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Elias Mahmoudi
French-Algerian Muay Thai fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elias Mahmoudi is a French-Algerian Muay Thai fighter currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Flyweight division. He is the former WPMF World 61 kg and WBC Muaythai International super featherweight champion. As of December 20, 2023, he is ranked #4 in the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai rankings and ranked #5 in the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing rankings.[1]
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Mahmoudi faced Ryan Sheehan at Best of Siam VII on December 11, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[2]
Mahmoudi won his first major title in January 2018, when he defeated Luca Roma by a first-round knockout to win the WPMF World 61 kg title.[3]
In February 2019, Mahmoudi fought Rustam Vyntu at Ring War for the WBC Muay Thai International Super Featherweight title. He beat Vyntu by a third-round TKO.[4]
ONE Championship
Elias Mahmoudi made his ONE debut on January 25, 2019 at ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent, facing Yukinori Ogasawara. He won his promotional debut by unanimous decision.[5]
On May 10, 2019, he fought Petchdam Petchyindee Academy at ONE Championship: Warriors Of Light for the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship.[6] The fight went to a technical decision in the fourth round, as Elias was unable to continue the fight due to an illegal blow. Petchdam won the fight by unanimous decision.[7]
He had one more fight with ONE Championship in 2019, against Lerdsila Chumpairtour at ONE Championship: Mark Of Greatness. Mahmoudi won the fight by unanimous decision.[8]
He was scheduled to challenge for the Arena Fight title against Djany Fiorenti during AFC 2,[9] but the fight was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
After a year of inactivity, Mahmoudi is scheduled to face former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Jonathan Haggerty at ONE on TNT 4 on April 28, 2021.[11] However, the fight was canceled for unknown reasons.
Mahmoudi faced Mongkolpetch Petchyindee Academy in the main event of ONE Championship: Full Blast 2 on June 11, 2021.[12] Mahmoudi lost the fight by majority decision.[13]
Mahmoudi was scheduled to face Walter Goncalves at ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters on January 14, 2022.[14] However, the bout was scrapped due to COVID-19 related reasons.[15]
Mahmoudi was scheduled to face Tagir Khalilov on July 15, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 12.[16] However, Khalilov was rescheduled for another bout and Mahmoudi instead faced Edgar Tabares on August 5, 2023 at ONE Fight Night 13, winning the bout with ease after knocking down Tabares three times in the first round.[17]
Mahmoudi was scheduled to face Superlek Kiatmuu9 for the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship on January 13, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 18.[18] However, Mahmoudi withdrew from the bout due to rib injury.[19]
Mahmoudi faced Taiki Naito on August 3, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 24.[20] He won the fight via knockout in round three and earned the $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.[21]
Doping suspension
Mahmoudi faced Denis Purić on December 7, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 26.[22] He won the fight via knockout at 2:58 in the third round.[23] The fight was later overturned on January 31, 2025, because Mahmoudi tested positive for meldonium and he was suspended six months.[24]
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