Chatri Sityodtong on Reinier de Ridder’s heavyweight title challenge

ONE on TNT IV took place on Wednesday, April 28th. The ONE Championship event emanated from Singapore Indoor Stadium. I spoke with promotional figurehead Chatri Sityodtong on a dual division champ’s third title bid and the heavyweight division’s projected growth in the ONE on TNT IV Post-Fight Presser.

Chatri Sityodtong

Dual division champ Reinier de Ridder calling for a heavyweight title shot and what the future holds

Chatri Sityodtong said, “Let’s see who wins the title fight first between (Brandon) Vera and (Arjan) Bhullar. Then I’d have to sit down. I was surprised, I had no idea that Reinier was gonna call out the heavyweight champ as well. No idea. I think it’s an interesting idea, and I’m open to it. But I just want to see what happens with the heavyweights first. Plus we’ve been really active in recruiting a lot of heavyweights from around the world, you know.”

“Rising stars or prospects like Reug Reug, letting them develop. I have big plans for the heavyweight division. I think that’s the one division where I’m not as proud of, in terms of the depth of athlete talent there. But I can tell you the last six months we’ve signed a lot of monsters. The heavyweight division has come on very, very strong.”

Someone in the talent pool that locally I’m interested in being a fellow Canadian is Dustin Joynson.

I’m kind of curious when Dustin Joynson can be expected to get into the ONE Circle there. Because I think he’s a great addition to the roster there.

“Yeah, exactly, exactly. But there’s a lot of talent we haven’t even announced as well at the heavyweight division. There’s so many incredible athletes around the world who don’t necessarily have huge names yet. But they’re actually outstanding athletes with real-world championship potential. And that’s what we’re looking for. We’re looking for athletes; the very best martial artists on the planet. With World Championship potential. We want the very best.”

Dylan Bowker

I've been enamored with combat sports for as long as I can remember. I've hosted MMA talk shows Lights Out and Pure Fight Radio with featured guests like Jens Pulver, Roy Nelson, Miesha Tate, Mark Coleman, and more. I've been an MMA broadcaster for XFFC as well as BTC and have done play by play commentary on live pay per view on GFL as well as FITE TV. I've provided written, audio, and video content covering some of the biggest MMA promotions like Rumble in the Cage, Unified MMA, and King of the Cage. I've worked as a sports entertainment personality for over five years and given play-by-play or featured promotions of KSW, ONE Championship, TKO, and Invicta FC. My work can be found in the USA Today Sports affiliate MMA Torch, Cageside Press, MMA Sucka, and Liberty Multimedia.

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