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Rui Botelho may not have the best record in ONE Championship but don't expect Jonathan Di Bella to make the mistake of underestimating him.
Six months after suffering his first career loss at the hands of two-sport titleholder Prajanchai PK Saenchai, Di Bella returns to the legendary Lumpinee Stadium for a clash with Botelho at ONE Fight Night 26.
The event will air live and exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and Canada.
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Botelho's record is a lackluster 3-6 between Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts, but after landing a pair of huge back-to-back wins against Zhang Peimian and Thongpoon in his last two outings, Di Bella recognizes that Botelho is undeniably dangerous inside the ring.
“We're all high-level, you know," Di Bella told Combat Sports Today. "Especially that he wants to fight for the belt as well. So I'm not looking past that I'm just focusing on him and I have to win this fight and then after this fight, we see what's next.”
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Jonathan Di Bella's road to redemption begins at ONE Fight Night 26
As Rui Botelho looks to continue rewriting his run in ONE, Jonathan Di Bella will kickstart his own road to redemption after seeing both his undefeated record and his ONE world title swept away in 2024.
Scheduled to defend the ONE strawweight kickboxing world title against Prajanchai PK Saencahi at ONE Friday Fights 58, the bout was scrapped after Di Bella was unable to meet the hydration requirements during weigh-ins. As a result, Di Bella was stripped of the strap but had the opportunity to reclaim it at ONE Friday Fights 68 against Prajanchai.
Unfortunately, it wasn't Di Bella's night as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of the Thai fan favorite, earning his first career loss.
Will Jonathan Di Bella climb back into the win column and set himself up for a potential rematch with Prajanchai, or will Rui Botelho continue his resurgence in combat sports and bag a third-straight win on martial arts' biggest global stage?
Fans in the United States and Canada can watch ONE Fight Night 26 live on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, December 6 in U.S. primetime.
