Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai has proven he belongs on ONE Championship’s biggest stages. Now he wants the contract that says so.
The 27-year-old southpaw known as “Left Meteorite” returns to Lumpinee Stadium this Friday, December 19, riding a four-fight winning streak and hunting the six-figure contract that would cement his return to ONE’s global roster.
Standing between him and that life-changing payday is PTT Apichart Farm, a 28-year-old Thai veteran with 112 career victories and a granite chin that’s absorbed everything thrown at it lately.
It’s the classic striker’s puzzle: How do you break someone who refuses to break?
Kulabdam thinks he knows the answer. PTT fights like a freight train — constant forward pressure, relentless output, chin exposed. The two-division Lumpinee Stadium champion has seen this movie before.
“I’ve fought Muangthai [PK Saenchai] before, who has a very similar style to PTT. They constantly walk forward and throw strikes. If PTT keeps coming forward, I will keep punching. Whatever he throws, I will counter harder. We will have to see if he gets hit by my weapons and chooses to back down, or if I get tired from punching first,” Kulabdam said.
That’s the question hanging over ONE Friday Fights 137: Does Kulabdam’s power overcome PTT’s durability, or does the veteran’s iron chin outlast the southpaw’s arsenal?
Kulabdam arrives with momentum and credentials. His 75-20 record includes 11 promotional victories and previous wins over high-level opponents on ONE’s flagship events. Most recently, he dominated former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title challenger Felipe Lobo in September, taking a clear unanimous decision that left him puzzled by his opponent’s reluctance to engage.
“I was very surprised in the last fight with Felipe because he didn’t throw any weapons at all. I’m not sure if this was because he was afraid of making a mistake and getting caught by my punches,” Kulabdam said.
“But at least defeating him, a top contender in the bantamweight division, is further proof that I can fight anyone in this division’s rankings.”
PTT won’t make that mistake. The veteran’s fighting style guarantees action — he marches forward, applies pressure, and forces opponents to deal with volume.
That approach has carried him to 112 career wins, but it’s also left openings that a counter-striker like Kulabdam lives to exploit.
“His strengths are his toughness and durability, and his weakness is his less-than-stellar defense system, which should give me plenty of openings to attack. But it all depends on whether I can drop him because he’s been so durable in his last two fights,” he said.
There’s the rub. PTT’s chin has held up under sustained fire recently, absorbing punishment that would crumble lesser fighters.
Kulabdam respects that durability while believing his experience fighting in 4-ounce gloves gives him the edge needed to capitalize on defensive lapses.
“Honestly, I consider myself the underdog against PTT. Speaking purely on ring experience, he is far superior to me. The only thing I am confident I can compete with is my experience in small gloves,” Kulabdam said.
“I’m not sure if he will dare to open up his guard and absorb my punches. If he does, I’m certainly ready to deliver.”
The stakes are clear. Kulabdam has tasted ONE’s global stage before. He’s competed in flagship events, proven he can hang with elite competition, and built a resume that warrants another shot.
But in ONE’s weekly showcase, proving it once isn’t enough. You need to prove it again, spectacularly, to earn your way back up.
“I am determined to finish PTT,” he said.
“I am very confident that if I win via knockout, or at least win by a good-looking unanimous decision, it will be time for me to earn a contract. I want to go back and prove myself on ONE’s global stage again.
“If I get the contract, I’m confident I will perform much better on ONE’s global stage than before.”
