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Natalie Salcedo vs. Chihiro Sawada Set for ONE Fight Night 39 at Lumpinee on Jan. 23

The clash matches an unbeaten prospect with a submission-focused former Shooto champion in a bout some view as a step toward Denice Zamboanga’s atomweight crown.

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.