ONE Championship: Chatri hits back at K-1 with Takeru jibe – ‘I don’t pay any attention to them at all’
- ONE boss continues his war of words with Japanese kickboxing promotion, saying ‘it has been on the decline for 30 years’
- ‘I’ll just tell you all the best K-1 fighters want to join ONE and their biggest star joined ONE, Takeru,’ Chatri Sityodtong says
ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong continued his war of words with K-1, taking another swipe at the Japanese kickboxing promotion on Saturday in Singapore.
Chatri caused a stir late last month by shooting down the possibility of co-promoting an event with K-1, saying “it’s a tiny organisation and the level is very low”.
His comments were criticised by K-1 producer Carlos Kikuta, who hinted ONE may now struggle to put on shows in Japan, where it has not been since two Tokyo cards in 2019.
“In Japan, not only in the martial arts market, but also in other markets, sensitive and detailed marketing work is important. Foreign promoters who do not understand this will not be able to continue to operate their shows. Continuity is power,” Kikuta said.
At a ONE Fight Night 14 post event media scrum, Chatri responded to K-1’s riposte when asked by the Post.
