"Excellent display of heart and skill" - Fans still mesmerized by Rodtang and Denis Puric's absolute banger in Bangkok

The co-headliner of the ONE 167 card on June 7 has delivered a fight of the year candidate. In it, Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Denis Puric put on a spectacular fight for the fans inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

Rodtang and Puric produced an exciting back-and-forth fight, which ended in a unanimous decision victory for the former. The full fight video of this catchweight kickboxing clash was posted by the promotion on YouTube, with the description:

"All the fiery action from the kickboxing showdown between ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang and Bosnian-Canadian brawler Denis Puric at ONE 167, proudly brought to you by Fairtex!"

See the video below:

Both combat sports stars exchanged strike per strike throughout their three-round war. Ultimately, the reigning ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion earned the nod from the judges to come away with the unanimous decision win.

Because of this thrilling battle, fans have given their rightful flowers for showing their incredible hearts and leaving everything inside the circle.

Users @abinaga7741, @ethienosinsky5186, @merardomontivirgenrye1809, @whoryou-nm4ep, and @benjaminemery9018 showered them with positive comments, saying:

"Excellent display of heat and skill by both warriors. Wow."

"Rodtang's boxing was so smooth, it was a thing of beauty"

"Wow, what a fight, a fight of a year"

"when an unstoppable force meets an immovable iron object..."

"Damn that was beautiful. It looks like the reincarnation of Ramon Dekkers vs. Coban. They need a rematch. There is a spirit warrior match."

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Rodtang successfully bounces back from Superlek defeat, sets his eyes on Japanese superstar next

This fight was Rodtang's rebound victory after sustaining a unanimous decision loss at the hands of fellow Thai megastar and ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 in September 2023 at ONE Friday Fights 34 in their catchweight Muay Thai fight.

The Jitmuangnon Gym athlete also called out Japanese superstar Takeru Segawa during his post-fight interview to finally push through their postponed match that was originally scheduled last January at ONE 165.

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action from ONE 167 via the free event replay.