The fight gods, in their infinite capacity for mischief, have rewritten the script for ONE Friday Fights 136. What was meant to be Panpayak Jitmuangnon’s return to kickboxing glory at Lumpinee Stadium this Friday has instead become an opportunity for two surging lightweight Muay Thai fighters to claim the spotlight they’ve been chasing.
Petkhaokradong Lukjaomaesaithong and Ali Kelat, originally slated for the co-main event, have been elevated to headline status after illness forced Panpayak’s withdrawal from his scheduled flyweight kickboxing clash with Chinese striker Zhao Chongyang.
For the 20-year-old Petkhaokradong, the promotion represents another chapter in a redemption story still being written. After stumbling in his promotional debut against Alaverdi Ramazanov last September, the Thai fighter delivered the kind of response that transforms setbacks into launching pads.
At ONE Friday Fights 133, Petkhaokradong detonated a massive left punch that stopped Morocco’s Ayoub El Khadraoui in just 53 seconds — the sort of explosive statement that immediately elevated him from promising prospect to legitimate threat.
Standing opposite him in Friday’s main event is Kelat, a Turkish fighter whose promotional debut at ONE Friday Fights 121 this past August demonstrated he possesses similar finishing instincts. The Team Mehdi Zatout athlete overwhelmed Russia’s Michael Baranov with relentless pressure and booming punches to score a second-round TKO.
Now seeking his 20th career victory, Kelat aims to prove that his explosive debut was prologue rather than anomaly. Both fighters previously competed at featherweight, but each now seeks to establish himself in ONE’s deep lightweight Muay Thai division — a weight class where a main event victory can accelerate careers in dramatic fashion.
The matchup promises the kind of violent poetry that makes Friday nights at Lumpinee Stadium essential viewing for those who appreciate combat sports as something more than mere spectacle. Two fighters who’ve demonstrated knockout power and aggressive intent, each hungry to prove they belong among the elite, colliding with main event stakes suddenly riding on the outcome.
Panpayak’s absence is unfortunate, but perhaps the silver lining is this: Petkhaokradong and Kelat now get the stage they deserve, and Friday’s faithful will witness two young fighters with everything to gain and nothing to lose.