Chatri Sityodtong is accused of disrespectful bullying following ONE 172. Japanese star and Shoot Boxing Champion Kaito Ono was scheduled to face former contender Marat Grigorian. Ono made weight with no difficulty whereas Grigorian was greater than an hour late after which didn’t make weight, the Japanese fighter declined the catchweight bout. This was adopted by insults from ONE Championship chief Chatri Sityodtong.
Chatri Sityodtong Insults and Disrespects Fighter
After ONE 172, on the post-fight press convention, Chatri Sityodtong hurled vitriolic disrespectful insults at Kaito Ono (59-8-0) for refusing to struggle Grigorian who missed weight. “When a fighter needs to struggle, they may struggle. When a fighter is scared, they discover each purpose to not struggle. I’ve been on this enterprise a very long time, I’ve seen it each time,” Chatri stated, insulting Ono’s integrity.
The Shoot Boxing champion Ono responded by declaring that he made the contracted weight throughout the agreed-upon timeline, respecting all guidelines of ONE Championship and retaining the struggle integrity intact. He stated, “Is [Chatri Sityodtong] critical? The one who didn’t present up for the weigh-in and ran away was your fighter, wasn’t it? I didn’t run away, not even for a millimeter … How will you say something once you couldn’t even deal with issues correctly earlier than the struggle? I’ve held again and saved quiet about plenty of issues, however there are limits to what can and can’t be stated.”
Kaito Ono isn’t a fighter with ONE Championship however was set to compete at ONE 172 as a result of Shoot Boxing agreeing to a cross-promotion struggle. Now, Chatri has tarnished the connection he had with the group. However Chatri’s insults weren’t solely aimed toward different fighters, as he additionally bullied his personal world champion, Jonathan Di Bella, publicly disrespecting the Italian-Canadian following his world title protection at ONE 172.
Shoot Boxing Calls for Apology
The group Shoot Boxing has labored on crossover matches previously with RISE, Okay-1, and Glory with no difficulty. Shoot Boxing approached an settlement to share the fighter Kaito Ono in good religion, Ono made weight whereas Marat Grigorian didn’t. ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong bullied and publicly shamed an athlete. Given the circumstances, Shoot Boxing has demanded an apology from Chatri as a result of his disrespectful habits.
On social media, the group wrote:
“Because the Shootboxing Affiliation, we protest towards sure statements made by Occasion CEO Chatri in the course of the press convention held after ‘ONE172’ on Sunday, March 23.
Initially, Kaito from our affiliation was scheduled to take part on this occasion, going through Marat Grigorian. On the official weigh-in held from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on the day earlier than the occasion (twenty second), Kaito cleared each the hydration check and weight measurement, and was ready for Grigorian’s outcomes.
Nevertheless, Grigorian didn’t seem on the weigh-in venue in the course of the specified time (11:00 AM to 1:00 PM) and didn’t submit a urine pattern for the hydration check or bear weight measurement.
ONE’s official rulebook mentions circumstances the place fighters exceed hydration check values or weight limits throughout the specified time, however there isn’t any point out of exceeding the required time itself. We obtained no clarification from ONE’s competitors employees on web site relating to subsequent dealing with of the scenario.
Whereas it was unclear whether or not the struggle would proceed, ONE employees straight emailed Kaito and his coach with directions to maneuver to the general public weigh-in location, bypassing our affiliation employees who have been accompanying Kaito. Furthermore, these directions have been incorrect.
Amidst this confusion, our affiliation employees confirmed by telephone with ONE that if Grigorian cleared the hydration check even outdoors the required time, there could be a proper to barter a catchweight struggle.
Nevertheless, when Grigorian appeared about an hour after the official weigh-in time (2:00 PM), Japanese medical employees had already left the weigh-in venue because of the time overrun, leaving doubts in regards to the hydration check Grigorian underwent.
Given these circumstances, an settlement was not reached to carry a catchweight struggle between Kaito and Grigorian.
Kaito had ready himself to the fullest, staking the whole lot on this struggle towards an opponent he actually revered on the ONE stage, which he additionally deeply revered. He had cleared the hydration check and weight measurement in accordance with ONE’s laws and was prepared for the struggle.
Contemplating Kaito’s emotions on this scenario, we can’t overlook the irresponsible and outrageous feedback made by Chatri final evening, comparable to “He was solely 300 grams over” and “He selected to not struggle out of concern.”
Whereas the Shootboxing Affiliation primarily goals to develop the fight sports activities trade in a more healthy route and doesn’t want for troubles with any group or occasion, we demand a retraction and apology for the insulting feedback made in the direction of Kaito, who had revered ONE’s guidelines and was wanting ahead to the struggle greater than anybody else.”
