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ONE SAMURAI 2 Opens Road to Superbon in Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament

Quarterfinal bouts in Tokyo advance an eight‑man bracket that guarantees the winner a title shot, signaling ONE’s plan to layer contender tournaments with marquee title fights on future SAMURAI cards.

Overview

  • The ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament held quarterfinals on Saturday, August 8 at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo as part of the ONE SAMURAI 2 card.
  • Three tournament quarterfinals carried rematch and redemption narratives: Masaaki Noiri vs. Liu Mengyang, Kaito Ono vs. Mohammad Siasarani, and Kosuke Takagi vs. Luo Chao.
  • The eight‑man bracket explicitly awards the tournament winner a guaranteed shot at reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Superbon.
  • Fighter build‑ups emphasized personal stakes and momentum, with Kaito framing his bout as revenge for prior stoppage defeats and Liu and Siasarani both insisting they will repeat earlier wins to press toward a title shot.
  • ONE confirmed the SAMURAI series will continue in Tokyo with SAMURAI 3 on Sept. 12 and SAMURAI 4 on Oct. 17 featuring announced world‑title fights including Superlek vs. Jonathan Di Bella and Nadaka’s kickboxing debut, a schedule that aims to accelerate contender movement across disciplines.