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ONE Championship opens 2025 with an incredibly exciting ONE Fight Night 27 card on Jan. 10 inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Headlining the event is the ONE featherweight MMA world title showdown between defending world champion Tang Kai and challenger Akbar Abdullaev.
The card will also feature the return of American striking sensation Luke Lessei, who welcomes promotional debutant Cody Jerome in a featherweight Muay Thai bout.
The world's largest martial arts organization has officially announced it on their Instagram account, and wrote its caption with:
"Let them COOK 👨🍳🔥 Fan favorite Luke "The Chef" Lessei collides with Road to ONE tournament winner Cody Jerome in a featherweight Muay Thai firefight on January 10 at ONE Fight Night 27 on @primevideo! Can the American star spoil the Canadian phenom's debut? @lukethechef_ @jeromecody"
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This fight announcement between 'The Chef' and the Road to ONE winner has thrilled the fans, especially users @tanktolman, @zachelsworthmma, @za_wells, @showtying_chip, and @47codie, who sent their picks via their comments:
"WHAT A MATCHUP!! 👊🏼⚒️🔥"
"Wow what a banger 🔥🙌"
"Let's f***ing go!!!"
"My favourite Canadian muaythai fight hands down.. the best at his weight and one class under him and even class above .. let's go Cody."
"Yall threw the Chef to the Wolves, Now we're about to see him lead the Pack 🐺"
Luke Lessei and Cody Jerome join other ONE Championship stars at ONE 170
Apart from the bouts as mentioned earlier, other notable names will see action on the loaded card, as Filipino MMA star Denice Zamboanga battles Alyona Rassohyna for the ONE interim women's atomweight MMA world title in the card's co-main event.
Also included in the event are former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker, Japanese MMA star Tatsumitsu Wada, Russian knockout artist Timofey Nastyukhin, and Chinese MMA powerhouse Meng Bo.
