‘I Want To Fight Against Him’ – Rifdean Masdor Eyes Nadaka After Earning Six-Figure Deal At The Inner Circle 19

Rifdean “Magic Boy” Masdor came to The Inner Circle 19 with a point to prove. He left with a knockout, a US$100,000 main roster contract, and a callout that sent a message to the entire atomweight Muay Thai division.

The 23-year-old delivered a fierce first-round stoppage of Iran’s Javad Mozafari on the subscriber-only card, which streamed live at live.onefc.com from Bangkok’s revered Lumpinee Stadium.

The win – his seventh in ONE Championship and his fifth first-round promotional knockout – earned the Sor Sommai and Sor Kitrungroj product the six-figure deal.

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In doing so, he joined Johan “Jojo” Ghazali and Aliff Sor Dechapan in an exclusive club of Malaysians who have been handed that life-changing opportunity on the global stage.

For Rifdean, three years of grinding, sacrificing, and believing had finally produced exactly what he always knew they would.

He said:

“I’ve been waiting for this contract for three years. I’ve got it because I worked hard. Discipline and motivation have always been number one for me.

“Thank you so much to Boss Chatri [Sityodtong] for giving me the contract and the bonus, and thank you to my big boss at Sor Sommai. Thank you to my fans and my family. Thank you, everyone.”

The path to that contract ran through a performance that Rifdean himself did not entirely see coming. Despite already owning four first-round knockouts in ONE heading into the fight, he was not banking on a swift finish.

What followed, though, left little room for doubt. The Malaysian imposed himself from the opening bell and gave his foe no time to breathe. A telling body shot soon dropped Mozafari. The Iranian beat the count – but two left hooks to the body finished the job for good at the 94-second mark. 

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“Magic Boy” continued:

“I wasn’t expecting to get the knockout win in the first round because anything can happen in a fight. But, Alhamdulillah, I kept pushing until my opponent went down.”

The finish was the exclamation point on a brilliant campaign that had been building toward this exact moment. Five straight victories, five finishes, and now a main roster contract that opens an entirely new chapter.

What came next made clear that he had no intention of stopping there. He had inserted himself firmly into the atomweight Muay Thai conversation, and his message to the division was equally unambiguous.

Rifdean shared:

“Now that I’ve got the contract, I’m happy. But it’s not over yet. See you in the next fight. I will do my best.”

Rifdean Has Nadaka In His Sights

True to his word, Rifdean Masdor intends to do his best, and he has already identified exactly who he wants to do it against.

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No opponent has been officially confirmed for his main roster debut. But following his knockout of Mozafari, the Sor Sommai and Sor Kitrungroj athlete fixed his gaze firmly on reigning ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Nadaka.

He continued:

“My next goal is to become a ONE World Champion. So, for my next fight, see you in Japan, Nadaka. I want to fight against him.”

The callout carries genuine conviction – but it is not the words of a fighter getting ahead of himself.

Rifdean has long admired what the Japanese slugger has built throughout his rise to become arguably the finest striker of this generation. Now, with a main roster contract in hand, the young Malaysian believes he belongs in the same conversation.

The 23-year-old concluded:

“I’ll train hard to get the belt. Nadaka is my idol, and I want to fight with my idol. It will be a good fight.”

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