“Nothing but respect for the king” - Denis Puric applauds Rodtang, eyes December rematch against Thai superstar

After a heated buildup to their Muay Thai bout, Denis Puric and Rodtang Jitmuangnon have squashed the animosity between them and come out of their fight with tremendous respect for each other.

Hours after their exciting back-and-forth action inside the sold-out Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, Puric posted several pictures on Instagram of their clash and captioned the post with:

"I feel like i won rounds 2 and 3 but it is what it is. I wat a rematch in December. Nothing but respect for the king of @onechampionship @rodtang_jitmungnon it was an absolute honor to share the cage with you on the highest level i had a blast cant wait to do it again. Thank you @yodchatri and @onechampionship for this opportunity i hope i proved my self to be amongst the best in the world. WATCH IT FREAKS!!!!! 😝"

Though he thinks that he should have won the fight, 'The Bosnian Menace' was also still grateful for the opportunity to share the ring with 'The Iron Man' and be his dance partner in the co-main event of the loaded ONE 167 card.

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Denis Puric wants to face Rodtang in a rematch in December

In the same social media post, Puric also reiterated that he wants to have a second match with Rodtang because of how competitive their fight was. He even had a date in mind and targeted December this year.

With this latest defeat, the 39-year-old veteran contender received his third loss under the world's largest martial arts organization. His two other losses were courtesy of Sherzod Kabutov and Yodlekpet Or Atchariya.

Meanwhile, Puric's three wins were over Tagir Khalilov, Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat, and Jacob Smith. He now holds a 3-3 win-loss card.

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