Legendary Muay Thai star Nong-O Hama took Alaverdi Ramazanov's disrespect to heart ahead of Nong-O's defense of the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world championship at ONE Friday Fights 1 in January 2023.
During the ceremonial faceoffs, 'Babyface Killer' taunted Nong-O with a single gesture. The Evolve MMA star responded by knocking out the former ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion midway through the third round and showed him a similar gesture soon after.
Watch the entire fight below, which ONE posted on YouTube:
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The stunning beatdown of Ramazanov gave Nong-O his seventh successful defense of the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world championship, marking his 10th straight win under the ONE banner.
However, the Thai legend's winning streak and reign atop the bantamweight Muay Thai division both ended in April 2023 when Jonathan Haggerty finished him in the first round. In December of that same year, Nong-O was knocked out by currently second-ranked ONE bantamweight Muay Thai fighter Nico Carrillo.
Despite the setbacks, the 37-year-old returned to the win column with a unanimous decision over Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai this past April.
Nong-O prepared for fireworks at ONE Friday Fights 81
Nong-O is ready to trade leather with undefeated Russian standout Kiamran Nabati at ONE Friday Fights 81 on September 27 inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, the former 145-pound Muay Thai world champion stated:
"I think Kiamran is great. He's a great fighter, and also his winning streak is pretty good. I view him as a challenge for myself because I also won a great winning streak as well. I don't think this fight would be any problem."
Watch the full video below:
ONE Friday Fights 81 is available live at Asian primetime on pay-per-view at watch.onefc.com.