"The best division" - Jacob Smith heaps praise on ONE Championship's 'stacked' flyweight Muay Thai division

Since arriving in ONE Championship, Jacob Smith has been able to accumulate some elite level experience. The time that he has spent as a top contender in ONE's flyweight Muay Thai division will be invaluable to him on his return at ONE 169.

On Nov. 8 at Bangkok's iconic Lumpinee Stadium, Smith will face Thai superstar Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a rematch. 'The Iron Man' unfortunately ended up missing weight and was stripped of his title. The belt, however, is still on the line for the Brit in this huge striking clash.

Though the biggest star in the sport sits at the top of the weight class, Jacob Smith believes that there is a lot of depth to the division.

He praised the division that he competes in during a recent interview with Nick Atkin on fight week, where he stated that flyweight and bantamweight are the best that ONE has to offer:

"Yeah, it's absolutely stacked. Probably the best division in ONE Championship, I would say, alongside probably bantamweight also, there's so many killers as well."

Watch the full interview below:

Jacob Smith is poised to seize the throne

Come Nov. 9, Jacob Smith could find himself as the new reigning and defending world champion at flyweight. The challenger has admitted that in his first fight with Rodtang back in 2022, there was still a lot that he needed to improve on and adjust to.

He's since settled into things under the ONE banner and that gives him the confidence to go out there and shock the world on Nov. 8. Smith becoming the new world champion would show how strong the flyweight division is because as good as the competition has been, it has been dominated by one man for such a long time.

ONE 169 will be available to active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America live in U.S. primetime today, Nov. 8.