On 4 May, ONE Championship, an internationally renowned sports IP, will bring fans "ONE: Summit Series 22." 19-year-old Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Smilla Sundell will defend her strawweight belt by taking on 29-year-old Russian fighter Natalia Diachkova.
Sundell still holds the record for the youngest World Champion in ONE Championship, and she became the Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion with a five-round unanimous decision victory over Jackie Buntan at just 17 years, 5 months, and 10 days. The young fighter has plenty of room to grow, and she experimented with kickboxing rules at "ONE Friday on Prime Video 18" and put on a strong performance with a three-round unanimous decision victory over Melina Bjelogrlic. Sundell even wants to be as ambitious as Stamp Fairtex is for the "Triple Crown," but before she can prove her unbreakable dominance of the strawweight Muay Thai division.
At "ONE: Pinnacle Series 14" on 30 September last year, Sundell defended the belt and took on 25-year-old Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues. Once the bout began, Sundell controlled the tempo of the bout with a dominant performance, and in the third round, Sundell landed a flurry of hooks and elbows to Rodriguez and a TKO victory, proving that she is the "Muay Thai Sister."
Although Rodriguez is also a Muay Thai champion, she's not really a strawweight fighter and has a big size disadvantage compared to Sundel, while Diachikova is a true strawweight challenger. The Russian female fighter, like Sundell, has come to ONE Championship with a four-bout winning streak. The difference is that Diazikova has three (T)KOs in her four victories, one more than Sandel. All three of Diacikova's finishes came in the first round, which shows how explosive she is.
Diacikova knocked out Dokmaipa Fairtex in just 1:41 at "ONE Friday on Prime Video 13," and she needed just 1:58 to knock out Lena Starter at "ONE Friday on Prime Video 13." While Hannah Brady battled Diacikova for the full three rounds at "ONE Friday on Prime Video 32," Diacikova's sudden spinning whip punch also knocked out her rival countdown. Diacikova knocked out Chellina Chirino at 1:44 of the first round at "ONE Friday on Prime Video 55." It was the third time she finished in under two minutes. Diacikova was no worse than reigning champion Sandell in four bouts and showed even more terrifying finishing ability.
After earning a World Title shot in her promotional debut at "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES," Diacikova didn't want to let the opportunity slip through her fingers. On the other hand, if Sundell wants to get more belts and become a "double champion" or even a "triple crown," she will have to defend her Muay Thai World Title belt.
In this battle of female kings with a ten-year age difference, who will have the last laugh?