Full Card Revealed For The Inner Circle 20 On June 26

ONE Championship returns to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 26, with another exclusive card for members of The Inner Circle, streaming live at live.onefc.com.

The Inner Circle 20 features two undefeated fighters who meet for the first time to crown a new ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion in the main event, while a legendary Thai rivalry reignites in a third and deciding chapter in the co-main event.

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In the headliner, Asadula Imangazaliev and Aslamjon Ortikov meet for the vacant ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title in a bout that marks the first time in ONE Championship history that two undefeated ONE Friday Fights contract winners will compete for 26 pounds of gold. Both men earned their contracts with knockout performances at Lumpinee Stadium, and neither has ever tasted defeat.

Imangazaliev is 12-0 with nine stoppages and has been one of the most destructive forces on the weekly series since his arrival. The 22-year-old Dagestani, training out of Team Mehdi Zatout and Team Chingiz Allazov, has knocked out both Nong-O Hama and Kongthoranee Sor Sommai — the two men fighting directly below him on this very card — and carries the kind of raw finishing ability that makes every exchange feel dangerous.

Ortikov is 24-0 with 13 finishes and has drawn comparisons to the Lomachenko of Muay Thai for his fluid, switching, unpredictable style that makes opponents look foolish just when they think they have him figured out.

The Uzbek grew up in Samarkand, which he describes as “little Thailand” for its fighting culture. He came to Bangkok alone to chase his dream, and became an eight-time Uzbekistan National Champion and two-time Asian Champion before his ONE career began.

His most recent outing was a second-round TKO of Jordan Estupinan at ONE Fight Night 43. He is ranked as one of the most technically gifted fighters on the roster and arrives here with the kind of hunger that only comes from a fighter who has spent years building something from nothing, far from home.

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In the co-main event, Nong-O and Kongthoranee settle their rivalry in a third and perhaps final flyweight Muay Thai bout. Their series has been a study in contrasts and adjustments.

In the first fight at ONE Fight Night 28, Kongthoranee used his youth, speed, and relentless work rate to edge a split decision over the legendary veteran. The result suggested the old guard might be slipping. Nong-O answered emphatically in the rematch at ONE Fight Night 31, coming forward more, dictating the pace, and earning a unanimous decision and a performance bonus that proved he still had every answer. The third fight is the one that settles it.

Nong-O is one of the greatest technical fighters Muay Thai has ever produced. He’s a former eight-time ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion and four-division Lumpinee Stadium World Champion who came out of retirement after three years to dominate the sport all over again.

Kongthoranee, meanwhile, is a three-time Rajadamnern Stadium World Champion and a fighter who has built his life around the sport after losing his father young and growing up with his grandparents.

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The supporting card adds three more compelling bouts. In one, Thailand’s Stamp Fairtex — the promotion’s first and only three-sport World Champion — returns to atomweight Muay Thai action against Mexico’s Cynthia Flores, who is looking to finally kick off her ONE campaign against one of the sport’s biggest stars.

The Inner Circle 20 June 26 Full Card

• Asadula Imangazaliev vs. Aslamjon Ortikov (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship)
• Nong-O vs. Kongthoranee Sor Sommai (Muay Thai – flyweight)
• PTT vs. Julio Lobo (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
• Stamp Fairtex vs. Cynthia Flores (Muay Thai – atomweight)
• Muangthai PK Saenchai vs. Panrit Lukjaomaesaiwaree (Muay Thai – bantamweight)

Source: ONE Championship