‘The Burmese Python’ Aung L. a. N Sang is thinking about the chance to compete towards any other Asian MMA legend in Eastern big name Yushin ‘Thunder’ Okami.
In an interview with ONE Championship forward of his highly-anticipated go back at ONE 163 on November 19, Aung L. a. shared his enthusiasm about going through a mythical fighter that he himself watched as a fan:
“He’s probably the most Asian combined martial artists I seemed as much as within the closing 10 years and he’s fought in several high-level organizations, so he’s an ideal one to check myself with.”
Aung L. a. N Sang is taking his first step in opposition to reclaiming the consideration he as soon as had underneath the ONE Championship banner. At his top, ‘The Burmese Python’ held each the ONE middleweight and lightweight heavyweight international titles amidst a seven-fight win streak that featured notable wins over Vitaly Bigdash, Alain Ngalani, and Brandon Vera.
His dominating streak was once snapped in 2020 when ‘The Dutch Knight’ Reinier de Ridder took his middleweight crown. De Ridder then persisted his mastery of ‘The Burmese Python’ in 2021, taking the sunshine heavyweight crown as smartly.
Aung L. a. bounced again with a first-round knockout of Leandro Ataides, however his lone look in 2022 to this point put him again into the loss column with a third-round knockout defeat towards former middleweight international champion Vitaly Bigdash.
Aung L. a. N Sang anticipates having struggles towards Yushin Okami at ONE 163
Aung L. a. N Sang expects any other difficult matchup for himself when he competes towards tenured Eastern MMA legend Yushin Okami at ONE 163 in lower than two weeks’ time.
Discussing how the 2 stars will fit up towards one any other, ‘The Burmese Python’ advised that Okami’s period and grappling abilities will end up to be problematic:
“Stylistically, I feel he’s problematic for me. He’s longer and he has extra vary as a grappler, and that’s the type of combat that I’ve issues of. And so that is stylistically, for him, a just right matchup, and for me, I think find it irresistible’s a just right matchup too.”
Each opponents will input the bout in determined want of a win.
Going 1-3 in his closing 4 bouts, Aung L. a. N Sang should protected a victory to be able to keep related within the ONE Championship international name image. In the meantime, Okami was once victorious in his closing day trip, however that was once greater than 3 years in the past and he’s recently 1-2 throughout the circle.