On May 3, in U.S. primetime, Smilla Sundell will defend her ONE women’s strawweight Muay Thai title against the surging Russian challenger Natalia Diachkova in the main event of ONE Fight Night 22 on Prime Video.
The tough Diachkova has ripped through every single opponent during her time in ONE Championship, but the Swedish champion is confident that she will successfully defend her belt.
“She’s a good puncher. Very fast,” Sundell recently told Frontkick in an exclusive interview. “She’s got back kicks and spinning back fists. Her boxing is good. All my opponents are tough. She’s just one of many hard fighters I’ve faced so far.”
The co-main event features a MMA bout between undefeated finishers Akbar Abdullaev and Halil Amir. Check out the fight card below!
Strawweight title bout (Muay Thai): Smilla Sundell vs Natalia Diachkova
Featherweight (MMA): Akbar Abdullaev vs Halil Amir
Lightweight (Muay Thai): Sinsamut Klinmee vs Dmitry Menshikov
Lightweight (MMA): Maurice Abevi vs Zhang Lipeng
Bantamweight (Kickboxing): Hiroki Akimoto vs Wei Rui
Flyweight (MMA): Reece McLaren vs Hu Yong
Lightweight (Kickboxing): Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong vs Bogdan Shumarov
Atomweight (MMA): Chihiro Sawada vs Noelle Grandjean
Strawweight (Muay Thai):Thongpoon PK Saenchai vs Zakaria El Jamari
Catchweight (132 lbs/Grappling): Nanami Ichikawa vs Bianca Basilio
Flyweight (Muay Thai): Sean Climaco vs Josue Cruz
ONE Fight Night 22 will be broadcast live to more than 190 countries around the world. American and Canadian viewers can watch the fights for free on Prime Video with an Amazon Prime membership at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Friday, May 3.
The full event stream will also be available on watch.onefc.com, ONE Championship’s Facebook page, and ONE’s YouTube channel, and it begins at 2:00 CET.