A high stakes atomweight MMA battle will now take place at ONE Fight Night 21 on Prime Video. The blockbuster card goes down on April 5 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The event features the main event battle ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Title showdown between two-sport king Regian Eersel and undefeated French challenger Alexis Nicolas.
On the undercard, Ayaka Miura and Jihin Radzuan will throw down in a fight that has the attention of the women’s atomweight MMA top five. Radzuan wasted no time getting back on track, defeating Japan’s Chihiro Sawada in a catchweight bout at ONE Fight Night 20 earlier this month.
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“Shadow Cat” has been a perennial contender since her ONE Championship debut in 2018, and the 25-year-old still occupies the number five slot in the divisional rankings. But for another shot at her teammate and ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Stamp Fairtex, Radzuan will have to get past an intriguing new addition to the weight class.
Former strawweight world title challenger Ayaka Miura continues atomweight campaign
Ayaka Miura conspires to build on the momentum from her atomweight debut with a win over Jihin Radzuan at ONE Fight Night 21 on Prime Video. Before her unanimous decision victory over Itsuki Hirata this past January, “Zombie” dropped down in weight after a successful run at strawweight.
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“I was very surprised when I got the offer to fight at atomweight, but I talked to my mentor, Mr. [Ryo] Chonan, and also my trainer, Mr. [Toshiyuki] Horie, about whether or not I could fight in this division, and they said I could. This makes me feel very confident,” she said. “It depends on my condition whether I plan to continue fighting at atomweight, but right now, I am in great condition.”
Her condition as an atomweight was beyond question, as she dominated Hirata over three rounds. The victory followed a seven-fight run at the top of the strawweight MMA division, which yielded four wins and a ONE Strawweight MMA World Title challenge against Xiong Jing Nan in 2022. A win over Radzuan could thrust the 33-year-old into a World Title shot in her new weight class.