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Decho Is Bringing His Knees To ONE Friday Fights 155, And Rustam Has Never Faced Anyone Like Him
Three wins in a row. A revenge victory. A 74-second knockout. And now, the biggest fight of his career.
Decho Mavinn Muaythai is rolling into the main event of ONE Friday Fights 155 on May 22 as the hottest knee fighter in the circuit’s flyweight division, and he is convinced that one more standout performance could finally land him the six-figure contract he has been building toward.
The Premier Muay Khao In The Division
Decho Mavinn Muaythai has been showing fans across the globe why he is so dangerous. His three-fight winning streak is not just built on wins. It is built on statements.
The latest came in March, when he dispatched Elvin "Jaguar" Kazumovi in just 74 seconds, closing the distance and delivering precisely the kind of knee-heavy destruction that has become his trademark. While the knees started the destruction, it was a perfectly-placed elbow that finished the job.
"I was really happy with my performance in my last fight because everything went exactly to plan. The strategy was to close the distance and damage him with my knees, and that elbow to finish the fight was a weapon we specifically prepared for inside the clinch," Decho said.
"I honestly believe I'm one of the top knee fighters in this division in ONE Friday Fights who can inflict the most damage. From what I've seen, not many fighters use a knee-heavy style to dictate the pace like I do."
The Unbeaten Phenom In His Way
The challenge this Friday comes in the form of Rustam "Tomahawk" Yunusov, a 19-year-old Russian southpaw who has gone 16-0 with 11 knockouts and beaten every Thai fighter he has ever faced. That last detail has not escaped Decho's attention, and it has added a layer of personal motivation to an already loaded fight.
Yunusov is dangerous at range – he’s quick in and out, has a sharp left hand, a sharp left kick, and the kind of footwork that makes him a nightmare to catch. Decho knows what happens if he lets the Russian dictate the distance, so he refuses to allow him to do so on Friday.
"Even though no Thai fighter has been able to catch up to him yet, I'm not like anyone he's ever faced before. I'm a natural knee fighter. I've chased down and pressured plenty of opponents in my career, and in this fight, I'm going to pressure him heavily to drag him into my world," Decho offered.
“I'm confident I can get to him. My team and I have already figured out a way to neutralize his speed. I can't reveal what it is right now, so you'll just have to wait and see it inside the ring."
One Win Away From Everything
Decho is not thinking about survival. He is thinking about a finish – the kind of performance that leaves no doubt in anyone's mind and no argument for the judges to make.
He has studied Yunusov closely and arrived at one conclusion: the power is not there to keep him off. And if the power is not there, Decho will walk through it.
A win would push him to four straight, cement his status as the top knee fighter at the ONE Friday Fights proving ground, and put a six-figure contract firmly in the conversation. He knows it, and he is not leaving anything on the table.
"My only goal is to finish the fight. I want to show everyone that a knee fighter like me can beat an undefeated opponent and make it to the global stage. As for his power, I'm not worried at all. He doesn't really have that one-shot knockout power," Decho said. "I'm confident that if I get past Rustam, that six-figure ONE Championship contract will be well within my reach."
