The stock of Colombian striking sensation Johan Estupinan continues to skyrocket as he maintained his immaculate professional record in his previous fight with Zakaria El Jamari last Oct. 5 at ONE Fight Night 25 via second-round knockout.
Now, he is scheduled to face his fellow rising star Johan Ghazali in a flyweight Muay Thai battle on Jan. 24 as part of the ONE 170 card, which goes down inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ahead of his exciting clash with Ghazali, ONE Championship published a video on Instagram, where Estupinan was sharpening his technique on the pads inside the gym, as they captioned it:
"Powering up 💪 Can Johan Estupinan overpower Johan Ghazali at ONE 170? @johankickb"
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This short clip has hyped the fans and made them wanna watch 'Panda Kick' back in the gym. X users @alejobuenosdias, @juankhwanlek, @jcfernandezmorales, and @freetobefitgg sent their excitement through their comments:
"Colombia on top 🔥"
"Lets go ! @johankickb @onechampionship"
"Ready for the show #pandakick🐼🇨🇴"
"This guy is a rising star no doubt and moving up quickly! Excited to see him complete 🔥"
Johan Estupinan and Johan Ghazali join other ONE Championship stars in stacked ONE 170 card
Aside from this thrilling showdown between the two youngsters, the ONE 170 card will feature other big names under the world's largest martial arts organization, with three world titles.
In the main event, Tawanchai PK Saenchai defends his ONE featherweight Muay Thai world title against ONE interim featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon in a highly anticipated rematch.
Superlek Kiatmoo9 defends his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title against Nico Carrillo in the co-headliner.
ONE bantamweight MMA king Fabricio Andrade is also back in action, as he defends his 26-pound golden belt against surging contender Kwon Won Il in their rematch.
Other notable athletes included on the card are Jo Nattawut, Marcelo Garcia, and Masakazu Imanari.