Potential bonus winners at ONE Fight Night 9

ONE Fight Night 9 on Prime Video is still a couple of weeks away, but it’s never a bad time to speculate which of the fighters in the stacked card are going home $50,000 richer.

The card is stacked with absolute monsters in the Muay Thai and mixed martial arts ranks, but some are truly capable of producing a finish that will be played out in highlight reels for years to come.

The iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok will play host to the stacked card on April 21, which is sure to leave its impact on ONE Championship’s monthly Amazon events.

Fans in North America will also be able to watch the card live and for free via Prime Video.

That being said, here are three fighters who could be celebrating their way to the bank.

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#3. Jhanlo Mark Sangiao

Jhanlo Mark Sangiao may be young, but he sure knows how to establish himself as one of the fastest-rising stars in ONE Championship.

The son of Team Lakay founder Mark Sangiao, the 20-year-old is 2-0 in his run inside the circle with both of his wins coming by way of submission. Sangiao, though, will have a tough task ahead of him.

Undefeated Argentinian fighter Matias Farinelli will try to derail the young star’s hype train.

But if there’s something that Sangiao is capable of, it’s defying expectations.

Sangiao was already a bonus winner in ONE Championship when he submitted fellow Filipino fighter Anacleto Lauron at ONE 164 in December 2022.

Team Lakay has always been criticized for its perceived lack of grappling, but Sangiao blew that assumption out of the park when he methodically dissected Lauron on the ground before locking in the rear-naked choke.

Now heading into his third fight in ONE Championship, it’s safe to say that Sangiao is hunting for a spot in the bantamweight rankings and ONE Fight Night 9 could be his avenue for that.

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#2. Halil Amir

It’s always said that first impressions last. Well, Halil Amir made one incredible introduction.

The Turkish slugger was thrown into the wolves in just his first fight at ONE Championship when he was tasked with facing the dangerous Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE on Prime Video 2.

Nastyukhin at the time was the No.3-ranked lightweight in the promotion, but Amir was not going to be denied. The 28-year-old barely needed two rounds to dispatch Nastyukhin and introduce himself to the global stage as a force in the division.

Amir is now the No.4-ranked lightweight in ONE Championship and he brings a preposterous 100 percent finish rate to ONE Fight Night 9.

Standing in Amir’s way for a second straight win in ONE Championship is promotional newcomer Maurice Abevi, another fighter with a 100 percent finish rate.

From their records alone, it’s expected that their contest would be an absolute barnburner, but Amir has more to gain in this matchup than Abevi.

If Amir puts on another banger at ONE Fight Night 9, that $50,000 bonus is almost a certainty.

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#1. Nong-O Hama

Nong-O Hama didn’t achieve his legendary status by fighting with a passive approach. The Thai legend is already considered one of the greatest of all time and he got that distinction by being an indestructible force of nature.

The reigning ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion will defend his gold against Jonathan Haggerty, a former ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion, in the main event of ONE Fight Night 9.

Haggerty is considered one of the best strikers from England and the 26-year-old is riding a three-fight winning streak ahead of his world title match at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium.

Nong-O, however, is perfection personified. The 36-year-old is 10-0 in ONE Championship and his last five wins all ended in a knockout.

His latest win also saw him fold Alaverdi Ramazanov at ONE Friday Fights 1. Needless to say, Nong-O captured the cool $50,000 bonus for his decimation of the Russian striker.

All signs point to Nong-O putting on another bonus-worthy performance and his home nation fans in Bangkok will surely be up on their feet singing their praises to their national hero.