Marat Grigorian has a perfect opponent in mind following ONE Friday Fights 92 triumph: “Maybe I’m going to fight him”

Veteran Armenian fighter Marat Grigorian is looking forward to facing ONE Championship newcomer Liu Mengyang of China in a possible showdown next after he impressed with a victory in his promotional debut last week.

Liu defeated Japanese Masaaki Noiri by decision in their featherweight kickboxing clash at ONE Friday Fights 92: Sitthichai vs. Shadow on Dec. 20 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The Chinese striker considerably helped his cause by scoring a clean knockdown in the early goings of the opening round of the contest and took things from there for the win.

Speaking during the ONE Friday Fights 92 post-event interviews, Marat Grigorian, who also saw action and won in the event, said he is keen on having a matchup with Liu, saying:

"I saw that the Chinese guy won [against] Noiri. So maybe him, I don't know. Who else? Because Noiri was in the top five I think. So that's why, and he lost today, and the Chinese guy will come in his place. So maybe I'm going to fight against him."

Marat Grigorian scored a big result at ONE Friday Fights 92, swinging back to the win column by knocking out Morocco's Abdelali Zahidi in the second round of their catchweight (159 pounds) kickboxing match.

It was a bounce-back for him after losing by decision to Thai superstar Superbon for the interim featherweight kickboxing title in his previous fight in April.

ONE Friday Fights 92 is available via replay on ONE Championship's YouTube channel. Geo-restrictions may apply.

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Marat Grigorian delivers on team's promise to bring the heat with win at ONE Friday Fights 92

The KO win at ONE Friday Fights 92 on Dec. 20 was a fulfillment of Marat Grigorian and his team's promise to bring the heat on fight night.

Veteran Grigorian was in his element as he dominated and eventually knocked out Abdelali Zahidi in their catchweight match, which was part of the event that served as the last live offering of ONE Championship for the year 2024.

Heading into ONE Friday Fights 92, the Armenian's trainer Nick Hemmers touted the readiness and drive of his ward, taking to Instagram and writing:

"Ready to go! Last training done today! @maratgrigorian is ready to bring fire this Friday!! Let's go 🔥🔥💯💯💎 ready for war!! The champ is coming!!"

Marat Grigorian has been a steady force in the ONE featherweight lane since coming into the promotion in 2020.

A world title remains elusive for him but he remains in play for it by coming up with impressive victories like that at ONE Friday Fights 92.