After a back and forth war that saw him wrestle the ONE Championship title from one of the hottest global prospects in Muay Thai today, you could be forgiven for thinking Rodtang Jitmuangnon would take a break before deciding who would be his next challenge. However, in true Thai style Rodtang will get right back to work and in only a week will take part in what will no doubt be a fight of the year contender in Southern Thailand as he takes on fan favourite and excitement machine Seskan Or. Kwuanmuang.

The fight will serve as an opportunity for Rodtang to continue his climb into international superstar as he brings his all aggression, knock out focused style to the ring to take on almost a mirror image of himself in Seksan.

For many, Rodtang has burst onto the scene in the last couple of years on the back of a few stunning knockouts in the Thai stadiums and a rapid rise through the ranks of ONE Championship, where he is currently undefeated. Seksan is on just about every Muay Thai enthusiasts shortlist of favourite fighters, this bout will be his opportunity to show that while Rodtang is the man of the hour, he has been grinding his way through the gruelling and ultra-competitive Thai stadium scene for years, using his violent, pressure style to drown highly touted opposition such as Yodlekpet, Muangthai and most recently Gaonar. Seksan holds the plethora of accolades that come with a career of elite level stadium victories such as the Rajadamnern Stadium and WBC Muaythai world championships, but in the current landscape of Muay Thai none of these prizes hold the mainstream recognition that Rodtang has experienced coming off of his ONE Championship title win over English star Jonathan Haggerty.

The match is a classic encounter between the old guard and the young blood, the question the bout will seek to answer is whether Rodtang can take his place as the action fighter of this generation, or is Seksan’s era still in full swing? Either way, thanks to the superstar status and relentless, exciting styles of both men the eyes of the Muay Thai world will be on Thailand to find out whether “The Tank” Rodtang can be the man to force “The man who yields to no one” to take a backwards step.