This Saturday, June 8, it's ONE Championship's young talent's time to shine at ONE 167: Tawanchai vs. Nattawut II.
The 11-bout event will be headlined by ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai vs. Joe Nattawut, who will return to the fray under Muay Thai rules after their epic kickboxing battle in October.
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The blockbuster card, which will take place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, will also see the return of ONE World Champions Cade Ruotolo, Mikey Musumeci and Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
But it also features many of the sport's most promising names, offering a glimpse into the future. Here, we take a look at some of the top young talents competing at the show.
Johan Ghazali
Teenage Muay Thai sensation Yohan Ghazali has been taking the world stage by storm since making his ONE debut in 2023.
“JoJo” debuted with a five-fight win streak and three dominant knockouts, earning him a six-figure contract with the promotion.
The 17-year-old American-Malaysian added a fourth finish to his resume in December, beating former world title challenger Edgar Tavares in just 36 seconds.
Ghazali has selected Vietnamese knockout artist Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat as his next opponent, looking to score another highlight-making finish at ONE 167. “The No. 1” began his ONE career with two finishes before facing Dennis Pulik in December.
A win for Ghazali would put the young star within striking distance of the top five in flyweight Muay Thai.
Adrian Lee
The Lee name is synonymous with martial arts and ONE Championship.
Angela Lee became the first teenager to hold the ONE World Champion when she won the ONE Women's Atomweight MMA World Title in 2016. “Unstoppable” Lee held the belt until her retirement in 2023 following the tragic death of her sister, Victoria Lee, who also competed three times under the ONE banner.
Christian Lee currently holds both the ONE Championship lightweight and welterweight MMA belts and remains committed to honoring his sisters’ legacy by remaining one of the biggest faces in martial arts.
Now, his youngest brother, Adrian Lee, will be showcasing his skills in ONE Championship's lightweight MMA division.
The 18-year-old has won wrestling, pankration and amateur mixed martial arts titles in his native Hawaii before moving on to the professional ranks.
There are high expectations for the promising youngster ahead of his first match, which will see him take on fellow Australian-based Italian prospect Antonio Mammarella.
Mammarella, who is a member of Family Fight Team in Sydney, won his professional debut by TKO at the end of last year and will now make his ONE debut.
Yohan Estapinan
Fans also had high hopes for Colombia’s Johan Estupinan ahead of his ONE debut just two weeks ago, and he delivered.
The 21-year-old Muay Thai phenom solidified his status as one of the most exciting newcomers of 2024 by defeating Japan's Kota Omori in just 27 seconds at ONE Friday Fights 64.
“Panda Kick” is undefeated in his last 23 fights and is wasting no time in continuing his momentum in the world's largest mixed martial arts organization.
This time, Estupinan will face Turkish striker Zafer Saik, who only made his promotional debut in March after the 25-year-old lost by unanimous decision to experienced Russian challenger Vladimir Kuzmin in an action-packed fight.
Cade Ruotolo
ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Cade Ruotolo isn’t exactly a “rising star” at this point, considering he’s one of the best grapplers on the planet.
The 21-year-old has won six consecutive bouts since his ONE debut in 2022, demonstrating his dominance on the world stage.
But now the American is preparing to try his hand at mixed martial arts for the first time.
Ruotolo has made no secret of his desire to compete in mixed martial arts, and for better or worse, that wish will get fulfilled this weekend when he takes on Blake Cooper.
Cooper is not a trials horse, however.
The 27-year-old comes from a well-known Hawaiian fighting family: his father, Ray Cooper Jr., is a former mixed martial artist, and his brother is a former world mixed martial arts champion.
Cooper was undefeated as an amateur and had two wins as a professional before making his ONE debut last year.
