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The world is still awaiting chapter two of the Superlek Kiatmoo9 and Rodtang Jitmuangnon’s friendly but competitive rivalry.<\/p>\n
But if these two elite strikers had their way, we might see it taking place in a completely different combat sport.<\/p>\n
In the build-up to ONE 172: Takeru vs Rodtang, the pair of Thai megastars were seen joking around about a potential rematch. The playful Rodtang, though, upped the ante by challenging ‘The Kicking Machine’ to a mixed martial arts bout<\/a> in the home of martial arts.<\/p>\n ‘The Iron Man’ even claimed he’ll out-grapple the two-sport and two-division kingpin in the hilarious clip.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n Get the latest updates on One Championship Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a recent interview with the South China Morning Post, Superlek addressed his latest banter with Rodtang and admitted he’s intrigued by the idea of an MMA fight.<\/p>\n “I think it will be a challenging thing to do, like a good challenge, you know, because it\u2019s something I\u2019ve never done before. And Rodtang was saying that he\u2019s inviting me. We\u2019ve fought in Muay Thai, I\u2019ve done kickboxing, and this is something I\u2019ve never done before. So that\u2019ll be great.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Superlek and Rodtang figured in the Muay Thai Fight of the Century back in 2023, with the former escaping with the win in the narrowest of margins.<\/p>\n All jokes aside, Rodtang does have a bit of MMA experience since he fought Demetrious Johnson in a mixed-rules contest. Superlek, on the other hand, has also teased an MMA transition in the future<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch the full interview:<\/em><\/p>\n