After Superlek Kiatmoo9 defended Rodtang for backing out from their preliminary combat in March 2023, ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has additionally echoed this sentiment.
The reigning ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion earlier acknowledged that it was not Rodtang’s fault for sustaining an harm that led to the postponement of their ONE Combat Evening 8 match-up.
Rodtang is contemporary off an unimaginable efficiency towards Edgar Tabares final Could 2023 at ONE Combat Evening 10, the place he knocked out the Mexican prime contender within the second spherical of their championship conflict.
Due to that nice displaying, Sityodtong isn’t shopping for the claims of some followers that ‘The Iron Man’ is scared to combat ‘The Kicking Machine’. Based on the ONE head honcho, Rodtang is on prime of his skilled profession proper now, so there isn’t a purpose why he can be scared to combat anyone.
The CEO of the world’s largest martial arts group, who can be a lifelong martial artist, shared his tackle this matter about Rodtang in his reside interview with the Submit Evening Podcast of South China Morning Submit MMA.
Sityodtong stated:
“Rodtang isn’t frightened of anyone. It’s a must to perceive this man is on a tear, he’s on a excessive in his profession, and he hasn’t been overwhelmed in a few years. When you could have that form of confidence, you are simply unbreakable.”
Rodtang presently rides an undefeated 14-fight successful streak in Muay Thai and kickboxing matches below ONE Championship, which dates again to his debut in September 2018. A few of the notable victories of the 26-year-old got here towards Sok Thy, Jonathan Haggerty (twice), Walter Goncalves, Petchdam Petchyindee, and Joseph Lasiri.
The Jitmuangon Health club consultant is getting ready for the largest check of his world title reign as he defends his ONE flyweight Muay Thai belt towards Superlek on September 22 at ONE Friday Fights 34, which can go down inside the long-lasting Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
ONE Friday Fights is on the market without spending a dime weekly on ONE Championship’s official YouTube web page.
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