๊This Thursday, February 20, the world’s largest martial arts organization will return to Qatar and the picturesque Lusail Sports Arena for a massive card featuring many of the planet’s most entertaining fighters.
🧔Jake Peacock, Roberto Soldic, and Ilias Ennahachi will highlight the stacked supporting card this Thursday.
๊This Thursday, February 20, the world’s largest martial arts organization will return to Qatar and the picturesque Lusail Sports Arena for a massive card featuring many of the planet’s most entertaining fighters.
ꦗ is headlined by two high-stakes World Title fights, but the rest of the event is loaded with intriguing matchups designed to deliver fireworks.
🃏Every battle on the supporting card has the potential to leave a lasting impression on fans watching around the world.
𓃲With that in mind, we’ve picked out three fights that could ultimately steal the show at ONE 171: Qatar.
🙈Before reigning ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion defends his gold against Chinese superstar in the main event, both and will aim to emerge as the division’s next World Title challenger.
﷽Both men are former ONE Kickboxing World Champions – and both are renowned for their supreme mastery of the striking arts.
🤪Dutch-Moroccan sensation Ennahachi is a former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion and undefeated in the organization, only losing his belt when he was no longer able to make the flyweight limit while hydrated.
ℱThe 28-year-old is a dangerously well-rounded kickboxer with ruthless finishing instincts – and notably, he’s the only man to defeat top pound-for-pound megastar in ONE.
🎉Thai hero Petchtanong, though, possesses the veteran savvy and deep bag of tricks needed to hand Ennahachi his first promotional defeat.
🃏He is a former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion who is motivated to prove he deserves another crack at the gold.
♐In welterweight MMA action, Dagestani destroyer will move up in weight to battle Croatian brawler in a bout that promises white-knuckle action for as long as it lasts.
𒈔A veteran of 10 thrilling MMA contests in ONE, Arslanaliev has scored a finish in all of his eight promotional victories and has been a mainstay of the lightweight MMA division’s upper echelon for nearly a decade.
ꦛHis ultra-aggressive style will now collide with a similar type of fighter at ONE 171: Qatar.
🦂The 30-year-old Soldic arrived at ONE with loads of hype and lofty expectations after making a name for himself on the European MMA scene as one of the sport’s most vicious knockout artists.
ꦇBut after two appearances in ONE, “Robocop” has yet to emerge victorious, and he’ll be fighting with his back against the wall this week.
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚGiven each athlete’s propensity for devastating offense, fans can expect a firefight.
♌ looks to continue his rise on the global stage when he takes on dangerous Japanese striker in a bantamweight Muay Thai clash.
🌄Born with no right forearm, Canadian-British phenom Peacock is one of the planet’s most inspirational athletes – but he’s also an elite Muay Thai fighter with legitimate World Title potential.
༺He turned in a dazzling and dominant performance in his promotional debut last April, and he’ll look to keep the ball rolling and hunt for the knockout in Qatar.
🎶Standing across from him will be a difficult puzzle to solve in Suzuki.
🐼At 39 years old, the Japanese veteran still appears to be in top form and will enter the bout following a fast-paced decision victory over former ONE World Title challenger .
ꦅBoth fighters are high-volume, all-action strikers who are never afraid to trade shots at a torrid pace, setting the stage for a frantic battle.