Missed Weight, No Problem: Hamidi Knocks Out Numsurin in 97 Seconds at Lumpinee

Akram Hamidi needed just 97 seconds to make a statement at Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, knocking out Numsurin Chor Ketwina at 1:57 of the opening round in the headline attraction of ONE Championship's Inner Circle 36. Numsurin, a former ONE atomweight Muay Thai world title challenger, welcomed the former three-time ISKA kickboxing world champion to the division, but the Frenchman's power settled the contest almost immediately. The result was all the more striking because Hamidi had missed weight, tipping the scales at 119.6 pounds, 4.6 pounds above the 115-pound atomweight limit. He accepted an undisclosed weight-compensation agreement and the bout proceeded as planned. He was not the only fighter to miss: Yassir Rassafi came in 1.6 pounds above his agreed limit and Pedro Duarte 7.2 pounds above the featherweight limit, with both bouts also proceeding under compensation agreements. Two bouts were lost from the Bangkok doubleheader, with Petkhaokradong failing medical screening and the Rambong Sor Therapat against Jacob Thompson main event cancelled after Thompson fell ill, leaving Khunsuk T1 Fight Academy against YodUdon K Tongtalingchan to lead ONE Friday Fights 176.