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BREAKING: Rodtang vs. Takeru to Go Ahead on April 29, Confirmed as "Rodtang's Final Fight in ONE"

Apr 16, 2026
Face-to-face. Photo: ONE Championship
The interim title fight between Thailand’s and Japan’s stars will go ahead.

ONE Championship has confirmed that the highly anticipated bout between Rodtang and Takeru will go ahead as scheduled, despite the promotion’s ongoing legal dispute with the Thai star. More notably, the fight is now expected to be “Rodtang’s final fight in ONE,” confirmed by ONE Championship, with both sides expected to part ways after the bout.

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The confirmation follows the promotion’s announcement earlier this week that it has initiated legal proceedings against Rodtang in multiple jurisdictions, citing repeated breaches of contractual obligations and alleged potentially defamatory statements. At the same time, tensions between both sides have continued to escalate publicly in recent months.

Rodtang has addressed the situation on social media, expressing frustration over the circumstances surrounding his ONE contract and questioning the fairness of the situation. “I don’t intend to fight against what is right, but I am ready to fight against what is wrong,” he wrote.