"This tank is so badass" - Rodtang Jitmuangnon's maddening world title defense against Petchdam has fans singing his praises

ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon's spectacular defense against Petchdam Petchyindee at ONE: No Surrender in July 2020 remains one of his best outings in ONE Championship.

The world's largest martial arts promotion shared the highlights of Rodtang's majority decision victory over the former ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion on Instagram:

Fans sang Rodtang's praises in the comments section:

"This tank is so badass 🔥🔥💯"

"Teeps from hell."

"Damnnnnnn Rodtang did so good."

"Petchdam had a great game plan in the first round and then Rodtang found his timing to get in the pocket and be aggressive to land big shots, I've watched this fight probably 100 times deff my fav fight in 4oz [gloves]."

"These guys are absolutely incredible, it's unreal!👏👏👏 How did they manage to pull that off without spilling any blood?🔥🤯"

Screenshot of fans' comments. [ONE Championship/Instagram, screenshot]

After defeating Petchdam, 'The Iron Man' dominated Joseph Lasiri and Edgar Tabares in November 2022 and May 2023, respectively, to extend his streak of defending the 135-pound Muay Thai crown to five.

He will have his sixth defense at ONE 169: Atlanta on Nov. 8 inside the State Farm Arena against United Kingdom star Jacob Smith.

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Jacob Smith praises Rodtang's career achievements

Jacob Smith, who lost to Rodtang in his promotional debut in May 2022, gave the Thai megastar his well-earned respect in an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA.

The third-ranked ONE flyweight Muay Thai fighter said:

"I respect what he's done. And I'm not going to slate him. At the end of the day, he's been the king of the division pretty much from the start. Or since Sam-A and then Haggerty and then Rodtang."

Watch ONE 169: Atlanta live inside the State Farm Arena on Nov. 8. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.