Elias Mahmoudi ONE Championship: "Looking real interesting" - Fans clamor for Elias Mahmoudi to take on Thai megastar Rodtang Jitmuangnon in huge matchup

The last-second knockout victory Elias Mahmoudi recorded over Denis Puric has left a lot of fans in awe because he made sure to end the match in a highlight-reel finish last Friday night at ONE Fight Night 26.

Mahmoudi sent the Lumpinee Stadium crowd in Bangkok, Thailand, into a frenzy when he folded Puric with a vicious knee strike to the body.

ONE Championship published this crazy sequence on Instagram with the caption:

"BUZZER BEATER 😱 Elias Mahmoudi KOs Denis Puric with TWO SECONDS left in their Muay Thai thriller! @elias_mahmoudi_officiai"

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This victory by 'The Sniper' marked his fifth triumph in the promotion and instantly made him the top choice among fans to face Thai superstar Rodtang Jitmuangnon.

Users @boss_c777, @kaddour.farsi, @youssefboughamen, @citonystephane, @chiheb_messelmami, and @amine__kick have spearheaded this clamor, as they commented:

"Rodtang vs mamudi for the belt looking real interesting"

"I told you this kid will be champion 🔥🔥🔥"

"We want @rodtang_jimungnon vs @elias_mahmoudi_official , this fight please thank you"

"Mahmoudi vs Rodtang that's what we need ! 🔥🔥"

"Time for give him Rodtang 🔥"

"Rodtang is the next knockout"

Elias Mahmoudi echoes the call of fans to fight Rodtang in his next fight

Following his spectacular finish of 'The Bosnian Menace', the Mahmoudi Gym representative has quickly turned his attention to former ONE flyweight Muay Thai king Rodtang, as he called him out in his post-fight interview.

Speaking to Mitch Chilson at the middle of the ring, Mahmoudi demands a mega battle with 'The Iron Man', as he stated:

"I want Rodtang. He's number one now, he's a big star, a big fighter in the world. He had a very close fight with Puric, I beat Puric with a knockout in the last round. So I think I can [put on] a very good show with Rodtang, what do you think? Let's go!"

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action at ONE Fight Night 26 via the free event replay.

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