Overview
- The Tokyo card, which airs Wednesday on ONE pay-per-view and Fuji TV, is topped by Rodtang vs. Takeru II for the interim flyweight kickboxing title.
- Official weigh-ins and hydration tests finished with two misses, as Taimu Hisai and Ritu Phogat came in heavy and their fights proceed at catchweight.
- Co-main title fights feature Yuya Wakamatsu vs. Avazbek Kholmirzaev in flyweight MMA, Jonathan Haggerty vs. Yuki Yoza in bantamweight kickboxing, and Nadaka Yoshinari vs. Songchainoi Kiatsongrit in atomweight Muay Thai.
- Marat Grigorian meets Kaito Ono to settle a year of bad blood after their ONE 172 bout collapsed when Grigorian missed weight and Kaito declined a catchweight.
- Takeru calls the rematch the fight that defines his career, and Japanese teammates and rivals say his exit raises the bar for those aiming to lead the sport at home.