Kana got the hand raised at ONE Fight Night 46, then immediately started looking past the scorecards and toward the names that still bother her. After outpointing Yu Yau Pui in Bangkok, the Japanese kickboxing veteran made it clear that this was not just a feel-good bounce-back. It was the first step back toward the bigger ONE Fight Night 46 fallout and, eventually, another crack at Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom.
The 34-year-old improved to 25-7 after taking a unanimous decision in an atomweight kickboxing bout at Lumpinee Stadium. Yu came in with heat behind her after a 75-second knockout win, but Kana refused to get dragged into survival mode. She pressed first, threw heavy, and made the judges watch her dictate the pace.
Kana shared her post-fight message below:
After the fight, Kana admitted the performance was not a perfect copy of the plan she brought into the ring, but she liked the two things that mattered most.
“For my game plan, I have to say, to be honest, it’s not like 100% executed, but most of the part of the game plan was executed. There are going to be two things. The first one is the fact that I initiated the attack. And number two is that I put a lot of damage on my opponent.”
That is a veteran answer. Not fantasy-land perfection, not fake humility, just a fighter saying she won the important minutes by doing the ugly work first. Yu kept walking forward and made Kana earn every exchange, which is exactly why this win has more value than a soft comeback spot.
Kana Wants The Long Road Back To Phetjeeja
Kana gave Yu full respect afterward, saying the toughness was exactly what she expected from a fighter who does not back up easily.
“The toughness of my opponent, Yu Yau Pui, was actually within my expectation, and she came out so tough, like I expected. I have an impression of Yu Yau Pui as someone who is a very good fighter, a very strong fighter. And it doesn’t matter who she’s facing, she’s gonna keep walking forward, pressing forward. Actually, I accept her as a fighter with very good heart.”
The real juice, though, is what comes next. Kana lost a unanimous decision to Phetjeeja in 2025 with the ONE Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing World Title on the line. Before she starts screaming for that rematch like it is owed to her, she knows there are other receipts to collect.
“First I lost against Vero. And second, Antonia Prifti, I lost to her before during my K-1 period. So at least I need to win against these two fighters in order to get a revenge against Phetjeeja. I believe that Phetjeeja is the best in kickboxing.”
That last part is the hook. Kana is not pretending the champion is some easy mark. She is calling Phetjeeja the best, then asking for the sort of road that would make the rematch impossible to ignore. In a division where ONE Fight Night 46 already delivered championship violence, that is the kind of matchmaking logic fans can actually get behind.
Kana also floated a wild-card option in Allycia Hellen Rodrigues, especially if ONE wants to test her in Muay Thai with the four-ounce gloves. She was honest about that too, saying open-finger gloves would be new territory.
“For open finger gloves [4-ounce gloves], to be honest, I have never fought in open finger gloves before. [Fighting in] small gloves is a whole new [thing] for me.”
She even has a place in mind. Kana said the October ONE SAMURAI 4 event at Ariake Arena would be a good spot if ONE wants her back in Japan. After a win like this, and with ONE still loading up calendars around its Lumpinee pipeline, that is not a bad pitch. Kana got the win, named the road, and put Phetjeeja right back in the center of it.
