​ONE Championship returns to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, July 17, for another exclusive event available only to members of The Inner Circle, streaming live at live.onefc.com. The card is headlined by a rematch four years in the making for the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title, featuring the division’s top stars in a lineup that also includes the world’s leading women’s no-gi grappler and one of Japan’s most dangerous kickboxers chasing another opportunity at gold.
In the main event, Jonathan Di Bella makes the first defense of his ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title against Zhang Peimian in a rematch of the conflict that launched this rivalry. Di Bella, the son of Kickboxing Champion Angelo Di Bella, grew up training on the mats in his family’s Montreal gym and turned pro at 20 after an undefeated run as a junior and amateur competitor. He has since risen to a four-time World Champion and has produced one of the sport’s most prolific output of significant strikes, setting records for the most strikes landed in a single bout during his title unification win over Prajanchai PongSuphann PK last October—an emphatic statement that established him as the premier strawweight in the world.
Zhang Peimian came within 60 seconds of derailing that ascent at ONE 162 in 2022. The young Chinese fighter from rural Guangxi—who spent his early years harvesting sugar cane and tending rice on his family’s farm before being introduced to martial arts by his headteacher—held the advantage on all three scorecards as the final minute of the last round began, only for Di Bella to unleash a clutch head-kick knockout that seized the title. Zhang has admitted that his emotions got the better of him that night and that, at age 19, he was not the most composed version of himself. He has since defeated notable opponents including Ellis Badr Barboza and Thongpoon PK Saenchai and now arrives four years older, sharper, and driven by a form of unfinished business that can sharpen every aspect of his performance.
The co-main event sees Helena Crevar return to competition in ONE for the second time, this time facing San Diego’s Paige Ivette Clymer in an open-weight submission grappling contest. Crevar is a prodigious talent who is ranked number one pound-for-pound in women’s no-gi grappling, and her record speaks to her dominance with an all-time impressive 355-7 overall mark and 315 submission victories. She has submitted her last 20 opponents in a row and captured the $100,000 prize at the CJI 2 tournament in September. Crevar’s ONE debut in January featured a swift, 100-second finish of Teshya Noelani Alo, and she has continued her rapid ascent ever since.
Born in Las Vegas to Serbian parents, Crevar trained under Gordon Ryan and John Danaher in Austin, Texas, and is widely regarded as a once-in-a-generation talent whose impact resonates across the sport. Clymer, a 33-year-old Legion American Jiu Jitsu black belt under Keenan Cornelius, began grappling in 2016 and spent years competing and teaching before earning her black belt in May 2024. She claimed the 2021 IBJJF No-Gi World Title at purple belt and has since pursued broader opportunities to showcase her grappling prowess on the world stage, including the ONE Championship platform.
This event promises high-stakes action across striking and grappling disciplines, with a lineup that blends established champions and rising stars poised to redefine their divisions. Fans can expect a night of elite competition, strategic pacing, and the kind of clutch moments that have come to define ONE Championship’s Lumpinee Stadium events. For subscribers around the world, the card will offer a deep dive into the evolving dynamics of kickboxing and no-gi grappling at the highest levels, all from the iconic venue in Bangkok.