Nong-O Tawanchai: WATCH: Tawanchai, Nong-O headline some of the nastiest hard-hitting leg kicks in ONE Championship

ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai and Muay Thai legend Nong-O Hama both have unpredictable fighting styles. However, a technique that they both enjoy using is leg kicks.

The world's largest martial arts promotion reminded fans of how leg kicks are a valuable tool in a fighter's arsenal, especially in drawn-out battles, by posting eight fight clips on Instagram where the move shone brightly.

Check out the post below:

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Nong-O's August 2022 bout with British Muay Thai great Liam Harrison is understandably at the top of the list. Then reigning as the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion, Nong-O chose to focus on attacking his lead left leg to slow 'Hitman' down.

This strategy paid off greatly for the 38-year-old as he dashed Harrison's dreams of ONE gold via TKO in the first round.

As for Tawanchai, his highlight reel in the compilation is arguably his greatest finish as a ONE athlete, which happened in defense of the throne in February 2023.

Fresh off winning the 155-pound Muay Thai crown from then-reigning king Petchmorakot Petchyindee in September of the previous year, Tawanchai produced a wondrous 49-second TKO of Jamal Yusupov owing to a perfectly placed power kick.

Superbon does not believe Nong-O should have a trilogy fight with Kongthoranee

ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon is convinced that Nong-O's resounding victory at ONE Fight Night 31 on May 2 over Kongthoranee Sor Sommai proves that a trilogy fight is unnecessary.

He told the media during the post-event press conference:

"I don't think a trilogy is needed, because their levels is far apart. If Kongthoranee didn't drop Nong-O, Nong-O dominated the fight. This is just my personal opinion. I don't know how other people think, but for me, if Nong-O wasn't wobbled, I think today's fight was one-sided."

Watch the entire interview below:

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Karl has been an MMA writer at Sportskeeda since 2023. He holds a Bachelor of Arts major in history, which helps him pay attention to the finer details while writing, and also has first-hand experience in boxing. He has a total experience of 5 years, and has worked for the International Business Times.

Karl turned into an MMA fan back in 2011 after watching Tito Ortiz defeat Ryan Bader via first-round submission at UFC 132. He has interviewed ONE world champions like Eduard Folayang, Joshua Pacio, Stamp Fairtex, and Tawanchai in his career so far.

On the non-MMA side of things, he interviewed WWE superstar Matt Riddle in 2021 and his question about Roman Reigns elicited an interesting answer which was widely covered by outlets like Sportskeeda and Cultaholic Wrestling's YouTube channel. He has also interviewed NBA stars Dwight Howard, Nick Young, Andre Roberson, Shabazz Muhammad, Jason Williams and Brian Scalabrine plus Filipino women's volleyball star Alyssa Valdez.

Karl ensures to double-check facts before using them in articles, and reads up on potential topics for pieces a day before. In his off time, he likes to play video games, and keep up with basketball and pro wrestling.

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Edited by Krishna Venki