Breaking: ONE Championship Moves Yoshinari vs. Ondash Grand Prix Quarterfinal To ONE Friday Fights 178
Shimon Yoshinari and Ramadan “The Scorpion” Ondash will face off in a highly anticipated ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix quarterfinal at ONE Friday Fights 178, live on beIN SPORTS from Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, November 13.
A tournament quarterfinal that was headed for a subscriber-only broadcast is now headed straight to the people. Live on beIN Sports, #4-ranked contender Shimon Yoshinari and #5-ranked Ramadan “The Scorpion” Ondash will now kick off ONE Friday Fights 178 in a highly anticipated 2026-2027 ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix quarterfinal matchup at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium this Friday, November 13. Fans should get excited because this could be the biggest match of the year at ONE Friday Fights.
A Young Phenom With Nothing but Wins to His Name
It’s rare when a bright young international star can move up the ranks so quickly and cleanly as Shimon has done in ONE Championship’s flyweight Muay Thai division.
Still only 22 years old, the Japanese technician is a former WBC Muay Thai World Champion who owns a 27-1 (1 NC), and inside ONE Championship specifically, he’s been untouchable, rattling off a 6-0 (1 NC) campaign.
That run already secured him a US$100,000 contract, and he’s continued adding to his highlight reel ever since, capped by a dominant stoppage of Suablack Tor Pran49 at ONE SAMURAI 3 back in September.
The question heading into Friday isn’t whether Yoshinari belongs among the Grand Prix’s elite, it’s whether anyone can actually slow him down.
A Rising Threat Finding His Footing at a New Weight
That challenge now falls to Ondash, who’s quietly put together one of the division’s more intriguing turnarounds.
After originally making his bones in the strawweight division, the 20-year-old moved up one more weight class and has looked sharper than ever, taking down both Suriyanlek Por Yenying and Johan “Jojo” Ghazali in consecutive outings.
It’s been quite a journey for the Lebanese rising star, who originally broke into the main roster picture the hard way, grinding out four straight wins on the ONE Friday Fights circuit to earn his life-changing US$100,000 contract and a chance to compete on the global stage.
Now riding a two-fight winning streak, Ondash has his sights set on the biggest scalp of his career: an unbeaten ONE Championship contender who is ranked above him in the top five.
A Massive Reward Awaits the Survivor
Whoever emerges from this quarterfinal won’t have much time to celebrate.
The victor moves directly into a Grand Prix semifinal clash against the winner of an entirely different kind of showdown, one pitting two of Muay Thai’s most legendary figures, Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Nong-O Hama, against each other.
For either Shimon or Ondash, that assignment would instantly become the defining moment of their careers, a genuine chance to share the ring with two authentic legends of the sport.
Before any of that can happen, though, one man’s tournament run continues this Friday, and the other’s comes to an abrupt end.
