Following Successful Title Defense, Allycia Hellen Rodrigues Plans MMA Debut

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Allycia Hellen Rodrigues has established herself as the gold standard of striking. The Brazilian superstar successfully defended her ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Title for the fourth consecutive time in the main event of ONE Fight Night 33.

On 12 July, the mom-champ entered the prestigious ring of Lumpinee Stadium and exited it with her hands held high and the coveted strap on her shoulder. She etched her name in the ONE history book as the longest-reigning women's champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing ranks.

The 27-year-old decimated Swedish veteran Johanna Persson in the third round with a devastating left hook. Rodrigues admitted that she and her team's focus is to try to finish the fights.

"Yeah. I'm happy with my performance because we've been training a lot," Rodrigues said. "We want to finish fights and try to finish the fight more early every time we come. It's the focus here, finishing fights, we're trying to work on this, and everything is going well."

After back-and-forth action in the first two rounds, the Brazilian landed a powerful left hook that floored her rival for the first knockdown. That proved the beginning of the end, as she ended the fight with another left hook.

"We knew because she went down really badly, and she started to walk back after the knockdown. So, we knew we just needed to pick the shots and finish the fight," she said.

Born in Brazil and currently residing in Thailand, Rodrigues has remained unbeaten in the atomweight Muay Thai division since her arrival. She has defeated the who's who of the striking world.

The five-time ONE World Champion shows no signs of slowing down following her remarkable achievements. Now, Rodrigues is planning to carry her striking dominance into MMA. She has been honing her skills and aims to make her debut in 2026.

"My focus is to train in MMA, and next year to start in MMA," Rodrigues said. "We're going to try to defend our belt if everything works well. But the final focus now is to go to MMA."