ONE Championship fans wish to see flyweight Muay Thai monsters Johan Estupinan and Johan Ghazali duke it out for a second time following a heated encounter at ONE 170 on Friday, Jan. 24.
'Panda Kick' and Ghazali pushed each other to their absolute limits inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, with the rising stars even having logged one knockdown apiece in their thrilling three-round war.
The promotion shared both knockdowns on Instagram, which can be seen below:
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Fans were astounded by what they witnessed from the powerful strikers and clamored for a rematch in the comments section, writing:
"Great and def close fight, want to see a rematch 😍🔥"
"Rematch! 🔥"
"Close fight, need a rematch🔥"
"Need rematch 🔥🔥🔥🔥 good fight."
"Close and amazing fight! We need a rematch 🔥"
When the dust settled, Estupinan's trademark ferocity and all-out offense were enough to secure the unanimous decision win, and improve his ONE record to a pristine 5-0.
Meanwhile, Ghazali, who trained under the guidance of ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon for ONE 170, suffered his second defeat in his last five outings.
The full replay of ONE 170 is available via watch.onefc.com.
Johan Estupinan hoping to fight more in 2025
Johan Estupinan is hungry to keep proving himself on the global stage of ONE, which is why he wishes to compete on more cards in 2025.
Speaking with the promotion ahead of ONE 170, the Team JC Fernandez and Team CSK affiliate stated:
"If I'm offered five fights next year, I'll be ready. I had four fights last year and I've had four fights in one day as an amateur. I was born to fight, and I want to prove to everyone that I'm the best in the world."