PBP ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova, 5/3, 8 PM ET/5 PM PT (Amazon Prime) *** Sherdog Discussion ***

[MMALOPEZ]

In the headline attraction, teenage superstar Smilla Sundell faces red-hot Russian knockout artist Natalia Diachkova! And in the co-main event, Kyrgyz powerhouse Akbar Abdullaev and Turkish destroyer Halil Amir put their undefeated records on the line in a crucial featherweight MMA showdown!

Plus, former ONE World Title challengers Sinsamut and Dmitry Menshikov go head-to-head, former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Hiroki Akimoto returns against Chinese sensation Wei Rui, and Reece McLaren faces Hu Yong in a matchup of top-five flyweight MMA contenders! ONE Fight Night 22 | Fri May 3 at 8PM ET/5PM PT


THE LINEUP

*126.5 MT: Smilla Sundell vs. Natalia Diachkova
155: Akbar Abdullaev (10-0-0) vs. Halil Amir (10-0-0)
170 MT: Sinsamut Klinmee vs. Dmitry Menshikov
170: Maurice Abevi (7-1-0) vs. Lipeng Zhang (34-12-2)
145 KB: Hiroki Akimoto vs. Rui Wei
135: Reece McLaren (16-9-0) vs. Yong Hu (12-4-0)
170 KB: Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong vs. Bogdan Shumarov
115: Chihiro Sawada (7-0-1) vs. Noelle Grandjean (5-1-0)
125 MT: Thongpoon PK Saenchai vs. Zakaria El Jamari
132 SG: Nanami Ichikawa vs. Bianca Basilio
135 MT: Sean Climaco vs. Josue Cruz

* - Sundell missed weight and was stripped of the title and gives up 30% of her purse; Diachkova accepted to fight at 126.5 catchweight and only she is eligible to win the vacant strawweight Muay Thai title.

THE RUNDOWN
• Preview
• By The Numbers: Smilla Sundell vs. Natalia Diachkova
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Halil Amir
• 5 Defining Moments: Reece McLaren

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[Paolo Delutis]

Thanks for posting, saw the preview for this during last Friday's event...

Should be a good one...i wish they posted the MT records on these screens though like they do for MMA would be cool to see..
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Should be some good scraps

 

[DC23]

That co-main.

 

[BroRogan]

Nice having a One Fight Night this Friday - always fun to watch with the different styles featured

 

[Bobby Boulders]

That is a pretty well proportioned international card. Not bad

 

[EndlessCritic]

That co-main.

Halil Amir vs Maurice Abevi was one of the most underrated fights of 2023.

 

[JadeOwl]

This sucks.

Take it with a grain of salt, but one version I read is that the issue is that she’s had a growth spurt in the past few months and she’s simply too big to make that weight now.

That she’s 5'11" (180cm) tall now, where she was 5'8" (173cm) the last time she fought in the same weight class.

 

[JadeOwl]

For what it’s worth, she reposted this on her Instagram stories:

 

[thatdude21601]

She's probably going to continue to bulk over the next several years too. Doubtful ONE is interested in a 130lbs+ women's division, or letting her go elsewhere.

 

[JadeOwl]

She's probably going to continue to bulk over the next several years too. Doubtful ONE is interested in a 130lbs+ women's division, or letting her go elsewhere.

El perro del hortelano, as we say in Spanish.

ETA: According to Goggle, English has its own version, slightly different, of the saying: The dog in the manger.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[PurpleStorm]

She's probably going to continue to bulk over the next several years too. Doubtful ONE is interested in a 130lbs+ women's division, or letting her go elsewhere.

Hoping ONE keeps her fighting or sells her contract. She's too talented to be sitting on the shelf imo.

 

[TXstriker]

RIZIN alert @Bobby Boulders


(Morning card)

 

[Bobby Boulders]

RIZIN alert @Bobby Boulders

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Damn, Goto was the dude who landed twisters in both of his fights in RIZIN. That sucks, but if he saw an opportunity in ONE, all the best, I suppose. Never really high on decent talent jumping ship away from RIZIN, bc it makes them appear like a stepping stone, but I get it. RIZIN and ONE have a cold war type situation going on, so I guess I'm not surprised. Money is gonna be thrown around while they try to snatch each other's talent, so I presume Goto got some dough, at least.


Eziev was an ACA guy, himself. Pretty good signings by ONE.

 

[EndlessCritic]

this card is honestly fantastic. can't wait. hong yu has looked like dynamite his last 3 fights.

edit: yong hu.

Seriously, watch this just bleed disciple throw bombs:

 

[TITS]

Let's play a drinking game tonight.

 

[GreenGorilla]

 

[CaptainRomania]

Saw this on twitter, Wei Rui gave Hiroki Akimoto a painting he made of him

 

[BroRogan]

We are live

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

IN!!!! For all the violence that is ONE FC