Lebanese fighter who dedicated win to Beirut port blast victims faces Thai opponent

This Friday, Lebanese Muay Thai fighter Abdallah Ondash will enter his second fight at ONE Championship’s fight event series ONE Friday Fights. 

Ondash had dedicated his first win, which he picked up on August 4, to the victims of the Beirut port explosion which killed more than 220 and wounded more than 6,500 people. 

After securing a last-second knockout victory against his Thai counterpart Parnpet Sor Jor Lekmuangnon on his memorable debut, Ondash hopes to score another victory in Bangkok when he faces Thai opponent Palangaboon Wor Santai. 

At ONE Friday Fights 33, Ondash hopes to improve his overall professional fighting record (17-1) by picking up a win against Palangaboon who will be making his ONE debut. 

Born in 2001 in Beirut, Ondash comes from a family of fighters. His brothers Ahmad and Ramadan are both martial artists while his father spent most of his wrestling career in Turkey. 

The 22-year-old Lebanese fighter is currently training at Thailand’s famous Tiger Muay Thai club which he joined at the end of June. 

The clash between Ondash and Palangaboon will be held at catchweight (57.15 Kg) under global Muay Thai rules. 

ONE Friday Fights 33 kicks off on Friday, 15 September at 3:30 PM Beirut time. It is broadcast live on BeIN Sports and ONE Championship’s YouTube channel. The show will also feature Iraqi fighter Ayad Albadr who will take on Thai opponent Teeyai PK Saenchai, who is undefeated in three fights at ONE. 

ONE Friday Fights is a weekly martial arts event by ONE Championship which takes place every Friday inside the famous Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok and showcases some of the finest martial artists competing predominantly in Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). 

Founded in 2011, ONE Championship is the largest martial arts organization in the world. The Singapore-based organization’s chairman and CEO is Thai entrepreneur and lifelong martial artist Chatri Sityodtong.