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Khunpon vs. Panpadej Tops a Fully Loaded ONE Friday Fights 166 Card
Youth and technical brilliance collide across the board this Friday, August 14, as ONE Friday Fights 166 rolls into Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium.
Youth and technical brilliance collide across the board this Friday, August 14, as ONE Friday Fights 166 rolls into Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium. The card features nine bouts across Muay Thai, kickboxing, and MMA, and a US$100,000 contract is firmly within reach for anyone who can deliver on the biggest stage of their career.
A Flyweight Chess Match Headlines the Night
Precision, not power, figures to decide the main event when Khunpon Aekmuangnon and Panpadej Looksuan square off in a flyweight Muay Thai clash between two of the series' most polished young strikers.
Khunpon has made his name with a wicked southpaw body kick, a weapon that has quietly wrecked opponents throughout his year-long run on the ONE Friday Fights circuit. At only 20, he already carries a 63-18 mark and a composed, mature approach that belies his age.
Panpadej counters with something even rarer: near-flawless efficiency. His 58-7 career record includes an eye-popping 89 percent win rate, the product of a game built on calculated shot selection rather than raw aggression.
Neither man is inclined to take a step back, setting up a technical battle where a single lapse in judgment could decide everything.
Experience Meets Fearless Youth in the Co-Main Event
The co-main event flips the script entirely, pairing a seasoned veteran against a hungry teenager.
Denkriangkrai Mavinn Muaythai, a 27-year-old fixture of the weekly series, has made a career out of frustrating opponents with slick southpaw angles and suffocating clinch work, and he's rarely been the less experienced man in the ring.
That changes little on paper against Abdessamie Rhenimi, a 19-year-old Moroccan making his first real test against a name of Denkriangkrai's caliber.
Training out of Petchsaman Gym, Rhenimi has shown no hesitation stepping up in competition, and a victory here would instantly put him on the map. For Denkriangkrai, though, this is a chance to prove that experience still trumps enthusiasm.
ONE Friday Fights 166 Full Card:
- Khunpon Aekmuangnon vs. Panpadej Looksuan (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Denkriangkrai Mavinn Muaythai vs. Abdessamie Rhenimi (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Kaewkangwan Torfunfarm vs. Babak Haghi (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Pet Sitchalongsak vs. Sompongchai Sit Dr.Charnchai (Muay Thai – featherweight)
- Aidangkoeychai Sitkaewprapon vs. Saipetlek Coachnatsamartmuaythai (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Arthur Klopp vs. Gabriel Pereira (kickboxing – bantamweight)
- Batochir Batsaikhan vs. Mirmehti Miriyev (MMA – bantamweight)
- Nongfahsai Pooksuphan PK vs. Zeynep Cetintas (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Chi Lu Lee vs. Kenya Yamada (MMA – bantamweight)
