ONE Championship ONE Championship There’s been a shake-up in the main event of ONE Fight Night 29 on Prime Videoq1-vegapg77, but reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues will still be defending her gold.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag advanced to the semifinal after defeating 21-19 21-13 Thailand's world No. 32 Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren in the quarter-finals. Satwik-Chirag won the French Open Super 750 doubles title in 2022, but could not defend it from the Korean No.3 pair in 2023. This upcoming round will decide the outcome again -- a chance for India to seek revenge or a consecutive title for Korea.
In the semis, he will take on Kunlavut Vitidsarn who is currently ranked eight in the BWF rankings. Sen is not new to facing Vitidsarn with the duo locking horns in July 2018 at the Asia Junior Championships wherein the Indian won 21-19, 21-18.
On March 7 in U.S. primetime, talented rising star Marie McManamon will make her ONE debut on short notice to challenge for the coveted World Title at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
McManamon will be replacing surging Israeli contender Shir Cohen, who suffered an injury during her preparations for ONE Fight Night 29.
Brazilian superstar Rodrigues has dominated the atomweight Muay Thai division since she made her stunning ONE Championship debut back in 2020, dethroning then-World Champion Stamp Fairtex to capture the belt.
After her crowning moment, the Phuket Fight Club representative stepped away from competition due to pregnancy and the birth of her first child.
Rodrigues then returned to action in 2023 and scored a sensational five-round decision victory over then-interim queen Janet Todd to unify the belts and once again become the undisputed ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion.
The 26-year-old subsequently suffered a defeat in her bid for the women’s strawweight Muay Thai gold,fef777 but last March at ONE Fight Night 20, she returned to atomweight and successfully defended her crown against decorated Spaniard Cristina Morales.
Despite the late change of opponent at ONE Fight Night 29, Rodrigues is still in for an extremely difficult test.
Competing out of the famed Knowlesy Academy – home to current ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty – McManamon has spent the past several years collecting titles while firmly establishing herself as the UK’s top atomweight Muay Thai fighter.
A smooth technician with a gritty clinch game and a deep gas tank, McManamon has the skills needed to drag Rodrigues into deep waters and overwhelm her with a high-volume, fast-paced attack.
The World Champion, meanwhile, will look to employ her forward-marching style, dangerous close-range weaponry, and elite fight IQ to ensure that she leaves Bangkok with the gold.
Stay tuned to onefc.com for more news about ONE Fight 29: Rodrigues vs. McManamon on March 7.
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