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ONE Championship: Phetjeeja tells champ Allycia Rodrigues ‘come fight me ’ after 26-second TKO of Lara Fernandez
- ‘The Queen’ enjoys a spectacular main roster debut at ONE Fight Night 12 in Bangkok, picking up a US$50,000 performance bonus
- ‘I can face anyone that is selected for me,’ adds the 21-year-old atomweight Muay Thai phenom, who could skip queue for title shot
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Nicolas Atkinin Bangkok
It seems they call Phetjeeja Ormeekhun “The Queen” for good reason.
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If ONE Championship fans were previously unaware of her, they will know all about the 21-year-old atomweight Muay Thai phenom’s prodigious skills now, after a stunning main roster debut on Saturday morning.
Phetjeeja brutalised Lara Fernandez from the off at ONE Fight Night 12, unleashing a barrage of strikes that saw the Spaniard cover up in the corner and turn her back before she was mercifully spared by referee Olivier Coste after just 26 seconds.
The talk before the fight at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, was of a potential future clash with her inspiration and fellow Thai Stamp Fairtex. But so impressive was her performance, Phetjeeja may have earned the right to skip the queue and go straight to the belt, which is currently held by Brazil’s Allycia Helen Rodrigues.
“Allycia, I want to fight you. You come fight with me, huh? Let’s go,” she told the Post after her fight backstage.
If it is not Rodrigues she faces next, then no bother for Phetjeeja.
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