Itsuki Hirata and Jihin Radzuan are getting the rematch treatment, and ONE is dropping it right in Tokyo where the pressure is going to feel like someone turned the arena heat up with a flamethrower. The atomweight MMA pair will meet at ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October 17, live from Ariake Arena, as the promotion keeps stacking its Japan calendar around everything from ONE Friday Fights 168 to its bigger-name arena swings.
ONE announced the matchup with Hirata and Radzuan running it back after their first meeting at ONE X in 2022. That night, Radzuan spoiled the party with a split-decision upset, neutralizing enough of Hirata’s judo game to leave the Japanese favorite chasing the cards instead of dictating them.
Here is the official fight announcement:
Hirata, still only 27, entered ONE with a whole lot of noise around her and backed it up early with a 4-0 promotional start that included three finishes. Then came Radzuan, and the whole script got tossed into the crowd. Since then, Hirata has gone 2-1 across her last three, with the biggest bright spot being a third-round rear-naked choke over Ritu Phogat that pushed her record to 8-5.
Atomweight Stakes Hit Different With The Belt Picture Open
This is not just a nostalgia rematch for the highlight reel. The ONE women’s atomweight MMA title picture is still messy enough to make every strong win matter, especially with names like Stamp Fairtex still tied to the division’s wider orbit. Hirata getting revenge in Japan would be a real momentum swing, not some polite little bounce-back sticker.
Radzuan is no mystery package either. The Malaysian veteran brings a 10-5 pro record and nine promotional victories, with wins over Hirata and Mei Yamaguchi already on the resume. She has also been in there with Denice Zamboanga, Stamp, and Chihiro Sawada, which is basically the atomweight version of walking through a room where everyone is holding a problem for you.
Her February showing at ONE Fight Night 40 gave her another nasty feather in the cap when she stopped Gabriela Fujimoto in the third round and handed the previously unbeaten prospect her first loss. Radzuan later dropped a split decision to Anastasia Nikolakakos in July, so she is not walking into Tokyo just to protect an old win. She needs this one too.
ONE also dropped a look back at their first fight, which is the useful tape-study part of this whole thing. Hirata had the hype, Radzuan had the answers, and now both women get three rounds to prove what actually changed.
Watch their first meeting below:
That is the fun part about rematches in divisions this tight. The first result matters, but it does not freeze the story in place. Hirata has a home-crowd redemption lane, Radzuan has a chance to prove the first win was no fluke, and ONE gets another atomweight fight with actual stakes instead of just another calendar filler.
With ONE continuing to add bouts across its upcoming slate and recent rematches like Kongsuk vs. Dedduanglek keeping the schedule busy, Hirata vs. Radzuan 2 gives the Japan card a clean storyline: revenge, rankings, and two fighters who already know this matchup can get uncomfortable fast.
