August 8, 2026 – Tokyo, Japan: ONE Championship (ONE) set the EBARA WAVE Area Ota ablaze with ONE SAMURAI 2, delivering a blockbuster card that saved Japanese followers — and people tuning in across the globe — on the sting of their seats.
Within the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Match quarterfinals, former ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Masaaki Noiri exacted candy revenge in entrance of a roaring house crowd, delivering a spectacular first-round knockout over Chinese language standout Liu “Spirit Dragon” Mengyang. The flawless victory not solely earned Noiri an enormous US$100,000 efficiency bonus but in addition secured his coveted spot within the match semifinals, the place he’ll conflict with Mohammad Siasarani, who was additionally victorious on the identical evening.
The extremely anticipated rematch opened with tactical, high-level exchanges. Whereas Liu initiated the motion with teeps and physique kicks, Noiri immediately established respect with a thudding calf kick that briefly buckled “Spirit Dragon.” Each strikers dug their heels in, buying and selling quick, stabbing kicks and heavy hooks behind tight guards.
Sensing his second within the closing seconds of the opening body, Noiri intensified his ahead stress. He detonated a clear left hand earlier than threading one other crisp left that despatched Liu crashing face-first to the canvas. With the Chinese language fighter unable to get better, the referee waved off the competition on the 2:59 mark, sending Noiri into an explosive ringside celebration together with his teammate, kickboxing megastar Takeru “Pure Born usher” Segawa.
Within the co-main occasion, Iranian standout Mohammad Siasarani delivered a surprising, highlight-reel knockout over younger Japanese star Kaito within the opening spherical of their ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Match quarterfinal conflict. The spectacular end earned Siasarani a well-deserved US$50,000 efficiency bonus, prolonged his spectacular successful streak to 5 straight, and punched his ticket to the match semifinals.
Kaito initiated the motion with a quick tempo, working behind fast punch combos early. Nevertheless, Siasarani maintained a excessive, composed guard and seamlessly switched his stance to fireside again with sharp counter combos. The Iranian powerhouse systematically started breaking down Kaito’s protection, chopping away with low kicks earlier than threading in exact left hooks to determine his rhythm.
Authoring a shocking ending, Siasarani went upstairs with a harmful left head kick. Whereas Kaito managed to dam the preliminary strike, he had no reply for the devastating follow-up. Launching a second head kick in fast succession, Siasarani caught the Japanese striker flush on the button. Kaito was out chilly earlier than he even hit the canvas, prompting referee Olivier Coste to instantly wave off the competition on the 1:27 mark of the primary spherical.
ONE SAMURAI 2 Outcomes:
Masaaki Noiri def. Liu Mengyang through KO (punches) at 2:59 of spherical one (kickboxing – featherweight)Mohammad Siasarani def. Kaito through KO (head kick) at 1:27 of spherical one (kickboxing – featherweight)Luo Chao def. Kosuke Takagi through unanimous choice (kickboxing – featherweight)Keito Yamakita def. Koyuru Tanoue through submission (bulldog choke) at 4:37 of spherical one (MMA – strawweight)Reiji def. Shoma Okumura through unanimous choice (kickboxing – strawweight)Katsuki Kitano def. Ranma through KO (knees to the physique) at 0: 50 of spherical three (kickboxing – bantamweight)Subaru Mori def. Yusuke Sato through submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 of spherical two (MMA – light-weight)
