ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru is an upcoming combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that will take place on January 28, 2024, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Fight Card
Main card (PPV)
Flyweight Kickboxing Superlek Kiatmuu9 (c) vs. Takeru Segawa Flyweight Kickboxing Championship
Lightweight Submission Grappling Kade Ruotolo (c) vs. Tommy Langaker Lightweight Submission Grappling Championship
Lightweight Shinya Aoki vs. Sage Northcutt
Catchweight (187.25 lb) Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Nieky Holzken Special rules super-fight bout*
Catchweight (156.5 lb) Kickboxing Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs. Marat Grigorian
Featherweight Garry Tonon vs. Martin Nguyen
Women's Atomweight Itsuki Hirata vs. Ayaka Miura
Preliminary card (YouTube / Watch ONE)
Flyweight Danny Kingad vs. Yuya Wakamatsu
Heavyweight Kickboxing Rade Opačić vs. Iraj Azizpour
Strawweight Bokang Masunyane vs. Keito Yamakita
Strawweight Hiroba Minowa vs. Gustavo Balart
*Special rules super-fight bout (The first round will be contested under boxing rules, the second round will be contested under Muay Thai rules, and the third round will be contested under MMA rules)
Background
The event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Tokyo and first since ONE: Century in October 2019. The event was originally host to Qatar, but moved to ONE 166 on March 1.
A flyweight kickboxing superfight between the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon and former three-divisions K-1 World Champion Takeru Segawa was expected to headline the event. This was mark the first time a non-title bout to be five rounds. However, Rodtang withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Superlek Kiatmuu9 for the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship bout.
A ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship rematch between current champion Kade Ruotolo and Tommy Langaker is expected to take place at the event. The pairing previously met at ONE Fight Night 11 which Ruotolo retained the title by unanimous decision.
The world will stop when ONE Championship makes its long-awaited return to the Japanese capital on January 28, as some of the most iconic combat sports athletes in modern-day history converge at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena for ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru.
In the headline attraction, two of the greatest pound-for-pound strikers on the planet will compete in an epic World Title super-fight for the ages.
Reigning ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 has looked invincible over the past few years, having used his brilliant skills, furious speed, and devastating knockout power to rip apart the competition, including Thai megastar Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
But now, Superlek will put his coveted belt on the line against three-division K-1 World Champion Takeru Segawa, a true living legend who has dominated almost every single opponent who has ever stood across from him.
In addition, ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo will defend his gold against European rival Tommy Langaker in a rematch of their June 2023 classic. Also, Japanese legend and former ONE Lightweight MMA World Champion Shinya Aoki will collide with American phenom Sage Northcutt in a matchup that’s been nearly three years in the making!
