“Easy money” - Fans react to Nabil Anane facing off against Japanese phenom Hiromi Wajima

Towering Algerian-Thai fighter Nabil Anane returns to ONE Championship action next week. He is to battle Japanese phenom Hiromi Wajima in a featherweight kickboxing match.

The showdown is part of the stacked card featured at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Nov. 16 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, which also boasts of five world title matches.

ONE Championship further ramped up interest in the contest by releasing on Instagram the official tale of the tape for it. Fans soon filled the comments section with their varying takes on it.

"Easy money now I want two pizzas 🍕," one user moved to highlight the glaring advantages reigning ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Anane has over Wajima.

Advantage Nabil Anane

"Nabil 🔥," another rallied behind the 6-foot-4 Anane.

Rooting for Nabil Anane

"Anane 1st rd ko," a fan boldly called the contest in favor of Nabil Anane.

First-round KO win for Nabil Anane?

"Wowww🔥🔥🔥," one fan simply put.

Nothing to say but "Wow"

"Can’t wait," a user shared.

Anticipated match

"We are at the same age with anane😮," one surprised fan brought forth.

Surprised with Nabil Anane's age Rooting for Nabil Anane

At ONE 173, Nabil Anane was supposed to defend the bantamweight Muay Thai world title against former divisional king and reigning bantamweight kickboxing champion Jonathan Haggerty. 'The General,' however, had to pull out from the title match after suffering a shoulder injury in training.

In came Wajima, who is coming off a successful run at K-1 and is out to make a winning ONE Championship debut.

Tickets for ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri are available via ePlus in Japan. The event is also live on pay-per-view exclusively at Live.ONEFC.com.

For more information on the marquee live on-ground show, follow Sportskeeda MMA and ONE Championship.

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Nabil Anane eyes multi-division domination

Nabil Anane will be competing at featherweight for the first time in ONE Championship at ONE 173. It part of his push to dominate in various weight divisions in the promotion.

The 21-year-old Team Mehdi Zatout standout started his ONE journey at flyweight before transitioning to bantamweight where he has had a lot of success so far. It is something he looks to replicate in his entry in the 155-pound class.

Anane spoke about his decision to switch lanes in an interview with ONE Championship, saying:

"One of my dreams is to be one of the best in every division that I'll fight."

He added:

"If in bantamweight there are no more opponents, I'll move up to featherweight, and I'll do the best in featherweight also. And when I clean up all of featherweight, I'll be the best in lightweight. That's what I want to be. That's my goal."

Entering ONE 173, Anane is one of the streaking fighters in ONE Championship, winning his last seven matches.