Lumpinee Stadium delivered another unforgettable night on 7 August as The Inner Circle 25 and ONE Friday Fights 165 unfolded in Bangkok, Thailand. Three-division Lumpinee Stadium champion Suakim PongSuphan PK pulled off the evening's biggest shock — dropping former world champion Nabil Anane en route to a split decision and a US$50,000 performance bonus.
Suakim was patient, disciplined, and dangerous. He absorbed Anane's jab-and-straight rhythm in round one before seizing control in round two with leg kicks and body attacks. A right hook-left combination sent the 6-foot-4 Algerian-Thai crashing for an eight-count — the decisive moment that earned Suakim his eighth consecutive win and a world title eliminator triumph. Record: 157-60.
Abdulla "Smash Boy" Dayakaev's head-to-head record against Superlek now reads 2-0. The Russian stopped "The Kicking Machine" via injury TKO at 0:39 of round two after a low kick exchange buckled Superlek's knee. First a split decision, now a stoppage — Dayakaev keeps finding ways to beat the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion. Record: 17-3.
Marat Grigorian did exactly what he promised. The Armenian veteran showed Mamuka Usubyan no mercy across three featherweight kickboxing rounds — relentless hooks, crippling calf kicks, maximum aggression from the first bell to the last — to earn a unanimous decision and a spot in the ONE SAMURAI Tournament semifinals. Record: 71-14.
Petninmungkorn NamkangIceland maintained his flawless ONE Friday Fights record with a split decision over Pet Suanluangrodyok in a tightly contested atomweight Muay Thai main event. Left hooks, body attacks, and a spinning back elbow separated the two closely matched Thais — Petninmungkorn's varied combinations proving just enough. Record: 67-21. A US$100,000 contract draws closer.
Ilyas Musaev needed just 2:11 of round one to end Suksawat PK Saenchai's night in the bantamweight Muay Thai co-main event. A left elbow knockdown set the stage before a body punch folded Suksawat completely — Musaev earned a 350,000 Baht performance bonus and announced himself as a serious divisional threat.
The Inner Circle 25 – 7 August Results:
- Suakim PongSuphan PK def. Nabil Anane via split decision (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Abdulla Dayakaev def. Superlek via TKO at 0:39 of round two (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Marat Grigorian def. Mamuka Usubyan via unanimous decision (Kickboxing – featherweight)
- Dabdam Por Tor Tor Thongtawee def. Tahaneak Nayokatasala via TKO at 0:38 of round three (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Chatpet Suablackmuaythai def. Riku Ito via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – atomweight)
ONE Friday Fights 165 – 7 August Results:
- Petninmungkorn NamkangIceland def. Pet Suanluangrodyok via split decision (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Ilyas Musaev def. Suksawat PK Saenchai via KO at 2:11 of round one (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Kom PK Saenchai def. Monpraram Sitpetchalukan via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Tantawy Ahmed def. Rawee Looksuan via KO at 0:39 of round two (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Petanda Kiatyodying def. Changthong M U Den via KO at 2:45 of round one (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Superchamp Wutdychonburipraleasing def. Attachai Looksuan via TKO at 2:32 of round one (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Pettri Sitjaedang def. Aung Tun Bo via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Songpandin Chor Kaewwiset def. Vincenzo Esposito via TKO at 2:22 of round two (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Tsubasa def. Peng Zihao via KO at 2:56 of round one (Kickboxing – strawweight)
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