FREE FULL FIGHT: Thai megastars Superlek and Panpayak light up Manila in thrilling Muay Thai matchup at ONE 164

The latest installment of the rivalry between Superlek Kiatmoo9 and Panpayak Jitmuangnon happened on the global stage of ONE Championship. They fought in a catchweight Muay Thai battle at ONE 164 inside the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.

ONE Championship relived the full fight of this thrilling striking extravaganza by posting its replay on YouTube with the description:

"A tightly contested Muay Thai bout ensued between long-term rivals Superlek and Panpayak Jitmuangnon at ONE 164!"

See the video below:

As expected, it was another classic fight between 'The Kicking Machine' and 'The Angel Warrior', with both landing significant strikes throughout the three-round battle.

But the volume of strikes and more accurate kicks of the Kiatmoo9 Gym man persuaded the judges to give him the close split decision victory. Aside from the damage he inflicted against his rival, the pound-for-pound great also displayed a solid defensive game, evading several of his rival's significant strikes.

This victory was the Thai superstar's seventh triumph in the world's largest martial arts organization and trimmed the lead of Panpayak in their head-to-head score.

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Superlek excited to face Nico Carrillo at ONE 170 on Jan. 24 in Bangkok

Since that win over Panpanyak, the Kiatmoo9 Gym superstar hasn't dropped a fight and went to become a two-sport, two-division world champion.

Now, he is set to defend his bantamweight Muay Thai crown against second-ranked divisional contender Nico Carillo in the main event of ONE 170 on Jan. 24.

The champ-champ revealed his thoughts on his next opponent, sharing with the South China Morning Post:

"He is said to be the best in the division and I'm very excited to face him. I haven't got a plan yet, but it will be a great fight."