What should have been a career highlight for Kritsada Kongsrichai will now go down as a blemish on his record.
The Thai strawweight wrapped up the preliminary portion of the ONE Champion: Iron Will event Saturday with a powerful suplex that left opponent Robin Catalan tapping out shortly after:
The initial ruling was a TKO-victory for Kongsrichai, but ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong issued a statement via Facebook on Sunday declaring that the fighter’s win has been overturned to a disqualification loss due to his use of an “illegal suplex”:
Unfortunately, I have to be the bearer of bad news.