3 ONE Championship Fighters Who Can Become Global Superstars in the United States

ONE Championship’s arrival onto U.S. primetime will provide the organization’s American superstars an incredible platform to showcase their skill set to their home fans.

But the multi-year deal, which will bring five events to American airwaves before the end of 2022, will also offer the perfect stage for other ONE athletes to expand their following.

Ahead of the first ONE on Prime Video show on August 26, we look at three fighters from ONE’s international roster who can become superstars in the United States.

Rodtang Jitmuangnon

Muay Thai and kickboxing are still considered foreign sports in the United States when compared to MMA.

However, ONE’s arrival on U.S. primetime could change that, as the striking sports are an integral part of the Singapore-based organization’s live events.

And with Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon featuring on the ONE on Prime Video 1: Moraes vs. Johnson II on August 26, fans will definitely be tuning in to catch the promotion’s top striker in action.

The Thai striking superstar, who faces Savvas Michael in the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix semifinal, makes every one of his fights an interesting affair. He taunts his opponents into contact, and he throws relentless energy into every exchange, doing it all with an enigmatic smile on his face.

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Rodtang has evolved himself from a regular Muay Thai competitor into the most dangerous striker on the planet thanks to ONE’s global stage, and his unbeaten run in the striking arts includes him earning the ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title.

Reinier de Ridder 

Reinier “The Dutch Knight” de Ridder’s exploits inside the ONE Circle have begun to garner worldwide attention, and a fight on ONE on Prime Video would give the unbeaten Dutchman the perfect springboard to become a global phenomenon.

The ONE middleweight and light heavyweight world champion has dominated every opponent he’s faced during his tenure in ONE.

De Ridder’s world-class grappling game has been his go-to weapon, but the Combat Brothers standout is eager to show that he’s not a one-dimensional fighter by taking on some of the promotion’s top striking talents.

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He would jump at the chance to feature on any of the ONE on Prime Video shows, and there is little doubt that he would put on a show in front of a North American audience.

John Lineker 

John “Hands of Stone” Lineker is another ONE superstar who has bulldozed his way to the top of the charts in ONE.

The former UFC fighter amassed consecutive wins on the global stage on his way to claiming Bibiano Fernandes’s bantamweight crown at ONE: LIGHTS OUT this past March.

Lineker’s time in North America allowed him to build up a solid fanbase, but he has made incredible strides since then, and his followers will be eager to see how far he has come by catching him competing on a ONE on Prime Video card.

His relentless striking style and insane power make him an unmissable talent, and he’ll be looking to cement his dominance in the stacked division by defending his strap as often as possible.

Lights go out when Lineker fights, so there is no doubt he can raise his stock in North America by appearing at ONE’s upcoming U.S. primetime events.

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