Nong-O Hama is 40 years old and fully prepared to stand in front of Rodtang Jitmuangnon and trade. The former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion meets Rodtang on Friday, November 13, in a ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix quarterfinal at The Inner Circle 38. The card airs from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium at 6:30 p.m. ICT (6:30 a.m. ET), and ONE confirmed on X that the bout shares top billing with Shimon Yoshinari vs. Ramadan Ondash.
The winner of the Thai matchup gets the Shimon vs. Ondash winner in the semifinals. In the flyweight Muay Thai rankings, Rodtang is No. 2 and Nong-O is No. 3, so this is a quarterfinal that could pass for a tournament final.
It also comes a year late. The two were booked for ONE 173 in November 2025, and it fell apart on both ends. “The bout fell through because I failed my hydration test, while Rodtang suddenly fell ill with muscle cramps,” Nong-O told BJPenn.com. He called this week’s booking the right time for them to finally meet.
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Nong-O, who trains out of Evolve MMA and Superbon Training Camp, told BJPenn.com he has studied Rodtang but plans to work out the openings in real time. He fully expects the younger man to come forward from the first exchange.
“Rodtang is definitely going to come out aggressive because he’s younger and will try to press the veteran. But as a veteran, I’m certainly not backing down easily either. I’m fully prepared to bang with him,” he said.
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Then he made his pitch directly to the man across the ring: “To Rodtang, since this is a tournament fight, let’s give the fans an absolute war.” The two are close friends, and Nong-O said in a separate MiddleEasy interview that their friendship stays outside the ring. He added that a win over Rodtang would give him real confidence for the rest of the bracket.
Rodtang, the former longtime ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion, has been talking about the same relationship from the other side. He told MiddleEasy that Nong-O is a longtime idol of his, that he has put in more than a month of training for this fight, and that the friendship won’t soften his approach. In another interview with the outlet, he said a professional nutrition team is running his diet this camp. He also said he refuses to overlook Nong-O’s experience and discipline.
I’m glad to hear about the nutrition team. A hydration failure and a case of muscle cramps killed this fight once already, and I have zero patience for great matchups dying on the scale or in the hotel room. On paper both men sound like they arrived on weight and healthy this time.
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I’m taking Rodtang. Nong-O has more craft than almost anyone who has ever fought at Lumpinee, and ONE spent Wednesday posting his kicking performance against Hiroaki Suzuki. But a 40-year-old saying he’s “fully prepared to bang” with Rodtang is agreeing to the exact fight Rodtang wants. If Nong-O sticks to his own plan of solving the puzzle step by step and kicks from range, he can win rounds. Once it turns into a slugfest, which both men have now promised, I trust the younger man’s gas tank over the veteran’s. Rodtang by decision, with Shimon or Ondash waiting in the semis.
