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Bangkok Post
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Bangkok Post
ONE Championship: Allycia Rodrigues declares herself ‘queen of Muay Thai' and plots MMA switch after KO win
Allycia Rodrigues believes she's ONE Championship's queen of Muay Thai – and now she's ready to conquer the world of MMA. Allycia Rodrigues believes she's ONE Championship's queen of Muay Thai – and now she's ready to conquer the world of MMA. The Brazilian retained her atomweight Muay Thai title with a third-round knockout of Sweden's Johanna Persson on Saturday morning in Bangkok, closing the ONE Fight Night 33 card at Lumpinee Stadium in style. It was a second straight KO win – and a second straight US$50,000 bonus from ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong. 'I don't know if I'm the most dangerous woman in ONE Championship, but I'm working for this,' Rodrigues told the Bangkok Post backstage. 'We want whoever comes to fight with us to be scared of us. They know it's going to be a hard time. We're going to be a problem for them.' The 26-year-old has repeatedly been linked with a super fight against ONE atomweight kickboxing champion Phetjeeja – but made clear she's grown tired of the question. 'We never pick fights,' Rodrigues said. 'Whoever they send, we'll take. It's not from her, not from us – it's up to ONE Championship. 'I know she wants to fight us. Everybody knows we want to fight her too. But if we need to face her, we're going to see who is No 1 in ONE. For Muay Thai, I'm the queen.' That may not be the case for much longer. The Bangkok Post understands a full move to MMA is on the horizon – with her coach at Phuket Fight Club, BJJ black belt Leo Elias, revealing she is already training regularly in the grappling arts. 'The focus is next year we're going to start MMA,' Rodrigues said. 'We just come back to Muay Thai when we have a fight, but we are already training.' A title shot against atomweight MMA champ Denice Zamboanga straight away? Rodrigues said 'no – step by step', smiling. 'No need to rush,' Elias added. 'We don't want to just fight. We want to compete. Many people come in the ring to fight, but not many people are ready to fight. When we come for the MMA belt, we're going to be ready.' For now, Rodrigues is focused on building an even more dominant legacy – one knockout at a time. 'We want to try to make more finishes – and we're doing it now,' she said. 'You're going to see a better version of me every fight. After every fight we come better and better.' Elias echoed the sentiment. 'We don't focus on anyone – it's about us,' he said. 'Right now, I don't see anyone at Allycia's level. Whatever they come with, we're going to be ready. 'In my eyes, she's the best in the world.' Rodrigues nodded. 'Yes – I feel so confident. I train really hard. My hands are so good. Everything is good now. I feel my Muay Thai is so good. 'And I can still get better.'
South China Morning Post
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
ONE Championship: Rodrigues ready ahead of rescheduled Cohen bout at ONE Fight Night 32
Allycia Hellen Rodrigues will defend her ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai title at ONE Fight Night 32 against Shir Cohen in the main event at Lumpinee on Saturday. Advertisement The Brazilian champion is eager to make a statement, having been initially set to meet Cohen in March before her opponent pulled out due to injury. Now, with the fight rescheduled, Rodrigues is ready to prove herself once again. 'It's a surprise,' Rodrigues said. 'We were almost sure we were fighting Phetjeeja (Lukjaoporongtom) already, but things didn't go as planned. However, we're always ready to face anyone. 'Now we get to fight Shir, and we're motivated to go again.' Rodrigues enters the bout on the back of an impressive victory over Marie McManamon, where she secured her first stoppage in ONE Championship with a dominant performance. 'I'm really happy with my last performance,' Rodrigues said. 'I'm getting better everywhere – my hands, my knees, my overall game. Every fight is going to be better.'
