At the age of 39, Denis Puric showed that he was still able to compete in the highest -class matches of One Championship. He won the Knock-Out Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat at One Fight Night 17. At One Fight Night 21, taking place in early April 2024, Puric continued to attract attention by defeating Jacob Smith.
2 consecutive victories at One Championship helped Puric prepare to enter one of the biggest matches. He will have the opportunity to encounter Rodtang Jitmuangnon at the One 167 event in June. This is the match that takes place in the weight of Flyweight and uses the Kickboxing law.
With Puric, a match against RotTang is also the aspiration of his personality, and it has become true. He said: “I think this can be considered the match of the year. Between me and RotTang there is no conflict at all, I really love him, but both have to play hard to see who is better.”
On the Rodtang side, “iron people” often play in Muay matches, instead of Kickboxing. Rodtang is the defending champion of the One Championship, and he has 5 times to protect the championship belt. At the age of 26, RotTang has 6 years of working with ONE Championship and is currently the highest income muay.
Rodtang has not played any match at One Championship since September 2023. It was the time when he encountered Superlek Kennoo9 at One Lumpine 34 event and failed. However, Rodtang still kept the Muay Championship Flyweight, made by Superlek before the match.
Also at the One 167 event, the public will witness many other famous boxers participating in the competition. Stamp Fairtex entered the match to protect the Atomweight MMA championship against Denice Zamboanga. Tawanchai Pksaenchaigym will also protect the champion of Muay Weighing Featherweight before rival Jo Nattawut.