Overview
- ONE Championship scheduled the women’s MMA bout for January 23, 2026, at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium as part of ONE Fight Night 39.
- Natalie Salcedo enters 4-0 after a first-round triangle–Americana submission in her ONE debut at Fight Night 35 against Macarena Aragon.
- Chihiro Sawada is 10-1-1 with recent submission wins over Macarena Aragon and Itsuki Hirata, and she previously held a Shooto title.
- Recent reports list the matchup at atomweight, though earlier coverage labeled it strawweight or flyweight, and an official division listing has not been uniformly reflected across outlets.
- The event opens ONE’s U.S. primetime slate and is slated to air on Prime Video on Jan. 23 at 9 p.m. ET, free to Amazon Prime subscribers in the U.S. and Canada.