"Match of the year" - Fans hyped for impending 2025 super fight between legends Rodtang and Takeru

Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Takeru Segawa had their second face-off inside the ring last Friday at ONE 169 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, after the former defeated Jacob Smith in the card's co-main event.

This time, it was Takeru who stepped inside the ring to initiate the face-to-face with the former ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion. ONE Championship has posted the photo of this moment on Instagram and captioned it with:

"Dream fight incoming! 🤩 Who's hyped for Rodtang vs. Takeru in 2025? 🙋‍♂️ @k1takeru @rodtang_jimungnon"

Previously, the two striking superstars had a similar face-off last Sept. 27 when Takeru defeated Thant Zin at ONE Friday Fights 81 via a second-round knockout, and Rodtang was invited up to the ring.

This added more steam to their inevitable clash next year, and fans are gearing up for that super-fight. Users @sajed_bakhsh, @azhar_abdul_ghani, @izham_x, @devonmalcolm69, @rahmadin403, and @sxrgio_909 have expressed their excitement through the comments:

"Going to be match of the year"

"Rules kickboxing, advantage for Takeru, but in Muay Thai advantage for Rodtang"

"lets make it happen 🔥"

"A long time coming."

"Come on this fight has to be 🔥🔥"

"That'd be a nice brawl"

Screenshot of fans' comments

Rodtang wants to exploit Takeru Segawa's defense in their mega-fight in 2025

Even before he fought Smith in their rematch at ONE 169, the 27-year-old Thai superstar had already assessed the fighting style of the former three-division K1 champion through an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA.

According to him, 'The Natural Born Crusher' has an incredible offensive arsenal, which made him the superstar he is today. However, 'The Iron Man' said that he doesn't have the same caliber defensively, as he stated:

"He's fast, he has dangerous attacks. But, he has no defense. I feel like he's always been like that."