“The tank being a tank” - Fans are hyped for Thai megastar Rodtang’s return to action

ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon is on the road to recovery and nearing his return to the Circle.

‘The Iron Man’ was originally scheduled to take on K-1 kickboxing legend Takeru Segawa at ONE 165 in Tokyo, but a hand injury he sustained while training forced him to bow out of the bout. Since then, Rodtang has been hard at work with his rehab as he prepares to make his return to action.

When that will be remains a mystery, but ‘The Iron Man’ recently revealed on social media that he is close to completing his recovery. He wrote:

“90% of recovery✌️👊🏻👊🏻”

ONE Championship fans were excited to see Rodtang looking sharp and working hard, and many of them sent messages of encouragement to their favorite Muay Thai superstar with comments like:

“the tank being a tank🔥❤”

“we miss your fighting tank!!”

“Yeaaaahhhhhhhhhh boyyyyyyy that was really fantastic 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂”

“Welcome back!”

“🔥🔥❤ can’t wait”

“There is only 1 KingRodtang 👑 Denmark GOT YOU alle the WAY 🥇 Leeeeet's GO CHAMP 💪”

“The champ is coming back 🔥🙌”

Rodtang vs. Takeru is the goal for ONE Champioship’s return to Tokyo

After a successful return to The Land of the Rising Sun in January, ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed that the promotion will be returning to Tokyo later this year with an official announcement coming over the next few weeks. Speaking with Sportskeeda MMA, Sityodtong confirmed that the goal is to have Rodtang return to take on Takeru as originally planned. He said:

“Rodtang versus Takeru is going to happen, they both want it, they're both elite best-of-the-best strikers on the planet who like to bang, and somebody is going to get knocked out, and they want it, so definitely," Sityodtong said.

However, with Takeru still recovering from the devastating leg injury he suffered against Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 165, it’s uncertain if ‘The Natural Born Crusher’ will be good to go for ONE Championship’s return to Tokyo.

If you missed any of the action or want to relive an epic night in ONE Championship history, the ONE 165 replay can be watched on demand via watch.onefc.com.