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Nineteen-year-old Jhanlo Mark “The Machine” Sangiao has a weight of expectation on his shoulders earlier than ever stepping foot contained in the ONE Championship Circle.
Because the son of famed Workforce Lakay coach and founder Mark Sangiao, the younger Filipino has quite a bit to dwell as much as. And he’ll get his first probability to impress the worldwide fan base when he faces Paul “The Nice King” Lumihi in a bantamweight blended martial arts battle at ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II this Friday, 17 December.
Whereas it’s nonetheless very early in Sangiao’s profession, former bantamweight king and Workforce Lakay veteran Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon – who takes on “Fairly Boy” Kwon Received Il in Friday’s co-main occasion – believes the phenom can comply with in his footsteps.
“He’s actually good. He’s robust, and I do know he has a giant probability of turning into a ONE Bantamweight World Champion sooner or later as a result of I see the talents and the work ethic in him,” Belingon says.
Sangiao has spent his whole life round martial arts, rubbing shoulders with elite rivals and coaching below his father’s tutelage, so this step as much as the large leagues was virtually inevitable.
However to Belingon, it looks like solely yesterday that “The Machine” was a small boy watching the group contained in the famend Baguio Metropolis fitness center.
“It wasn’t too way back when Jhanlo was only a child, a rowdy one, working round and taking part in,” the 37-year-old remembers.
“Once we have been reviewing and assessing our matches, he’d all the time be on his father’s aspect or on our aspect. He actually actually grew up earlier than our very eyes. And now he’s right here, brawling with us throughout sparring. It’s superb how time flies.”
Sangiao’s background meant he was all the time going to have a stable basis in MMA, and the possibility to work with a number of World Champions has helped his spectacular growth.
The values he realized are actually second nature for the rising star, who holds a 3-0 skilled document going into his ONE debut. “The Silencer” believes that’s a giant half of what’s going to make {the teenager} successful in The House of Martial Arts.
“Coach [Mark] actually has a very good system for him, as he was raised properly. I feel Jhanlo will proceed the legacy of his dad as a result of he was disciplined rather well,” Belingon says.
“He actually does have an awesome angle. His efficiency, his abilities – Jhanlo is much more full now as a result of his angle in terms of coaching is nice.”
Angle is a giant a part of the fight-game puzzle, however the Filipino veteran additionally is aware of that proudly owning a well-rounded talent set will probably be essential for “The Machine” to achieve the highest.
To date, that doesn’t appear to be a problem for the teen. Sangiao has two submissions and a knockout in his three professional bouts, and whereas there’s loads of room to enhance, “The Silencer” is assured that extra polish will include further expertise.
“I consider he’s an entire fighter. He has totally different weapons. He can strike, and he can beat you up on the bottom. He’s assured wherever the struggle goes. It’s a giant factor that he grew up coaching with us. He’s all the time been wanting to study,” Belingon says.
“His future at bantamweight is absolutely nice. He has an awesome probability to be a champion. As a result of he’s nonetheless actually younger, and he has actually exact abilities.
“He wants so as to add an increasing number of methods, however for now, his methods are OK. He simply actually must struggle extra and win extra.”
With each Sangiao and Stephen “The Sniper” Loman beginning their journeys in ONE this Friday, Belingon is for certain that large issues are in retailer for his fitness center on this planet’s largest martial arts group.
“I can think about that Workforce Lakay’s future will probably be even higher as a result of we are able to see the efficiency of our teammates and our performances, that are leveling up,” he provides.
“After which extra younger children are becoming a member of us as properly. They’re creating already. There’s a giant potential for Workforce Lakay to provide World Champions once more within the close to future.”
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