Full Card Revealed For The Inner Circle 18 On June 12
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ONE Championship returns to the world-famous Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 12, with The Inner Circle 18, which streams live exclusively at live.onefc.com.
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Headlining the show is a flyweight Muay Thai clash between surging Thai sensation Tomyamkoong Bhumjaithai and Azerbaijani brawler Anar Mammadov.
The 22-year-old PK Saenchai Muaythaigym product left his hometown of Surin at 15 to chase his dream in Bangkok, and six years later, he has emerged as one of the most exciting talents in the flyweight Muay Thai division. Tomyamkoong enters the main event on a three-fight winning streak, which includes back-to-back stoppage victories.
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Tomyamkoong scored a one-punch knockout of Watcharaphon Singha Mawynn at ONE Friday Fights 116 last July and a third-round TKO of Moldovan debutant Bejenuta Maximus at ONE Friday Fights 149 this past April.
He is now stepping onto The Inner Circle platform to test himself against even tougher competition and with a life-changing US$100,000 contract in his sights.
Mammadov will provide a stern test. The Azerbaijani striker, who trains out of Team Mehdi Zatout in Pattaya, has gone 12-4 in his professional career and brings a kickboxing-influenced style into the matchup.
If the Thai’s hunger and finishing ability hold, the fans in Lumpinee Stadium should be in for another highlight-reel night. But Mammadov has seen enough of the world to know how to ruin the home crowd’s evening.
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In the co-main event of The Inner Circle 18, Rambong Sor Therapat takes on Sornsueknoi FA Group in a flyweight Muay Thai showdown that promises to be an explosive affair.
Rambong has been one of the most consistent performers on ONE Friday Fights, having made 14 appearances on the weekly series. The Thai veteran has the experience and the ring craft to defeat anyone, and this Friday, he will attempt to make it three wins in a row.
Sornsueknoi brings his own battle-tested credentials to the squared circle. The FA Group representative has had mixed results during his time in the promotion, but he remains a technically capable Muay Thai practitioner who will look to disrupt Rambong’s momentum and make a splash in the flyweight picture.
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The rest of the card rounds out an entertaining night across three combat sports that fans won’t want to miss.
That includes a lightweight Muay Thai tilt between New Zealand’s Titus Proctor and Myanmar’s Tun Min Aung.
Proctor, a WBC Super Middleweight Muay Thai World Champion, arrived at ONE Friday Fights with a perfect record and made an instant impact with a third-round knockout of Liu Quan in his promotional debut.
Now, the undefeated fighter faces a 20-year-old knockout artist from a family steeped in Lethwei tradition who has earned multiple bonuses at Lumpinee Stadium.
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Plus, Adham Ruziev takes on Japanese dynamo Sora Tanazawa in a strawweight kickboxing clash, with the 17-year-old Uzbek looking to bounce back into the win column following a split-decision loss in his promotional debut this past March.
And New Zealand’s Ethan Brockett opens the show against Japan’s Sora Enmei, who will look to dazzle in his first ONE Championship appearance.
Take a look at the full card for The Inner Circle 18 on June 12 below.
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Full Card For The Inner Circle 18 On June 12
- Tomyamkoong Bhumjaithai vs. Anar Mammadov (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Rambong Sor Therapat vs. Sornsueknoi FA Group (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Titus Proctor vs. Tun Min Aung (Muay Thai – lightweight)
- Adham Ruziev vs. Sora Tanazawa (kickboxing – strawweight)
- Ethan Brockett vs. Sora Enmei (MMA – featherweight)