Filipino-American fighter Jackie Buntan celebrates after winning the ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Title at ONE 169, November 9, 2024 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Handout/ONE Championship MANILA -- Filipino-American fighter Jackie Buntan made history on Saturday as she annexed the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Title at ONE 169.

Buntan pulled off a unanimous decision victory against Anissa "C18" Meksen at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand to finally grab the gold in ONE Championship.

She had been considered the underdog against Meksen, long considered one of the top pound-for-pound female strikers in the world.

Meksen lived up to her billing early, controlling the first two rounds with her leg kicks and jabs. But a combination by Buntan towards the end of the second round shifted the momentum in her favor, and she took control of the third frame through body shots and hooks.

Though Meksen was able to regain her composure in Round 4, Buntan showed no signs of slowing down and continued to pour it on, landing the cleaner shots against the French-Algerian fighter.

All three judges saw the bout in Buntan's favor. The Fil-Am fighter now has a 27-6 win-loss record.

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However, another Filipino fighter fell short at ONE 169.

Adriano Moraes (right) after his submission win against Filipino fighter Danny Kingad at ONE 169, November 9, 2024 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Handout/ONE ChampionshipDanny "The King" Kingad again came out on the losing end against Adriano Moraes, tapping out via a guillotine choke at the 4:14 mark of the second round.

It was a repeat of their 2017 showdown, wherein Moraes needed less than a round to take care of business against the Filipino.

The result likely solidified the Brazilian veteran's status as the top contender for the ONE Flyweight MMA title, left vacant by Demetrious Johnson's retirement.

At ONE Friday Fights, Filipinos held court.

Fritz Biagtan came through with a unanimous decision win against Seyedali Asli, while Carlos Alvarez pulled off a second round stoppage of Mirza Aliev.

Meanwhile, Islay Erika Bomogao lived up to the hype, beating Fuu via unanimous decision in her ONE Championship debut, a Muay Thai bout at a 100-pound catchweight.

Young Filipina star Islay Erika Bomogao celebrates her triumphant debut at ONE Friday Fights, November 8, 2024 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Handout/ONE ChampionshipIt's an auspicious start to the 24-year-old's career after a highly decorated campaign as an amateur, which includes a gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games. 

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In the main event of ONE 169, Oumar Kane scored a split-decision win against the erstwhile unbeaten Anatoly "Sladkiy" Malykhin to capture the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title.

"Reug Reug" made history as the first ever ONE World Champion from Africa.

Meanwhile, Rodtang "The Iron Man" Jitmuangnon lost his ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title on the scales on Friday before demolishing Jacob Smith in the ONE 169 main event on Saturday.

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