Fans react to Rodtang Jitmuangnon's incredible war with Jacob Smith that broke his hand mid-fight

On November 18th, ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion ‘The Iron Man’ Rodtang Jitmuangnon will defend his title against Joseph Lasiri, the promotion’s reigning strawweight Muay Thai champion.

The two Muay Thai warriors will square off as part of a stacked lineup main evented by another champion vs. champion showcase as lightweight titleholder Christian Lee goes for two-division glory against ONE welterweight world champion Kiamrian Abbasov.

On Instagram, the promotion hyped fans up for the ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title fight by looking back at one of Rodtang Jitumangnon’s most impressive performances inside the Circle. What made it even more impressive is the Thai superstar’s revelation that he was dealing with an in-fight injury and had to adjust on the fly.

Fans reacted to Rodtang Jitmuangnon's dominant performance over Jacob Smith despite the hand injury he sustained in the fight, saying:

“No wonder he was throwing so many elbows, I was wondering if he had just done a style change or something but nah, improvised with a broken hand is all.“

“That sucks for Jacob I was wondering why Rodtang kept using his elbows, never saw that many come from Rodtang. I thought Rodtang was mad at him.“

“Dangerous cutting elbows from the champ !!!!“

“I always wondered if relentless elbows could work lol“

“Rodtang is borderline superhuman. Look at how he fights.. Every strike is powerful and sharp and dude is made of steel literally“

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Jacob Smith thankful for the lessons learned in facing Rodtang Jitmuangnon

Making your ONE Championship debut can be both incredibly exciting and highly stressful for any combat sports prospect. Add in making your debut against a Muay Thai icon like Rodtang Jitmuangnon and you’ve got the recipe for a complete meltdown. Fortunately, that was not the case for Jacob Smith, who made his promotional debut against ‘The Iron Man’ at ONE 157 in May.

Smith was dealt a three-round beatdown at the hands of ‘The Iron Man’ that night, but the former British Muay Thai champion never once backed down from the Thai superstar. He may have come out of the bout with a loss, but Smith believes the experience and the lessons learned were invaluable.

“Now the dust has settled I’m not as disappointed as I was after my battle Friday night with @rodtang_jimungnon. I have watched it back and can see so much to improve on but also positives to take away. I got a prime Rodtang on his best day too so the lessons I’m taking away from this loss are invaluable, I’m actually very happy he took me so seriously.”