ONE Fight Night 17: Kryklia vs. Roberts is an upcoming Muay Thai event produced by ONE Championship that will take place on
Dec 8 (Fri) 8PM EST / Dec 9 (Sat) 9AM SGT, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Fight Card
Main card (Amazon Prime Video)
Heavyweight Roman Kryklia vs. Alex Roberts Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship
Featherweight Jo Nattawut vs. Luke Lissei
Catchweight (150 lb) Saemapetch Fairtex vs. Mohamed Younes Rabah
Lightweight Dmitry Menshikov vs. Mouhcine Chafi
Flyweight Walter Goncalves vs. Jacob Smith
Flyweight Edgar Tabares vs. Johan Ghazali
Flyweight Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất vs. Denis Purić
Catchweight (120 lbs) Thongpoon P.K.Saenchai vs. Ellis Badr Barboza
Background
Get ready, fight fans! The world’s largest martial arts organization will break new ground when it returns to the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, with ONE Fight Night 17, which broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Friday, December 8.
For the first time ever, ONE Championship is staging an all-Muay Thai card that is headlined by a historic World Title showdown of epic proportions.
In the main event, ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion Roman Kryklia aims to become a two-sport king and claim the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Title.
But freshly minted WBC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion Alex Roberts wants to make an instant impact in his promotional debut and become the first person to defeat the 6-foot-7 Ukrainian superstar in ONE.
The all-striking lineup also features Thai powerhouse “Smokin” Jo Nattawut, American sensation Luke Lessei, 17-year-old Malaysian-American prodigy Johan Ghazali, and top-ranked bantamweight Muay Thai contenders Felipe Lobo and Saemapetch Fairtex.
A ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship bout between current champion Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai and former ONE Featherweight Kickboxing champion Superbon Singha Mawynn was expected to headline the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to headline at ONE Fight Night 15, but Superbon was forced to pulled out due to a leg injury. However, Tawanchai withdrew from the fight due to hospitalized with a viral infecion. The fight will be rescheduled against at ONE Friday Fights 46 on December 22.
An inaugural ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Championship bout between the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion (also the 2022 ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix winner) Roman Kryklia and Alex Roberts is expected to headline the event.
Niclas Larsen was expected to face Jo Nattawut in a featherweight muay thai bout at the event. However, he withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Lessei.
A bantamweight muay thai rematch between Saemapetch Fairtex and Felipe Lobo was expected to take place at the event. The pairing previously met at ONE Fight Night 9, with Lobo won by knockout in round three. However, Lobo withdrew due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Mohamed Younes Rabah.
