ONE Fight Night 23

{{short description|Combat sport events in 2024}}

{{Infobox MMA event

|name=ONE Fight Night 23: Ok vs. Rasulov

|image= ONE Fight Night 23.jpg

|image_size=

|promotion=ONE Championship

|date={{start date|2024|07|6}}

|venue=Lumpinee Boxing Stadium

|city=Bangkok, Thailand

|previousevent= ONE Friday Fights 69: Kulabdam vs. Anane

|followingevent= ONE Friday Fights 70: Focus vs. Irvine

}}

ONE Fight Night 23: Ok vs. Rasulov was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on July 6, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-27 |title=Anissa Meksen To Face Jackie Buntan For Inaugural Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Title At ONE Fight Night 23 |url=https://www.onefc.com/news/anissa-meksen-to-face-jackie-buntan-for-inaugural-womens-strawweight-kickboxing-world-title-at-one-fight-night-23/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-27 |title=Official: Fil-Am Jackie Buntan to fight for inaugural Strawweight Kickboxing world title at ONE Fight Night 23 |url=https://www.onesports.ph/more-sports/article/20835/official-fil-am-jackie-buntan-to-fight-for-inaugural-strawweight-kickboxing-world-title-at-one-fight-night-23 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=One Sports PH |language=en}}

Background

The event was expected to headlined by an inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship bout between Jackie Buntan and former two-time Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Champion Anissa Meksen.{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=Anissa Meksen, Jackie Buntan to Vie for ONE Women's 125-Pound KB Belt on July 5 |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Anissa-Meksen-Jackie-Buntan-to-Vie-for-ONE-Womens-125Pound-KB-Belt-on-July-5-193468/amp |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Sherdog |language=en}} However, Buntan pulled out due to injury and the bout was cancelled.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=Ok Rae Yoon vs. Alibeg Rasulov Now Set to Headline ONE Fight Night 23 For Interim Lightweight MMA World Title |url=https://www.onefc.com/news/ok-rae-yoon-vs-alibeg-rasulov-now-set-to-headline-one-fight-night-23-for-interim-lightweight-mma-world-title/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts |language=en-US}}

The new headliner for this event was an interim ONE Lightweight World Championship bout between former champion Ok Rae-yoon and undefeated Alibeg Rasulov.{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Eddie |date=2024-06-20 |title=ONE FN 23 Headlined By Ok Rae Yoon vs. Alibeg Rasulov, Winner Gets Lee |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2024/06/20/ok-rae-yoon-vs-alibeg-rasulov-headlines-one-fn-23/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}} However at the weigh-ins, Rasulov failed multiple attempts to pass hydration and was ineligible for the title, only Ok was eligible to win it.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-04 |title=ONE Championship Fight Night 23 main event shakeup after weight miss; only Ok Rae Yoon can win interim MMA title |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-one-championship-fight-night-23-main-event-shakeup-weight-miss-ok-rae-yoon-can-win-interim-mma-title |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en}}

A bantamweight kickboxing bout between former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champions Petchtanong Petchfergus and Alaverdi Ramazanov was scheduled for this event.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=ONE Championship: Petchtanong Banchamek, Alaverdi Ramazanov face off after returning from bans with title shot in view |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/kickboxing/article/3262444/one-championship-petchtanong-banchamek-alaverdi-ramazanov-face-after-returning-bans-title-shot-view |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} However, the bout was relocated at ONE Friday Fights 68 in a week earlier for undisclosed reasons.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-26 |title=ONE ลุมพินี : เพชรทนง เพชรเฟอร์กัส vs อลาเวอร์ดี รามาซานอฟ ศึก ONE ลุมพินี 68 |url=https://www.ch7.com/one-championship/newsl/729219 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.ch7.com |language=th}}

At the weigh-ins, four fighters missed weight:

  • Both fighter missed weight between: Ali Saldoev at 139.25 pounds and Black Panther VenumMuayThai at 135.25 pounds, 4.25 pound and 0.25 pound over the flyweight fight limit, respectively.
  • Aliff Sor.Dechaphan weighed in at 125.75 pounds, 0.75 pound over the strawweight limit.
  • Alexey Balyko weighed in at 151.5 pounds, 6.5 pound over the bantamweight limit.

All threes bouts proceeded at catchweight. Each fighters was fined 30% of his purse which went to their opponents Ellis Badr Barboza and István Ștefan Kóródi respectively (except between Saldoev and Black Panther was not fined of his purse).{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=ผลชั่งน้ำหนักและวัดระดับน้ำ ศึก ONE Fight Night 23: เร ยุน vs อาลิเบก |url=https://www.onefc.com/th/news/weight-and-hydration-results-of-one-fight-night-23/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts |language=th}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=ONE Fight Night 23: Ok vs. Rasulov Weigh-In Results and Video |url=https://combatpress.com/2024/07/one-fight-night-23-ok-vs-rasulov-weigh-in-results-and-video/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Combat Press |language=en-US}}

Results

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Fight card (Amazon Prime Video)}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Alibeg Rasulov

|def.

|Ok Rae-yoon

|Decision (unanimous)

|5

|5:00

|For the interim ONE Lightweight World Championship. Rasulov failed hydration test and was ineligible for the title.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight Muay Thai

|Nico Carrillo

|def.

|Saemapetch Fairtex

|TKO (punches)

|2

|2:03

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (186 lb) Submission Grappling

|Tye Ruotolo

|def.

|Jozef Chen

|Decision (unanimous)

|1

|10:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Kirill Grishenko

|def.

|Kang Ji-won

|Decision (unanimous)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight Muay Thai

|Bampara Kouyate

|def.

|Luke Lessei

|KO (punch)

|3

|2:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Flyweight

|Tatsumitsu Wada

|def.

|Xie Wei

|Decision (unanimous)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Flyweight Muay Thai

|Black Panther VenumMuayThai

|def.

|Ali Saldoev

|KO (head kick)

|2

|0:23

|Both fighter missed weight: Saldoev (139.25 lb) and Black Panther (135.25 lb).

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Strawweight

|Hiroba Minowa

|def.

|Jeremy Miado

|Decision (split)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Strawweight Muay Thai

|Ellis Badr Barboza

|def.

|Aliff Sor.Dechaphan

|Decision (split)

|3

|3:00

|Aliff missed weight (125.75 lb).

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight Kickboxing

|Oumar Kane

|def.

|Mamadou Kamara

|KO (punches)

|1

|2:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight Muay Thai

|Alexey Balyko

|def.

|István Ștefan Kóródi

|KO (punch)

|1

|2:42

|Balyko missed weight (151.5 lb).

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

{{Cite web |title=ONE Fight Night 23: Ok vs. Rasulov

|url=https://www.onefc.com/events/onefightnight23/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts |date=10 January 2024 |language=en-US}}

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Mike |date=2024-07-06 |title=ONE Fight Night 23 Results: Alibeg Rasulov Outlasts Ok Rae Yoon, Nico Carrillo Crushes Saemapetch |url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/one-fight-night-23-results-alibeg-rasulov-outlasts-ok-rae-yoon-nico-carrillo-crushes-saemapetch-292105.html |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=myKhel.com |language=en}}

  • Performance of the Night: Nico Carrillo

See also

References