Mona Kimura is the Face of Kickboxing #monakimura #boxing #kickboxing - Video

In Mid-2026, Japanese kickboxer Mona Kimura is still making the rounds as one of the hottest rising stars in martial arts outside of the American bubble. In my last video I broke down Kimura’s trajectory within her home promotion Krush, and theorized what I thought could happen in her eventual showdown with current Krush women’s flyweight Sofia Tsolakidou.

Since then, both Tsolakidou and Kimura’s trajectories have frayed. Sofia went on to challenge K-1 women’s flyweight champion SAHO in what was a massive step up in competition that ended in a unanimous decision loss for Tsolakidou. Her brawling style proved no match for SAHO’s experience, and it cemented that both Sofia and Kimura remain a rung below the best flyweights in the world.

Full breakdown on the channel!