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Nico Carrillo just KO’d his way into kickboxing, should more Muay Thai champs cross over?

Saw this over the weekend and haven’t stopped thinking about it. Nico Carrillo, the reigning ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion, stepped into kickboxing for the first time against Zhou Jiaqiang at ONE Fight Night 46. No elbows allowed in kickboxing — completely different ruleset than what he’s used to.

Zhou actually gave him problems early, tagged him with a clean right hand and a front kick to the face. But Carrillo adjusted, worked the body, and finished it with a right hand barrage in round 2. Ref stopped it at 2:37.

What’s interesting is Carrillo already said afterward he’s not chasing more kickboxing fights unless there’s a title on the line — he wants to focus on defending his Muay Thai belt.

Is stepping into a new ruleset like this (no elbows, different distance management) actually a fair test of skill, or is it more of a legacy/exposure move? Would you want to see more Muay Thai champs try kickboxing, or does it just water down mastery of one discipline?

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u/FightersRetreat — 4 days ago

Shop in Europe?

Hello! I would like to buy One Championship merch in Hungary. There are two shop one in Greece with few t-shirts, and a Spanish page with no exist webshop. If I bought from the official ONE shop then I have to pay about 100 euros for the taxes, and I can’t afford that. Do you know any existing official merch shop in the European Union? Thank You!

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u/ThaiBoxerLevente — 3 days ago
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Tayfun blocked Superbon’s kick again and again… then THIS happened

This is a great example of why successfully defending a technique several times doesn't necessarily mean you've solved it.

What do you think Superbon saw that made him keep going back to the kick?

u/MrBuddyMT — 6 days ago
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ONE FIGHT NIGHT 46 👊

FIGHT NIGHT 🔥 ONE Fight Night 46 on Prime Video goes LIVE with an EPIC card in just a few hours, including Stella Hemetsberger vs. Natalia Diachkova for the ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Title and Nico Carrillo's kickboxing debut! What are your predictions? 🏆

  • Nontachai was not medically cleared due to illness and his fight with Kiamran Nabati has been canceled.
u/weareonechampionship — 7 days ago
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Muay Thai Legend Sam-A Gaiyanghadao ranks the best (and the worst) moves in Muay Thai.

Do you agree with the Sam-A's ranking?

u/MrBuddyMT — 8 days ago
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ONE SAMURAI 2 👊🇯🇵

ONE SAMURAI 2 goes LIVE in just a few hours with an ACTION-PACKED card, including three ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament quarterfinal bouts! Buy the PPV at live.onefc.com, and we'll see you from Tokyo at 5:30PM JST/4:30AM ET! 🇯🇵

u/weareonechampionship — 13 days ago

What's next for superlek?

With superlek now riding a 4 fight losing streak and suffering a pretty serious knee injury, what' the future for him? Will he somehow salvage whatever momentum and form he has left or is it a wraps on his career?

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u/Trick-Mobile9281 — 14 days ago

ONE Championship Athlete Ranking

What's up with ONE athlete ranking? It hasn't been working for a while now, on the app and the site. Any idea when the rankings will be up? All the title shots seem a little random without knowing what the challenger is actually ranked in the division.

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u/mkhizer_54 — 13 days ago