At ONE 165 in Tokyo, Superlek won the flyweight kickboxing title in a closely contested main event against Takeru, with many speculating a 3-2 victory for Superlek. Takeru's emotional post-fight interview touched on his desire to inspire the Japanese people, especially in light of recent earthquakes. Garry Tonon defeated Martin Nguyen via rear naked choke in the first round, earning a US$50,000 bonus which he plans to spend on a Japanese toilet. Nieky Holzken achieved a rapid first-round knockout over Yoshihiro Akiyama. Kade Ruotolo successfully defended his ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling title against Tommy Langaker. Superlek expressed his openness to rematches with Rodtang or Takeru, aiming to bring the belt back to Thailand.
Here's how all of the STELLAR bouts went down at ONE 165 π₯ Which fight was your favorite? π Watch the ONE 165 full event replay π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONE165 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/BqMnGKsM22
Post-fight interview with @k1takeru π’ The kickboxing icon said he gave everything and wanted to give power to the Japanese people, especially following the recent earthquake tragedy. #ONE165 #Kickboxing #Japan #Jkick #Takeru #ONEchampionship #Tokyo #Superlek https://t.co/oAm8Io0qjU
Superlek was dishing out some beautiful knees throughout. Worked wonders in the fifth as Takeru continued to march forward. Sizzling atmosphere for the main event π #ONE165 #Takeru #Superlek https://t.co/q881IFHBCe
That third round from Takeru tore the roof off. A rematch at some point would be interesting. #ONE165 #Superlek #Takeru https://t.co/c3Pam9CZk7
Superlek says he's down for rematches with #Rodtang or #Takeru and wants to bring the belt back to Thailand. #ONE165 https://t.co/qTzZbeFKyJ
An emotional, tearful Takeru after the fight thanks the Ariake Arena crowd in Tokyo. Donβt think Iβve ever heard a louder roar than when he unloaded that barrage on Superlek in the third. @sportskeedaMMA #ONEChampionship #ONE165 https://t.co/7DsZ2YrkpZ
Superlek 1,2,4,5. Incredible fight. #ONE165
What a fight! What a battle between Superlek and Takeru! Both men had big moments in the fight. Seems like 3-2 Superlek is likely. #ONE165 #MMATwitter
Superlek thinks he has done enough. Here comes @yodchatri with the belt. @sportskeedaMMA #ONEChampionship https://t.co/lV74e2eSBW
βThe Kicking Machineβ is putting in WORK π¦Ώ Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/N2YyePorTt
This is absolute box office. What a fight! #SuperlekvsTakeru #ONE165 https://t.co/o4bcYyIhd5
Superlek looking so sharp! Destroying Takeru's lead leg with low kicks... #ONE165 https://t.co/tPt9ivvBYJ
Really strong start for Superlek. I don't know if Takeru has any answer for those low kicks. #ONE165
βTHE NATURAL BORN CRUSHERβ βοΈ Takeru makes the walk for his ONE debut! @takerusegawa Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/T1eliwigwx
Takeru makes the walk. #ONEChampionship #one165 @sportskeedaMMA https://t.co/W9A84dqeKW
Kade Ruotolo gets the decision victory against Tommy Langaker and successfully defends his ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling title ππ₯ #ONE165 https://t.co/0uUAGpQplk
RAPID FIRE β‘οΈ Nieky Holzken stops βSexyamaβ in under a round! Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/2myA41T3h1
βSexyamaβ is in the building π @akiyamayoshihir Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/pyyMlccChK
Nieky Holzken destroys Sexyama getting a first round knockout π₯ #ONE165 https://t.co/VHAYi483VD
Nieky Holzken defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama via KO in the 1st round in their special rules bout #ONE165 https://t.co/FQUr8BVwRZ
Nieky Holzken finishes Akiyama in round 1 #ONE165 #ONEChampionship #ONEγγ£γ³γγͺγ³γ·γγ #Kickboxing #Tokyo #Japan #ζ±δΊ¬ #ζ₯ζ¬ #WeAreONE https://t.co/OSnPsNn9Yp
Garry Tonon gets our first US$50K bonus of the night! π° @Garry_Tonon Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/TD736o8WsP
Garry Tonon gets our first US$50K bonus of the night! π° Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/cEbFoAFX61
.@Garry_Tonon πΊπΈ says having the belt wrapped around his waist is 'inevitable' and plans to buy a Japanese toilet with his 50K USD bonus π° after submitting former double champ Martin Nguyen π¦πΊπ»π³ via first round rear naked choke #ONE165 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/PycLtpGC1W
LOCKED IN π Garry Tonon submits Martin Nguyen in Round 1! @Garry_Tonon Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/LQgHcbRnw7
Ayaka Miura earns a STATEMENT win over Itsuki Hirata! πͺ Whoβs next? @ayk917m Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/9xPF6qu3sx
.@Garry_Tonon gets a US$50,000 bonus from Chatri. βIβm immediately buying a Japanese toilet when I get home,β the American says. #ONEChampionship @sportskeedaMMA https://t.co/IkZgeJDUaJ
Garry Tonon defeats Martin Nguyen via Submission (RNC) in the 1st Round #ONE165 https://t.co/lbBRMk3aZb
.@Garry_Tonon taps Martin Nguyen via rear naked choke in the dying seconds of the first round. First finish of the night, woke the crowd up at ONE 165 in Tokyo. #ONEChampionship @sportskeedaMMA https://t.co/o8ZEhNSOIK
Garry Tonon sliced through Martin Nguyen with complete ease. Damn good performance against a really experienced former champ. #ONE165
Gary Tonon smokes Martin Nguyen with a first round RNC #ONE165
.@Garry_Tonon taps Martin Nguyen via rear naked choke in the dying seconds of the first round. First finish of the night, woke the crowd up at ONE 165 in Tokyo. #ONEChampionship https://t.co/zkQXR5YKdJ
Yuya Wakamatsu with the grounded knees π¦΅π₯ Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/BkcbrvUjJA
Cool as a cucumber π₯ Whoβs going home with the flyweight kickboxing strap today? Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/F9nIxUMYAY
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Bokang Masunyane with the SLAM! π€Ό Purchase the PPV now to catch the rest of ONE 165! #ONE165 | π΄ Live Now π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/1lYHwd8uTL
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Starling and Savage go the distance in the co-main event at BKFC Fight Night! #BKFCABQ #BKFCFightNight https://t.co/NlZt2A1ElX
Taylor Starling defeats Jenny Savage via unanimous decision. #BKFCABQ https://t.co/qONPmcn4U0
Savage landed a huge shot to end round 4! This is a very good fight heading into the 5th round. #BKFCABQ
Open scoring is badass! 2-0 Starling so Savage knew she was down to start the round but Starling still kept great distance. Both landed some clean shots in RD3! #BKFCABQ https://t.co/vVDXttf4ZD
After 2 rounds we have a very technical fight between Starling and Savage. Distance management advantage to Starling. Iβm not sure how this is scored so Iβm not attempting to guess who is ahead. #BKFCABQ
.@MartinNguyenMMA with a warning for Garry Tonon. "If my eyes work tonight, I see everything, and he's gonna be in trouble." Full interview for @sportskeeda_mma here: https://t.co/eyLeioMvaA #ONEChampionship #ONE165 https://t.co/4syzsy4wPQ
Brutal sport bare knuckle is. #BKFC is very good though. Iβm very impressed with the ads during the live event. A lot of brands that are πΊπΈ made. A lot of cool shit honestly. All around a very badass thing they have going over there! π€π«Ά
-#ONE165 Start Time- Main Event: Superlek vs. Takeru 3 am ET/midnight PT #MMATwitter https://t.co/pA5zNHo0SK
Tag-team perfection π€ Donβt forget to purchase the ONE 165 PPV to catch Kade Ruotolo defend the lightweight submission grappling crown against Tommy Langaker! #ONE165 | Today 5PM JST | Sun 3AM ET π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm4TH5 π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuxNG9 https://t.co/mh6oCzMJZh
Let's go!!! π₯π₯π₯ #Superlek πΉπ vs @takerusegawa π―π΅ @ONEChampionship #ONE165 https://t.co/yYzEygvV2b
ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion @fabriciowdbπ§π·offers some good insight into the main event between @takerusegawa π―π΅ and Superlek πΉπ #ONE165 #ONEChampionship #Kickboxing https://t.co/cxiasuVMuj
ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion @fabriciowdb π§π·offers some good insight into the main event between @takerusegawa π―π΅and Superlek πΉπ. #ONE165 #ONEChampionship #kickbxoung https://t.co/Y9JMoR5EkK
Some palpable tension between @ayk917m, @_itsuki_h_ at the ONE 165 ceremonial weigh ins and face offs. @sportskeedaMMA #ONEChampionship https://t.co/X4OLq8YHj4
.@_itsuki_h_ and Ayaka Miura go nose-to-nose ahead of their atomweight clash at #ONE165 π―π΅π₯ #ONEChampionship https://t.co/cfkhYS1zpy
Superlek and @takerusegawa get into it at the ONE 165 ceremonial weigh-ins and face offs. Head to head. @yodchatri steps between them. #ONEChampionship #ONE165 https://t.co/QtmGjkrnI7
Superlek and @takerusegawa get into it at the ONE 166 ceremonial weigh-ins and face offs. Head to head. @yodchatri steps between them. #ONEChampionship #ONE165 https://t.co/zeqF3O03ux
Superlek and Takeru face off for the last time before meeting in the main event at #ONE165 - It's on! #ONEChampionship #Superlek #takeru https://t.co/7ScQlkaL2t
Inside the ONE 165 weighs-ins for @sportskeedaMMA. Superlek's easiest weight cut ever. @takerusegawa on weight when he woke up. And why John Lineker turned up out of nowhere. Read more: https://t.co/vqtQP53CTx
Itsuki Hirata and Ayaka Miura are ready to RUMBLE π Who will head home with the W on Sunday? @_itsuki_h_ @ayk917m #ONE165 | Sun Jan 28 at 5PM JST ποΈ Tickets π https://t.co/9BTfk5i7f8 π―π΅ Abema PPV π https://t.co/xQ4Ifm5rwD π Global PPV π https://t.co/8azyYuylvH https://t.co/grjRZJ2oWF
All fighters have now come in for the ONE 165 hydration tests and weigh ins. Only Tommy Langaker has yet to pass. He failed hydration twice. #ONEChampionship https://t.co/McHYGEu7l5
Sexyama @akiyamayoshihir texting while weighing in π @sportskeedaMMA #ONEChampionship #ONE165 https://t.co/rS5hddmhIP
A chiselled @takerusegawa passes hydration and makes weight β @sportskeedaMMA #ONEChampionship https://t.co/hl9xUQBOgX
ONE 165 weigh ins and hydration tests coming up in Tokyo. Follow @sportskeedaMMA for all the best fight week coverage. #ONEChampionship https://t.co/0LsMRIY6BO
Tonight @KarateCombat is hosting their first event #KCK1 at the house of Rick Ross. Theyβre doing phenomenal things over there with innovation and even investment opportunities $karate Watch for yourself itβs pretty dope. Worth buying up a few shares of the stock $karate π«Ά https://t.co/FRl5IURlVv
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π₯ DONβT MISS THISΒ π₯ Tune in to the #ONE165 Ceremonial Weigh-In & Faceoffs THIS Saturday at 3PM JST/1AM ET on our YouTube or Facebook channels to see the stars of the show come face-to-face before they meet inside the ring on Sunday! https://t.co/B0xRmIkhbn