John Lineker makes muay Thai debut vs. Asa Ten Pow at ONE 168 in Denver

John Lineker will battle Asa Ten Pow at ONE 168 in Denver – and it’ll be under muay Thai rules.

One of the most violent men in MMA will test his “Hands of Stone” in muay Thai.

[autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] makes his muay Thai debut Sept. 7 vs. [autotag]Asa Ten Pow[/autotag] at ONE 168. The event takes place at Ball Arena in Denver and is the promotion’s second show on United States soil. Promotion officials announced the bout Wednesday.

Lineker, 34, competed 16 times in the UFC from 2012 to 2019. His release came after he withdrew from a 2019 bout against Rob Font and surprised many.

It didn’t take long for Lineker to find a new home, however. In the weeks that followed his UFC split, he signed with ONE Championship. Under that banner, he’s gone 6-2 with one no contest.

Ten Pow is a former Glory Kickboxer and standout boxer and muay Thai specialist. He’s 2-1 in muay Thai under the ONE Championship banner and rides a two-fight winning streak into the matchup.

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With the addition, the ONE 168 lineup includes:

  • Jonathan Haggerty vs. Superlek Kiatmoo9 – muay Thai
  • Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci – grappling
  • Liam Harrison vs. Saeksan Or Kwanmuang – muay Thai
  • John Lineker vs. Asa Ten Pow – muay Thai
  • Maurice Abevi vs. Samat Mamedov

ONE Fight Night 14 live results

ONE Fight Night 14 takes place Friday and features Stamp Fairtex, John Lineker, Danielle Kelly, and more.

ONE Championship returned Friday with a mixed event filled with some of the promotion’s best competitors.

ONE Fight Night 14 took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore and streamed on Amazon Prime.

In the main event fan-favorite [autotag]Stamp Fairtex[/autotag] (11-2) fought former UFC fighter [autotag]Seo Hee Ham[/autotag] (26-9) for the vacant 115-pound title. The championship bout was one of three on the card, but the only that was MMA.

The co-main event featured a 125-pound muay thai title bout between champion [autotag]Smilla Sundell[/autotag] and [autotag]Allycia Rodrigues[/autotag], who battled after rising sensation [autotag]Danielle Kelly[/autotag] went up against [autotag]Jessa Khan[/autotag] in a championship grappling bout.

Former UFC standout [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] (37-10) also competed on the card, as he battled [autotag]Stephan Loman[/autotag] (17-3) in a matchup that was originally scheduled to take place in 2021.

Check out the full results below: