Three more fights have been added to the ONE 167 card. Liam Harrison will make his long awaited comeback and has been matched with Katsuki Kitano in a bantamweight Muay Thai bout.
Harrison hasn’t fought since 2022 when he challenged Nong-O for his bantamweight belt. The Englishman suffered a serious knee injury during that defeat which required surgery and an extensive period of rehabilitation.
Prior to that defeat the 38 year old had been on a five fight winning streak. He will be going up against an opponent who is 11 years his junior and on a good run of form.
Kitano has won his last seven. He is coming off a decision victory over Halil Kütükcü at ONE Friday Fights 38 and has been rewarded with a shot at one of the most famous bantamweight Muay Thai fighters on the roster.
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MMA debut
The event is set for Impact Arena on June 8th. Making his MMA debut will be reigning ONE Championship lightweight submission grappling champion Kade Ruotolo.
Ruotolo was in action last weekend and beat Francisco Lo at ONE Fight Night 21. He is a BJJ black belt but has never competed in MMA so there will be a lot of scrutiny on the 21 year old when he makes his debut.
Ruotolo has been matched with Blake Cooper (2-1). The Hawaiian comes from a family of famous fighters and will be looking to rebound from a stoppage loss to Maurice Abévi at ONE Fight Night 14.
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Two titles
The other fight added to the card sees Mikey Musumeci matched with Gabriel Sousa in a bantamweight submission grappling bout. The American holds the flyweight title but is moving up a division to take on the Brazilian newcomer.
As previously announced this event will be headlined by an atomweight MMA fight. Stamp Fairtex is putting her title on the line against former teammate Denice Zamboanga at Impact Arena.
In the co-main event Tawanchai PKSaenchaigym rematches Jo Nattawut in an all Thai title fight. The former will be putting his featherweight Muay Thai belt on the line.
ONE 167, Bangkok, June 8th
Stamp Fairtex (c) vs. Denice Zamboanga (For Atomweight Title)
Muay Thai: Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai (c) vs. Jo Nattawut (Featherweight)
Submission Grappling: Mikey Musumeci vs. Gabriel Sousa (Bantamweight)
Muay Thai: Johan Ghazali vs. Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất (Flyweight)
Muay Thai: Liam Harrison vs. Katsuki Kitano (Bantamweight)
Kade Ruotolo vs. Blake Cooper (Lightweight)
