Former ONE Championship titleholder Adriano Moraes made a statement in his return to the win column. At ONE 169, which took place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, former ONE Championship flyweight champion Moraes (21-5) returned to action for his first fight of 2024 to face Danny Kingad. At 4:14 of Round 2, Moraes recorded his 15th career finish by submitting Kingad (15-5) with a guillotine choke. Kingad didn’t make it easy early in the fight. He used a solid grappling approach to neutralize Moraes, making the opening round challenging. However, in the second frame, the fight remained on the feet much longer, allowing Moraes to find his rhythm in the fight