Rodtang Jitmuangnon has formally returned to ONE Championship after signing a brand new unique contract with the promotion. The announcement was made at Jitmuangnon Fitness center in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Rodtang’s birthday, bringing an finish to the general public cut up between the Thai star and the group.
Rodtang Indicators New Unique ONE Championship Contract
The press convention included Rodtang, his supervisor Sorapong Jitsuntorn, ONE Championship Thailand president Jitinat Asdamongkol, and representatives of the fighter’s administration crew and fitness center. Rodtang described combating because the profession that gave him recognition and enabled him to assist his household, including that he intends to maintain competing for so long as he can.
The Iron Man” first joined ONE in 2018 and shortly turned one among its largest Muay Thai names. 4 straight wins led to a flyweight Muay Thai title combat with Jonathan Haggerty in 2019, when Rodtang defeated the Briton to win the belt.
The 28-year-old constructed his profile via title fights, crossover bouts and an aggressive type that made him a daily attraction in Thailand, Singapore, Japan and past. His run as ONE flyweight Muay Thai champion included profitable defenses in opposition to high-level opponents and helped set up the division as a central a part of ONE’s hanging schedule.
His first spell with the promotion was not with out problems. Rodtang was stripped of the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Championship in 2024 after failing to make weight and go hydration testing for a scheduled protection in opposition to Jacob Smith. The lack of the belt eliminated him from a deliberate title bout and created uncertainty round his rapid future with ONE.
Nonetheless, Rodtang delivered one of many defining wins of his profession at ONE 172 in March 2025. He knocked out Japanese kickboxing icon Takeru Segawa with a left hook at 1:20 of the opening spherical of their flyweight kickboxing foremost occasion at Saitama Tremendous Enviornment. The end earned Rodtang a $50,000 efficiency bonus and was recorded because the 274th victory of his profession.
Rodtang and Takeru met once more at ONE Samurai 1 in Tokyo this yr, with the interim ONE flyweight kickboxing title at stake. This time, Takeru recovered from the first-round defeat to cease Rodtang at 2:22 of spherical 5 and declare the interim championship at Ariake Enviornment.
The legal dispute started after Rodtang stated his ONE Championship settlement had expired and raised considerations in regards to the validity of paperwork linked to his prior deal, together with claims involving signatures on contract paperwork. ONE responded by launching authorized proceedings in Thailand, Japan and Singapore, alleging repeated contractual breaches alongside deceptive and doubtlessly defamatory public statements; it sought damages of 542 million baht in Thailand.
Rodtang’s aspect maintained that he had acquired a replica of a November 2025 doc carrying solely his personal signature, with out that of an authorised ONE consultant, and stated the detailed points must be dealt with via the courts. The 2 sides later entered talks, and Rodtang was permitted to face Takeru at ONE Samurai 1 as a free agent, however ONE’s authorized circumstances had been nonetheless energetic as of July.
The end result means Rodtang returns below an unique ONE deal after a tough stretch that included dropping his Muay Thai title, separating from the corporate, defeating Takeru of their first assembly after which dropping the rematch. It additionally leaves a route open for Rodtang to pursue one other main kickboxing combat below the ONE banner.
ONE has but to announce Rodtang’s first opponent below the brand new settlement or verify whether or not his subsequent bout will happen below Muay Thai or kickboxing guidelines. A 3rd combat with Takeru would have clear sporting worth after their cut up outcomes, although Rodtang might additionally resume his pursuit of the flyweight Muay Thai championship.
