This Thursday, Febru🦋ary 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.
is headlined by two high-stakes World Title fights, but the rest of the event is loaded with intriguing matchups designed to del༒iver fireworks.
Every battle on the sup💙porting card has the🅠 potential to leave a lasting impression on fans watching around the world.
With that in mind, we’ve picked out three fights that could ultimate💎ly steal the show at ONE 171: Qatar.
#1 Petchtanong Vs. Ilias Ennahachi
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 forme𒅌r ONE Kickboxing World Champꦺions – 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 hydrate𒀰d.
The 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 megastওar in ONE.
Thai hero Petchtanong, though, possesses the veteran savvy and deep bag of tricks needed to hand Ennah♔achi his first 🧔promotional defeat.
He is a former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion who is moti𝕴vated to prove he deserves another crack at the gold.
#2 Dagi Arslanaliev Vs. Roberto Soldic
In welterweight MMA action, Dagestani destroyer will mov𝓀e up in weight to battle Croatian brawler in a bout that promises white-knuckle action for as long as it lasts.
A 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 divisionꩵ’s upper echelon for nearly a decade.
His ultra-aggressive style will now collide with a similar ty🅺pe of fighter at ONE 171: Qatar.
The 30-year-old So✨ldic 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.
But after two appearances in ONE, “Robocop” has yet to emerge victorious, and he’ll be fighting with his back against the wal🐼l this week.
Given each athlete’s propensity for devastating offense, fans can e🔜xpect a firefight♛.
#3 Jake Peacock Vs. Shinji Suzuki
looks to continue his rise o𒆙n 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 w🦄ith legitimate World Title potential.
He turned in a da✃zzling 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 Woꦏrld Title challenger .
Both 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.
