Aung La N Sang doesnβt think much of his ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video opponent Fan Rong.
βThe Burmese Pythonβ will return to the circle on May 5 with the goal of earning his third straight victory. Standing in his way will be the βKing Kong Warriorβ Fan Rong. Splitting wins and losses in his four appearances under the ONE Championship banner, Fan has lost to opponents Aung La N Sang is very familiar with himself β Vitaly Bigdash and ONE middleweight world champion Reinier de Ridder.
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Aung La shared his candid thoughts on Fanβs record and strength of schedule compared to his own:
βI mean, heβs tough, heβs well-rounded everywhere and heβs lost to the two guys I lost to as well. But I donβt think heβs β his record is good, but I donβt think heβs fought the type of fighters I fought.β
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The two middleweight standouts will be part of the festivities when ONE Championship makes its long-awaited United States debut. The event will also feature fan favorites Stamp Fairtex and Rodtang Jitmuangnon, as well as a ONE flyweight world title trilogy bout between reigning champion Demetrious Johnson and former titleholder Adriano Moraes.
Watch the interview below:
Aung La N Sang is gunning for his third-straight finish at ONE Fight Night 10
After a skid that saw him drop two out of three bouts inside the circle, Aung La N Sang has gotten back to his winning ways as of late.
βThe Burmese Pythonβ has scored first-round knockouts against Japanese legend Yushin βThunderβ Okami and the returning Gilberto Galvao. Competing in front of an American audience for the first time in almost a decade, Aung La will be gunning for a third-straight KO on May 5 when ONE Championship invades the 1stBank Center in Colorado.
Aung La fully expects his opponent to utilize grappling, but if that is where he needs to go in order to finish his opponent, that is exactly what the Myanmar superstar is prepared to do:
βIβm looking for a finish and if it means grappling, I will grapple. If it means striking, I will strike, but Iβm gonna look for a finish.β
Fan Rong will be looking to get back in the win column following a third-round submission loss to former ONE middleweight world champion Vitaly Bigdash. Prior to that defeat, βKing Kong Warriorβ had earned two wins in a row against Sherif Mohamed and Yuri Simoes.