Following his remarkable ONE Championship debut, British fighter Ben Woolliss is scheduled to return to the ring on May 16, with the event broadcast live on Sky Sports. Woolliss will face Petchtanong Petchfergus in a bantamweight kickboxing match at the Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand, airing on Sky Sports in the early hours of Saturday, May 16.
This upcoming bout on ONE Fight Night 43 will see Woolliss go head-to-head with a former ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion. Despite struggling with long-term health issues, Woolliss signed with ONE and made his promotional debut last month. He accepted his first fight on short notice, just nine days, and took on former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker in a featherweight kickboxing match. Lineker is infamous for his powerful punches, but Woolliss secured a spectacular one-round stoppage victory, defeating "Hands of Stone" with a series of damaging low kicks.
The main event on May 16 features Chinese star Tang Kai as he defends his ONE featherweight MMA world title for the second time against Shamil "The Cobra" Gasanov. Tang Kai has dominated the featherweight MMA division, while Gasanov boasts a nearly flawless record, utilizing his impressive stand-up skills, grappling, and submission expertise to overpower opponents. After avenging his only career loss, "The Cobra" is poised to strike and may be unbeatable.