An exciting new matchup booked for ONE Fight Night 48 features two determined veterans squaring off in a bout that has major implications for the future of their careers within the promotion.
In an atomweight Muay Thai encounter scheduled for the event, Yu Yau Pui is set to take on Marie McManamon, broadcasting live during American primetime from the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok on Friday, October 2. Yu initially picked up the sport at age 18 for fitness purposes prior to her competitive debut at 22, eventually joining ONE Friday Fights in 2023. There, she secured five consecutive victories to secure a $100,000 contract, which she followed up with a successful main roster debut in 2024 by defeating former ISKA and WBC Muay Thai World Champion Lara Fernandez.
Following that peak performance, the 33-year-old competitor has managed only a single victory over her subsequent four matches. Five months after securing a knockout victory that retired the highly regarded Anna Jaroonsak in a Muay Thai contest, she crossed over to kickboxing and dropped a hard-fought three-round decision to former K-1 titleholder Kana Morimoto this past August. Carrying a professional record of 29-5, she is now set to step back into the Muay Thai arena.
Marie McManamon prepares for her ONE Fight Night 48 clash alongside the Haggerty brothers
The 36-year-old Marie McManamon hones her skills at London’s Knowlesy Academy, sharing the gym with current ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty and rising strawweight contender Freddie Haggerty, who are both gearing up for their own ONE Championship bouts later this autumn. Considered among the premiere female Muay Thai fighters in the United Kingdom, she ruled her local circuit before stepping into a major spotlight for her ONE Championship debut in 2025, challenging Allycia Hellen Rodrigues for the atomweight Muay Thai World Championship.
That title challenge resulted in a fourth-round technical knockout defeat, and in a subsequent outing a few months later, McManamon was bested by two-time WBC Muay Thai World Champion Selina Flores via a unanimous judges’ decision. Now, she is highly motivated to secure a decisive victory that will restore her standing as a top-tier contender in the division.
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