Aung La ONE Championship: "Denver gonna be lit" - Fans and fighters alike ready for Burmese legend Aung La N Sang's return at ONE 168 in Denver

The excitement for Aung La N Sang's return continues to build up as his middleweight MMA match with Shamil Erdogan at ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6 inside the Ball Arena in Denver inches closer.

Ahead of his comeback, ONE Championship posted one of his highlight-reel finishes under the promotion, and they wrote the video's caption with:

"That head kick sent him ⬇️ How will Aung La N Sang fare against Shamil Erdogan at ONE 168: Denver? @aunglansang"

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The video featured the Burmese MMA legend's first-round knockout win over Alexandre Machado during their ONE light heavyweight MMA world title fight at ONE: Quest for Gold card in February 2018 inside the packed Thuwuna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.

That victory has made 'The Burmese Python' a two-division MMA world champion and claimed the vacant 26-pound golden belt.

Fans loved this throwback post of the promotion, as users @phonekyaw27, @cameronshayne, @mddrei1, @djpabenaofficial, and @taviatenpow shared their message of delight through their comments:

"Denver gonna be lit 🔥when our champion arrives."

"The king 👑"

"He used to teach me at Crazy 88 some time ago. An awesome fighter, even better teacher 🙌"

"Levels to this game🔥"

"@aunglansang is a beast 💯"

Aung La N Sang looks for win No. 16 in ONE Championship at ONE 168: Denver

The former two-division MMA world champion currently rides a three-fight win streak that dates back to November 2022. These consecutive victories came after his loss to Vitaly Bigdash in February 2022 at ONE: Full Circle.

During this stretch, he scored stoppage wins over Yushin Okami, Gilberto Galvao, and Fan Rong. A win for Aung La in his upcoming fight would give him his 16th career victory under the world's largest martial arts organization.

ONE 168: Denver will air live from the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept. 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.

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