Reinier de Ridder has subsidized Demetrious Johnson to triumph in his upcoming special-rules superfight towards Rodtang Jitmuangnon, which can pass down because the co-main tournament of ONE X: Grand Finale on March 26.
The freshest matter of dialogue within the lead-up to the pair’s four-round hybrid combat is whether or not or no longer the 12-time MMA global champion shall be in a position to resist Rodtang’s elbows, knees and fists within the opening Muay Thai body.
Reinier de Ridder shot down any claims that Rodtang may finish the competition throughout the opening around. Actually, in an unique interview with ONE, the two-division champion defined that he sees the primary 3 mins relatively favoring ‘Mighty Mouse’.
He advised ONE:
“I feel within the first around, Rodtang could have some difficulties comprehending DJ’s motion. It is very other from a Muay Thai combat. The motion may be very other from a Muay Thai fighter. So, it will be arduous for him to trace him down. It will be arduous for him to seek out him, I feel.”
To position issues into viewpoint, Muay Thai warring parties in most cases keep heavy on their ft. Not like boxers, they have a tendency to combat within the pocket somewhat continuously. Rodtang, too, presentations an excessively Muay Thai-dominant stance, whilst Johnson is beautiful clever and fast at dissecting angles.
In spite of his phrases of reward for Johnson, Reiner de Ridder did not totally rule out the opportunity of Rodtang touchdown his trademark combos and fully-loaded pictures sooner than the top of the primary body.
“Possibly he’s going to get there through the top of the primary around. Possibly he’s going to get started touchdown through the primary around. However it is unquestionably going to take a little time,” ‘The Dutch Knight’ added.
“It’s very cool that ONE set this up” – Reinier de Ridder praises ONE’s super-fight imaginative and prescient
ONE X, the Asian promotion’s 10-year anniversary showpiece, is assured to provide some magical moments from the promotion’s greatest stars.
Reinier de Ridder himself returns to motion on the three-part display, arising towards Brazilian jiu-jitsu icon Andre Galvao in a middleweight submission grappling combat.
If the Breda local had to pick out a bout that may most sensible the polls, he predicts that not anything will fit the joy of the Demetrious Johnson-Rodtang special-rules contest on the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
“To start with, it is very cool that ONE set this up on this solution to get a combat, which is solely cool for everybody to look,” he advised ONE.
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