Takeru ONE Championship: "Aggression in his soul" - Fans demand for Takeru Segawa's super showdown against Thai megastar Rodtang Jitmuangnon

The noise surrounding the potential mega clash between reigning ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon and former three-division K-1 Kickboxing world champion Takeru Segawa continues to grow on social media.

Thousands of fans are eyeing this highly anticipated showdown between the two combat sports stars. A prime example is the recent video published by ONE Championship on its official Instagram account.

They posted a clip of Takeru's training session and asked the question in the caption:

"Power in every strike 👊💥 What's next for Japanese superstar Takeru Segawa? @k1takeru"

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Fans quickly hopped on the conversation and loudly mentioned 'The Iron Man's' name in the comment section, as platform users @jibeshzz_, @rylan_gutz, @kylovejoy, @xfc3805, and @roberlanga9 wrote:

"Aggression in his soul 🔥🙌"

"Rodtang vs Takeru!!! 🔥"

"rodtang called him out, takeru v rodtang would be a great fight for both of them imo"

"@rodtang_jimungnon"

"Rodtang"

The video was a short clip of 'The Natural Born Crusher's' training video where he was hitting the pads with Boxing Works trainer Sef Ramos. He continues to sharpen his skills while waiting for the promotion's call for his next bout.

Rodtang called out Takeru after his victory against Denis Puric at ONE 167

Right after his victory against the tough challenge from Denis Puric at ONE 167 on June 7, Rodtang wasted no time in mentioning Takeru's name during his post-fight interview with Mitch Chilson inside the circle.

The Thai sensation wants another shot against the Team Vasileus athlete after their initial meeting in January 2024 at ONE 165 was foiled due to an injury that Rodtang sustained before their scheduled bout.

Now that the Jitmuangnon Gym representative is fully healthy, he plans to book the fight with Takeru, prove that he's the better fighter than him, and shut down the criticism that he's ducking this gigantic match.

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Anatoly is an MMA writer with six years of experience. He covers ONE Championship at Sportskeeda, where he has contributed over 1000 pieces. He previously served as the lead MMA writer for BetMGM’s blog.

Anatoly holds a bachelor's degree in communication, which he feels has had a significant impact on his career.

Jon Jones’ submission win over Lyoto Machida at UFC 140 in 2011 got him hooked to MMA. His favorite fighters include Eduard Folayang, Demetrious Johnson, Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Edited by Harvey Leonard