WATCH: Thai superstar Rodtang Jitmuangnon's brutal mauling of British slugger Jacob Smith in first ONE Championship meeting

In May 2022, Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Jacob Smith first crossed paths at ONE 157, which went down inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in a flyweight Muay Thai showdown.

Recently, Sportskeeda MMA relived the highlights of Rodtang against Smith on Instagram:

"😱 Will history repeat itself for 'The Iron Man' when he squares off against Jacob Smith in their rematch? #muaythai #rodtang #one169 #onechampionship #sportskeedamma"

The clip highlighted the best moments of 'The Iron Man' as he rained down powerful strikes against the British contender to make him bleed. He used multiple combinations of fists, elbows, and kicks to inflict damage.

Additionally, he rag-dolled Smith with several throws throughout the match to produce a unanimous decision masterpiece. It was the Jitmuangnon Gym representative's 11th victory in the world's largest martial arts organization.

On the other hand, it was a rude welcome for Smith, who was having his promotional debut inside the circle.

Over two years later, the two have found each other in the same bracket once more, but this time, the stakes will be higher, as Rodtang's ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title will be on the line on Nov. 8 at ONE 169: Atlanta at State Farm Arena.

Tickets for ONE 169 are available at Ticketmaster.

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Rodtang Jitmuangnon is coming off a bounce-back win over Denis Puric at ONE 167

After suffering his first promotional Muay Thai defeat at the hands of Superlek Kiatmoo9 in September 2023, Rodtang has redeemed himself from his previous outing by beating Denis Puric via unanimous decision in their catchweight kickboxing match at ONE 167 on June 7, which went down at the Impact Arena in Bangkok.

This was a confidence-boosting win for the 27-year-old striking maestro, and he aims to sustain this momentum with a repeat victory over the Bad Company and Thaifist representative when they collide inside the State Farm Arena in Georgia.