Superbon Out, Liu Mengyang To Face Gabriel Pereira At The Inner Circle On May 22
A bantamweight Muay Thai firefight between Yod-IQ and Kiamran Nabati will now take over the main event.
The ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Title showdown between reigning divisional king Superbon and Chinese sensation “Spirit Dragon” Liu Mengyang has been postponed following an injury suffered by the Thai superstar. The highly anticipated clash was originally scheduled to headline The Inner Circle on May 22, which broadcasts exclusively for subscribers on live. onefc.
com from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. View this post on Instagram Although the World Title fight is off for now, Liu remains on the card and now faces dangerous Venezuelan striker Gabriel Pereira in a high-stakes featherweight kickboxing matchup that could shake up the division’s pecking order. Meanwhile, the headline attraction will now feature a bantamweight Muay Thai firefight between surging Thai sensation Yod-IQ Or Pimolsri and undefeated Russian knockout artist Kiamran Nabati .
Liu’s rise through the featherweight ranks has been nothing short of explosive. The 23-year-old Shunyuan Fight Club representative first announced himself to the global fan base at ONE Friday Fights 92 in December 2024, when he dropped future interim featherweight kickboxing king Masaaki Noiri with a thunderous right hook just 20 seconds into the opening round before earning a unanimous decision victory. Four months later, “Spirit Dragon” suffered a narrow split-decision defeat to Mohammad Siasarani , but the Chinese standout quickly rebounded at ONE Friday Fights 126 with an impressive performance against Shadow Mavinn .
Liu dropped the decorated Thai striker with a crushing left hook in the second round en route to a unanimous decision victory. That win elevated his status as one of kickboxing’s most dangerous young contenders, but he delivered an even bigger statement at ONE Friday Fights 137 on December 19, 2025. View this post on Instagram In just 52 seconds, Liu demolished ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai with a devastating calf kick knockout that instantly shook the striking world.