‘This Time, I’m Hungry’ – Superlek Targets Emphatic Redemption Against Abdulla Dayakaev At The Inner Circle On May 15
The Thai icon looks to return to form against the dangerous Dagestani in Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium.
Reigning ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion “The Kicking Machine” Superlek has rediscovered his fire, and the bantamweight Muay Thai division is about to feel the heat. The 30-year-old Thai legend takes on Dagestan-born knockout artist Abdulla “Smash Boy” Dayakaev at The Inner Circle on Friday, May 15. The blockbuster event broadcasts live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, exclusively on live.
onefc. com . View this post on Instagram Few fighters in the striking arts carry the resume that Superlek does.
The former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion has built an astonishing career record of 139-31 and a 15-3 ONE slate that includes landmark victories over Takeru “Natural Born Krusher” Segawa , Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon , Nabil Anane , and Jonathan “The General” Haggerty . However, 2025 tested the Thai in ways he had never experienced before. Superlek was stripped of his bantamweight gold after missing weight for his rematch with Anane, and subsequently dropped a decision to him.
Last November, he fell to Yuki Yoza via decision as well. Two consecutive losses, a stripped title, and a grueling year both inside and outside the ring left Superlek searching for answers about his own identity as a martial artist . When the call came to face Dayakaev, Superlek did not need time to think.
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