Rodtang is officially out of ONE 173.
The Iron Man’ would battle another Thai superstar Nong-O Hama will crown a new ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion this Sunday in Tokyo. Unfortunately, that is no longer on the cards after Rodtang was rushed to hospital after successfully weighing in on Saturday.
According to a report from Nick Atkin of the Bangkok Posthe is currently undergoing treatment and evaluation.
While Rodtang put on both weight and hydration during his weigh-in, Nong-O failed to pass on the hydration on two attempts. Additionally, Nong-O also failed to make weight, leaving no chance of the fight continuing with a short-notice replacement opponent for Rodtang.
Instead, the fight has been axed from the highly anticipated event, with ONE officials looking to reschedule the match to a later date.
“I gave it everything I had,” Rodtang wrote in a post Facebook. “I did everything I could to get through it, but my body just couldn’t handle it. I want to be champion again, but if my body is not in good condition, ONE can’t allow me to fight either. I accept that and I really hope we meet again in the next fight. I’m sorry for all the fans who waited for me and always supported me.”
Rodtang is no stranger to the weigh-in battle
Rodtang reigned as the ONE flyweight Muay Thai titleholder for five years, but his run came to a halt last November when he stepped up to the overweight scale for a title defense against Jacob Smith at ONE 169. Since then, he has competed just once, scoring an 80-second knockout over Takeru Segawa in March.
As for Nong-O, the former bantamweight champion competed as a flyweight in his last two outings, leading many to believe he would have no problem making weight for his dream match with Rodtang.
The only other fighter to miss the mark during the weigh-ins was Japanese debutant Rukiya Anpo. He achieved a hydration score of 1.0292, above the 1.0250 threshold, and subsequently missed the weight at 155.4 pounds. With about 40 minutes to go, he did not return for a second attempt.
His fight with former three-time GLORY Kickboxing champion Marat Grigorian will go ahead as planned.
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