The former two-division K-1 Champion Masaaki Noiri is set to face off against the current ONE featherweight Muay Thai champion Tawanchai at ONE 172. Both fighters coming off brutal knockouts wins at ONE 170. Masaaki Noiri destroyed Shakir Al-Tekreeti’s leg with vicious low kicks. Later on, on the same card, Tawanchai would put the former kickboxing champion Superbon to sleep with his newly developed boxing skills.
Noiri is getting his first win in ONE Championship in his last outing as he holds a record of 1-2 in the promotion; however, this is due to taking quite hard fights in the promotion from the start.