible to go away Saitama Tremendous Enviornment with a belt, even when he wins.
Anane, then again, met each weight and hydration necessities for the bantamweight rematch, that means if he wins, he’ll develop into the undisputed king of the bantamweight Muay Thai division.
Superlek is simply the newest in a string of fighters who’ve misplaced their titles on the dimensions
It’s an unlucky flip of occasions and one which has plagued ONE Championship during the last 12 months. Round this similar time final 12 months, Jonathan Di Bella misplaced his ONE strawweight kickboxing crown after failing to weigh in for a title protection in opposition to Prajanchai at ONE Friday Fights 58.
Then in November, Rodtang Jitmuangnon was stripped of his ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title after failing to make weight for a rematch with Jacob Smith.
Fortunately, the opponents in 4 different title fights scheduled for ONE 172 all made weight and hydration, together with Adriano Moraes vs. Yuya Wakamatsu for the ONE flyweight MMA world championship and a showdown between Phetjeeja and former Okay-1 queen Kana Morimoto who will go toe-to-toe for the ONE atomweight kickboxing world title.
Each Rodtang and Takeru made weight and hydration for his or her extremely anticipated flyweight kickboxing superfight.
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ONE 172 will air dwell on international pay-per-view with watch.onefc.com. For those who order the occasion greater than 24 hours forward of battle evening, you will get the total 14-fight card for simply $35. After that, it’ll be $40.
With the occasion emanating from Japan, it’ll be a late begin time, or early relying in your perspective, for followers in the US. ONE 172 kicks off at 3 a.m. ET, 7 a.m. GMT, and a pair of p.m. ICT. Test right here for extra particulars on when the occasion begins in your neck of the woods.
