Overview
- Ryujin Nasukawa made his ONE Championship debut on Friday and stopped Thongpoon PK Saenchai by referee TKO at 2:00 of round two.
- Thongpoon opened aggressively in the first round but Ryujin stunned him in round two with a right hook and a body knee before landing five unanswered shots that forced the stoppage.
- Nasukawa entered ONE with an ISKA world title and two RISE division championships and used the Lumpinee Stadium platform to rebound from a June defeat and reestablish momentum.
- Thongpoon came into the fight trying to snap a two-fight skid that included a loss in his kickboxing debut to Zhang Peimian and was unable to reverse that run.
- The result came on The Inner Circle 23 card in Bangkok, which also featured an interim strawweight Muay Thai title fight and further positions Nasukawa as a contender to chase future ONE titles.