{"id":258738,"date":"2026-08-20T09:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/shamil-erdogan-vs-paul-elliott-set-for-one-fight-night-48-luke-lessei-vs-charlie-guest-also-confirmed\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:26:45","slug":"shamil-erdogan-vs-paul-elliott-set-for-one-fight-night-48-luke-lessei-vs-charlie-guest-also-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/shamil-erdogan-vs-paul-elliott-set-for-one-fight-night-48-luke-lessei-vs-charlie-guest-also-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamil Erdogan vs. Paul Elliott set for ONE Fight Night 48, Luke Lessei vs. Charlie Guest also confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5206910\" data-slug-id=\"2824975\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Undefeated Turkish powerhouse Shamil Erdogan is headed for the biggest test of his ONE Championship career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/one-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ONE Championship<\/a> has confirmed a heavyweight MMA main event between Erdogan and British knockout artist Paul \u201cKing of the North\u201d Elliott of England for ONE Fight Night 48 on Prime Video on Oct. 2 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>With the ONE heavyweight MMA world title currently vacant, both men arrive knowing a commanding victory could fast-track either of them to a championship opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan has built a reputation for ending fights before opponents can find their footing. The 36-year-old Kremost Fight Club and Tiger Muay Thai representative is a perfect 13-0 in MMA, with every ONE Championship appearance wrapped up before the final bell.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Elliott arrives off a performance that stopped the combat sports world in its tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old Akurei MMA Academy and TFT MMA product needed just six seconds to put Regan Upshaw away with a head kick at ONE Fight Night 44 in June, one of the fastest stoppages the promotion has ever recorded. All seven of his professional wins have come via finish.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Luke Lessei and Charlie Guest clash in featherweight Muay Thai<\/h2>\n<p>American striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-never-lost-two-fights-row-luke-lessei-shows-resolve-bounce-back-win-mohamed-younes-rabah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Luke \u201cThe Chef\u201d Lessei<\/a> and English striker Charlie Guest collide in a featherweight Muay Thai contest with divisional stakes on the line for both.<\/p>\n<p>Lessei enters on the back of a unanimous decision over Mohamed Younes Rabah in July, his 9-3 career record reflecting steady progress on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>Guest, on the other hand, turned heads immediately on debut, dropping Sam Fitzgerald three times en route to a TKO at ONE Fight Night 44.<\/p>\n<p>A statement performance from either man could be the moment that separates them from the rest of the featherweight Muay Thai pack.<\/p>\n<p>ONE Fight Night 48 broadcasts live in U.S. primetime and is free for Prime Video subscribers in North America.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Aziel Karthak<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-shamil-erdogan-vs-paul-elliott-set-one-fight-night-48-luke-lessei-vs-charlie-guest-also-confirmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated Turkish powerhouse Shamil Erdogan is headed for the biggest test of his ONE Championship career. ONE Championship has confirmed a heavyweight MMA main event between Erdogan and British knockout artist Paul \u201cKing of the North\u201d Elliott of England for ONE Fight Night 48 on Prime Video on Oct. 2 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6806],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-258738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}