ONE Fight Night 31
| ONE Fight Night 31: Kongthoranee vs. Nong-O 2 | ||||
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 The poster for ONE Fight Night 31: Kongthoranee vs. Nong-O 2 | ||||
| Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
| Date | May 3, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Lumpinee Boxing Stadium | |||
| City | Bangkok, Thailand | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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ONE Fight Night 31: Kongthoranee vs. Nong-O 2 was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on May 3, 2025, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2]
Background
[edit]A flyweight Muay Thai rematch between Kongthoranee Sor.Sommai and former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Hama headlined the event.[3] The pairing previously to met at ONE Fight Night 28 in February 2025, which Kongthoranee won by split decision.[4]
A ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship bout between current champion Tye Ruotolo and Dante Leon served as the co-main event. The pairing met for the first time in Liverpool, England in 2020, where Leon won by decision. Their second meeting took place at FloGrapping promotion in 2021, which Ruotolo won by guillotine choke.[5]
A lightweight Muay Thai bout between Liam Nolan and Nauzet Trujillo was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Trujillo withdrew from the event due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Abolfazl Alipourandi on a one-day notice.[7]
At the weigh-ins, three fighters failed to hydration test and missed weight for their respective fights:[8]
- Former ONE Welterweight World Champion Zebaztian Kadestam weighed in at 195.25 pounds, 10.25 pounds over the welterweight limit. As a results, the bout was cancelled as Kadestam did not have medical clearance to compete.[9]
- Lucas Gabriel weighed in at 175.25 pounds, 5.25 pounds over the lightweight limit and he was fined a percent of his purse, which went to The Ultimate Fighter: China welterweight winner Zhang Lipeng.
- Ali Saldoev weighed in at 140.25 pounds, 5.25 pounds over the flyweight limit and he was fined a percent of his purse, which went to Jhordan Estupiñan.
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (Amazon Prime Video) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight Muay Thai | Nong-O Hama | def. | Kongthoranee Sor.Sommai | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight Submission Grappling | Tye Ruotolo (c) | def. | Dante Leon | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight Muay Thai | Abolfazl Alipourandi | def. | Liam Nolan | KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Lightweight | Lucas Gabriel | def. | Zhang Lipeng | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Bantamweight Muay Thai | Abdulla Dayakaev | def. | Saemapetch Fairtex | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 1:44 | |
| Flyweight Muay Thai | Akif Guluzada | def. | Sean Climaco | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Flyweight Muay Thai | Jhordan Estupiñan | def. | Ali Saldoev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | [c] |
- ^ For the ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship.
- ^ Gabriel missed weight (175.25 lb).
- ^ Saldoev missed weight (140.25 lb).
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:
- Performance of the Night: Nong-O Hama
See also
[edit]
- 2025 in ONE Championship
- List of ONE Championship events
- List of current ONE fighters
- ONE Championship Rankings
References
[edit]- ^ Blackett, Todd. "Dante Leon To Challenge Tye Ruotolo For Title At ONE Fight Night 31". Jits Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "Tye Ruotolo to defend welterweight crown against Dante Leon at ONE Fight Night 31". | BJPenn.com. 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "Thai legend Nong-O to rematch Kongthoranee in main event of ONE Fight Night 31". Sporting News. 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "ONE Fight Night 28 Results: Kongthoranee Stuns Nong-O, Yamakita Overwhelms Adiwang". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "Tye Ruotolo To Defend Submission Grappling World Title Against Dante Leon at ONE Fight Night 31". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Liam Nolan comes out of retirment to rematch Nauzet Trujillo at ONE Fight Night 31". www.lowkickmma.com. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ "ONE Championship: Liam Nolan's return from retirement sees late change of opponent". South China Morning Post. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "ONE Fight Night 31: Kongthoranee vs. Nong-O II Weigh-In Results and Video". Combat Press. 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "ONE Championship: Zebaztian Kadestam 'not cleared to compete' after weight miss, fight vs Isi Fitikefu scrapped". Bangkok Post. 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "ONE Fight Night 31: Kongthoranee vs. Nong-O 2". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2025-04-04.