His right leg was hurting from the opening bell. He absorbed a knockdown in round two. His corner told him he had nothing to lose. He went out, pressed forward, and scored a knockdown of his own to win. That is Suriyanlek Por Yenying.

Suriyanlek now faces Lebanese teenage standout Ramadan “The Scorpion” Ondash in the flyweight Muay Thai main event of The Inner Circle, streaming live for members at live.onefc.com from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, May 29.

The 27-year-old carries an 86-31 professional record and 11 ONE Championship victories into his flyweight debut against a divisional newcomer. Ondash moves up from strawweight after his first promotional loss and arrives at flyweight with explosive hands and a left hook that has already put multiple opponents down. Suriyanlek has felt heavier power at flyweight his entire career. He is confident Ondash has not.

The March win over Thom was not Suriyanlek’s cleanest performance. It was one of his most revealing. He described the final-round corner conversation that turned the fight, a moment that captures precisely the mindset he carries into every main event.

“Thom really surprised me in that last fight. I didn’t expect him to come in with such heavy low kicks. He chopped my right leg so hard that it was hurting right from the opening bell, and I even ended up dropping in round two,” he said.

“When I went back to my corner before the final round, Coach Moses told me, ‘You’ve got nothing to lose now. Go out there, leave it all in the ring, and just close the distance.’ So, I bit down on my mouthpiece, moved forward, and went completely all-out until I managed to score a knockdown back and secure the win.”

Suriyanlek plans to drain Ondash’s gas tank

Suriyanlek Por Yenying has watched Ramadan Ondash’s tape and found the opening that matters most. The hands are fast. The left hook is real. But the gas tank fades, and the emotion that drives the early output becomes a liability when the rounds stretch.

That pattern shapes Suriyanlek’s entire approach. He plans to take Ondash into deep water early and expose the power gap that flyweight brings. His signature “wild buffalo punch” is already loaded. He expects the first round to tell the whole story.

“Ramadan has great footwork, and his hands are really fast and heavy. But his weakness is that his arsenal isn’t that versatile yet, and he doesn’t manage his gas tank well. He fights too much on emotion, which makes him visibly fade toward the end of the rounds,” he said.

“I was actually a bit surprised that he decided to move up to flyweight because he’s going to face much heavier impact and power here. Even though he’s dropped a lot of fighters before, I’ve been fighting at flyweight my entire career. I’m used to the power in this division, and I’m confident I can take his best shot.”