Aliff Sor Dechapan didn’t waste time with pleasantries.
Minutes after securing a dominant unanimous decision over Ramadan Ondash at ONE Fight Night 38, the 21-year-old Malaysian-Thai sensation delivered the message he’d been waiting to send to ONE strawweight Muay Thai world champion Prajanchai PK Saenchai.
“I’m not interested in a rematch with Ramadan Ondash. I am waiting for my title shot,” he said.
“I am confident that my next fight will be a title shot. They also announced it in the ring, so I’m very confident. And if I still don’t get the title shot, I don’t know what to do then. Prajanchai, I hope you’re ready for me. I am coming for your belt.”
It’s the kind of callout that only comes with earned confidence. And under the lights at Lumpinee Stadium this past Friday, Aliff proved he belongs in that conversation.
Facing a knockout artist with fight-ending power in both hands, the young contender delivered the most composed performance of his career. Ondash came loaded with the same left hook that had detonated Chartpayak Saksatoon in his last fight, but Aliff never flinched.
“It was crucial for me to stay composed because he has very dangerous punches. I just couldn’t go in and trade punches with him. I had to be careful,” he said.
“There wasn’t anything surprising with Ramadan. He came as expected. But for me, I trained my kicks more in order to counter attack him.”
Instead of trading leather with a proven finisher, Aliff weaponized his 4-inch height advantage.
In round two, he took full command, repeatedly whipping his left kick into Ondash’s ribs with surgical precision. As the strikes accumulated, the Lebanese star began to slow, unable to find answers for the relentless body attacks.
“Yes, I believe my height and reach advantage played a crucial role for this fight, and I really needed to make use of that,” Aliff said.
“I expected that he would come like that because he would try to knock me out in order to win this fight. So I was already on my defense.”
The defining moment came in round three. As Ondash launched his trademark left hook, Aliff timed a leaping left knee that connected flush with the Lebanese star’s chin and sent him down for an eight-count.
Even with the knockdown secured, the Sor Dechapan affiliate refused to rush.
“When I got the knockdown, I had to be really careful because I knew that Ramadan would get up and try to knock me out. So I played the game very carefully,” he said.
Ondash rose immediately and charged forward in desperation, but Aliff stayed measured, protecting his lead until the final bell. The unanimous decision pushed his winning streak to five and confirmed what he already knew — he’s ready for Prajanchai.
The 30-year-old Thai icon has built a reign defined by speed, precision, and mastery of range. Very few fighters call Prajanchai out with confidence. But after dismantling a dangerous knockout artist and earning his spot as the next contender, Aliff isn’t holding back.
Measured but motivated, he speaks like a fighter who’s been preparing for this moment since the beginning. And as he steps toward the biggest opportunity of his career, his message to the champion couldn’t be clearer.
The belt is next. And Aliff is coming for it.