‘The Sniper’ Stephen Loman faces his greatest take a look at so far at ONE on Prime Video 4. Nevertheless, his teammate Jeremy Pacatiw believes that he’s prepared for the problem.
In his third struggle with ONE Championship, Loman will face the previous two-time bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes on November 19 on the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Loman’s fellow Group Lakay scholar Jeremy Pacatiw believes that Loman could have a solution to a few of Fernandes’ greatest strengths.
In an interview with ONE Championship, Pacatiw drew from his experiences throughout fitness center coaching alongside Loman to supply some ideas on the match-up:
“We all know how good of a grappler Bibiano Fernandes is. When he takes it to the bottom, he’s very harmful. However Stephen Loman may be very sturdy, one of many strongest on the staff. His energy may be very exhausting to take care of. He’ll give Bibiano just a few issues.”
Group Lakay aren’t any strangers to Bibiano Fernandes’ grappling skills that noticed him dominate the bantamweight division till he misplaced the title earlier this 12 months. Fernandes submitted Loman’s teammate Kevin Belingon twice throughout their heated rivalry within the circle.
The struggle will likely be Bibiano Fernandes’ return to the circle after dropping his world championship to ‘Arms of Stone’ John Lineker in March at ONE: Lights Out.
“Stephen Loman is examined” – Mark Sangiao says Bibiano Fernandes will face large problem in opposition to ‘The Sniper’
Group Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao believes that his fighter Stephen Loman has what it takes to trigger former world champion Bibiano Fernandes numerous points.
At the moment undefeated in ONE Championship with two victories, ‘The Sniper’ has appeared spectacular to date however will face an enormous step-up in competitors when he takes on Bibiano Fernandes, who has dominated the bantamweight division for therefore lengthy.
Regardless of his age and the very fact he’s coming into the struggle off of a loss to John Lineker, Bibiano Fernandes proved in that struggle that he’s by no means previous it. Fernandes confirmed nice coronary heart to remain within the struggle and was even capable of damage Lineker at instances.
While Group Lakay is effectively conscious of the risk that Fernandes presents, Mark Sangiao believes that Loman may even ask Fernandes questions within the circle. He instructed The MMA Tremendous-Fan:
“When Bibiano takes you down, he has an excellent management. He’s excellent in jiu-jitsu however Stephen Loman is examined. He’s the longest champion on the staff. He holds the belt in one other group. That is additionally an enormous problem for Bibiano.”
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