"Definitely the kind of fight that I want" - Asa Ten Pow pleased to draw "big-name" John Lineker at ONE 168: Denver

Striking standout Asa Ten Pow loves nothing more than a chance to compete alongside the biggest names in martial arts. Thankfully, his wish will be answered at ONE 168: Denver.

'The American Ninja' welcomes former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker into the Muay Thai ranks in Ball Arena on Sept. 6. They lock horns in a bantamweight Muay Thai matchup.

Across his 17-fight resume, the Florida Kickboxing Academy standout has come up against some tricky opposition, but, per the superstar, 'Hands of Stones' is right up there as the most high-profile matchup of his career.

Speaking to ONE Championship, Asa Ten Pow said:

"It's definitely the kind of fight that I want, these big-name guys. It will probably be my biggest name to date as far as profile goes."

North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription can catch the entire ONE 168: Denver card live in U.S. primetime for free this Friday, Sept. 6. Tickets are still available here.

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Asa Ten Pow's journey in ONE Championship

The 34-year-old's clash against the Brazilian brawler in Denver, Colorado, will mark his fourth appearance under the ONE Championship banner.

Asa Ten Pow debuted on the global stage against striking veteran Mehdi Zatout at ONE on Prime Video 3 in Oct. 2022. Unfortunately, things didn't go his way that night, as the latter handed him a TKO loss after one round.

However, he turned things around in highlight-reel fashion in his sophomore outing, earning a third-round TKO triumph over Chinese slugger Han Zi Hao.

Most recently, the Florida-based fighter put out a career-defining display at the expense of Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon to move to 14-3 in his career.

'The American Ninja's' savvy striking penalized the Thai dynamo at every exchange, and a final salvo of strikes early in round three earned him a second promotional win and a hefty US$50,000 performance bonus.