Mongolia celebrated its second ONE MMA World Champion on Friday, 5 December, when Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu strangled Fabricio Andrade unconscious with a fourth-round rear-naked choke at ONE Fight Night 38: Andrade vs. Baatarkhuu on Prime Video inside Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium.
The 36-year-old grappling specialist vindicated years of sacrifice, proving his suffocating wrestling could neutralise Brazil's most dangerous bantamweight striker whilst following the championship blueprint established by his legendary mentor Narantungalag Jadambaa.
Round four belonged entirely to Baatarkhuu. He trapped Andrade against the ropes, secured the takedown, then rained down devastating punches and elbows that forced defensive mistakes, ultimately exposing the Brazilian's neck for the match-ending rear-naked choke at 1:33.
Brazilian phenom Diogo "Baby Shark" Reis claimed the vacant ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Title, overwhelming Daiki Yonekura with non-stop offensive pressure that accumulated points across 10 exhausting minutes of high-level grappling exchanges.
The 23-year-old ADD World Champion controlled positions throughout, passing Yonekura's guard multiple times whilst threatening arm-triangle chokes and leg entanglements that kept the Japanese contender perpetually defending rather than attacking.
Reis walked away with unanimous decision and his first ONE Championship gold, pushing his remarkable career record to 94-12 whilst establishing himself as the flyweight submission grappling division's undisputed king.
Aliff Sor Dechapan earned his championship opportunity by dismantling Ramadan Ondash across three punishing rounds, claiming unanimous decision in the strawweight Muay Thai eliminator that books his date with divisional king Prajanchai PK Saenchai.
Round three sealed Ondash's fate when Aliff launched a devastating jumping left knee that crashed into the Lebanese striker's jaw, dropping him heavily for an eight-count that confirmed the Thai-Malaysian sensation's dominance.
ONE Fight Night 38 Results:
- Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu def. Fabricio "Wonder Boy" Andrade via submission (RNC) R4, 1:33 – wins ONE Bantamweight MMA World Title
- Diogo "Baby Shark" Reis def. Daiki Yonekura via UD – wins ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Title
- Aliff Sor Dechapan def. Ramadan "The Scorpion" Ondash via UD (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom def. Martyna Dominczak via TKO R1, 2:46 (Muay Thai – atomweight)
- Lachlan Giles def. Marcelo Garcia via submission (kneebar) R1, 7:03 (submission grappling – lightweight)
- Dmitrii "The Silent Assassin" Kovtun def. Shinji Suzuki via UD (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Avazbek "Ninzya" Kholmirzaev def. Jeremy "The Jaguar" Miado via TKO R2, 4:53 (MMA – flyweight)
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