Kritsada Kongsrichai went from a winning fighter to a defeated one just a day later. At Saturday’s “ONE Championship 70: Iron Will” event (watch the full highlights above), Kongsrichai (6-4) defeated fellow strawweight Robin Catalan (6-3) via first-round TKO . In a Twitter-streamed preliminary-card bout at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, Kongsrichai lifted and suplexed Catalan to force a stoppage at the 1:40 mark of the opening round. Here’s the slam, which forced an injured Catalan to tap out as the ref halted the action (via Twitter ): What a slam TKO by Kritsada Kongsrichai ! pic.twitter.com/lArCekYA1K — Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 24, 2018 Following the bout, ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong issued a statement to clarify that the suplex was illegal – even within the Asian promotion’s liberal rules set – and therefore the victory was overturned and now results in a disqualification loss
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Kritsada Kongsrichai’s ONE Championship 70 win overturned due to this illegal suplex – MMA Junkie