All he had to do was get past Aliff. For two rounds, Ondash believed he did just that. Then a flying knee in the third sent the 19-year-old to the canvas for eight counts – a moment that tilted the judges towards a unanimous decision for the Thai-Malaysian contender, who in the process secured his own title shot against reigning champion Prajanchai PK Saenchai.
Ondash accepts the result on paper. The way it developed is another matter.
“Everything was good in the fight. For three rounds I had full power. I think I won the three rounds, but the flying knee changed everything. And the rules in ONE – if you get knocked down, it’s not good,” Ondash said.
“But now I’m fine. I don’t know if this is his brain because he was always running in the ring. He ran too much. That’s why I ran to him. I wanted to get him. I wanted to kill him.”
Ramadan Ondash addresses the viral response and plots his return
When the scorecards were announced at ONE Fight Night 38, cameras caught Ondash’s reaction. That moment spread quickly: one clip from the fight climbed to 20 million Instagram views, and the commentary that followed hit harder than anything Aliff landed. Online critics, many from Malaysia, mocked him for showing emotion after the loss.
Ondash immediately pushed back.
“I respect him. I respect Aliff very much. But everyone in Malaysia said to me, ‘You’re crying, crying, crying, boy.’ Why? Everyone loses. I know. But I cried because it was a close fight. It’s not because of him. Everyone is crying. Even legends cry,” he said.
“I learned a lot from this fight. I learned to be easy – not too crazy – not just punches, punches. Be relaxed. And I want to do more kicks, because I have kicking power. Aliff threw two to three calf kicks and he was done. I have good power and kicks, but I didn’t use it in the fight. Of course I want a rematch. I’ll eat him. This is my revenge.”
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