Rodtang Jitmuangnon has opened up about his upcoming opponent being modified on quick discover.
‘The Iron Man’ was scheduled to make his flyweight kickboxing return in opposition to Daniel Puertas at ONE Battle Evening 6 on Prime Video. Sadly, the struggle card was shuffled when Ilias Ennahachi pulled out of the co-main occasion resulting from weight points, selling Puertas to the flyweight kickboxing world title struggle in opposition to Superlek.
Because of this, Rodtang was matched up in opposition to Jiduo Yibu. Throughout an interview with SCMP MMA, the 25-year-old Muay Thai phenom mentioned the opponent change by saying:
“These two opponents are very completely different from one another. Puertas could be very aggressive and he has an identical fashion as I do. I do know his weak spot, which is that if I preserve pushing he’ll really feel [my power] as I hit him. Yibu could be very completely different. He’s left-handed so we now have to give you a brand new plan.”
Rodtang has dedicated to changing into a ONE kickboxing world champion after dominating the flyweight Muay Thai division. ‘The Iron Man’ has by no means backed down from a problem, so the last-second opponent change isn’t a difficulty for the 25-year-old famous person.
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Watch Rodtang Jitmuangnon’s interview with SCMP MMA under:
Rodtang Jitmuangnon has no points with late opponent change for ONE Battle Evening 6 on Prime Video
Whatever the opponent, Rodtang Jitmuangnon reveals up prepared for conflict. The target has at all times remained the identical heading into his kickboxing matchup in opposition to Jiduo Yibu at ONE Battle Evening 6 on Prime Video. Throughout the identical interview with SCMP MMA, ‘The Iron Man’ had this to say:
“I’ve been coaching very arduous. It’s the one factor I’m doing proper now… I’m completely happy to struggle with any opponent that the promoter is completely happy to offer me. After all I must agree with the change.”
Rodtang is destined for greatness within the ONE Championship flyweight kickboxing division. The 25-year-old received his solely struggle within the division in opposition to Tagir Khalilov in February 2021. With a win in opposition to Yibu, ‘The Iron Man’ would have a stable argument for a title shot in opposition to the winner of Superlek vs. Daniel Puertas.