ONE SAMURAI 1 Public Weigh-in & Face-off: Post-Event Report!

ONE Championship (Group ONE Holdings) held the "ONE SAMURAI 1 Public Weigh-in & Face-off" at Ariake Arena on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. All 30 athletes gathered, including Takeru and Rodtang, who are set to clash in the main event's Flyweight Kickboxing Interim World Championship fight, as well as Yuya Wakamatsu, Nadaka Yoshinari, and Yuki Yoza, who will compete in World Title matches. With the decisive battles approaching the next day, a tense atmosphere filled the venue, and the excitement reached its peak during the face-offs where sparks flew at close proximity.

### Rodtang x Takeru and others, face-offs for all 15 matches conducted! Intense, volatile atmosphere flows just before the event!

Main Event: Flyweight Kickboxing Interim World Championship – Rodtang VS Takeru

**Rodtang** "I am truly honored from the bottom of my heart to be nominated as the opponent for Takeru's final match. And tomorrow, I will definitely challenge with all my might, and I also want to bring home the victory."

**Takeru** "First of all, I want to sincerely thank Rodtang for coming. This time, for my final match, I will put out everything as an active fighter, all of my heart and body, so tomorrow, I will definitely defeat Rodtang and surprise everyone."

- Match 14: Flyweight Mixed Martial Arts World Title Match Yuya Wakamatsu VS Abazbek Khurmizaev - Match 13: Atomweight Muay Thai World Title Match Nadaka Yoshinari VS Songchainoi - Match 12: Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title Match Jonathan Haggerty VS Yuki Yoza - Match 11: Featherweight Kickboxing Marat Grigorian VS Kaito - Match 10: Atomweight Mixed Martial Arts Ayaka Miura VS Chiharu Sawada - Match 9: Bantamweight Kickboxing Hiroki Akimoto VS Hiromu Hisai - Match 8: Featherweight Kickboxing Daiki Wajima VS Ricardo Bravo - Match 7: Atomweight Mixed Martial Arts Itsuki Hirata VS Ritu Phogat - Match 6: Flyweight Mixed Martial Arts Tatsumitsu Wada VS Seiichiro Ito - Match 5: Strawweight Mixed Martial Arts Keito Yamakita VS Ryohei Kurosawa - Match 4: Flyweight Muay Thai Shimon VS Johan Ghazali - Match 3: Strawweight Kickboxing Toma Kuroda VS Shin Tamaru - Match 2: Flyweight Kickboxing Hiyu VS Taiki Naito - Match 1: Bantamweight Mixed Martial Arts Sota Nagai VS Atsubou Jinbu