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Tang Kai thinks “The Combating God” Kim Jae Woong has made a giant mistake by overlooking him forward of their featherweight combined martial arts conflict at ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE.
The #4-ranked contender was not impressed when #1-ranked Kim described their co-main occasion struggle as a “warmup” earlier than he challenges for the World Title later this 12 months.
With that in thoughts, Tang is vowing to make the South Korean pay after they meet on Friday, 28 January, on the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
“For those who suppose our struggle is a warmup, you need to be cautious as a result of I’m positive you’ll lose contained in the Circle,” the Chinese language star says.
“I’ll make him remorse saying these phrases that underestimate me. You snicker now, however I’ll make you cry, and I’ll let the world know [of] my existence.”
Each males will enter the Circle with impeccable information, and every has confirmed their hanging prowess on the worldwide stage.
Tang is 5-0 in ONE with three knockouts, whereas “The Combating God” is 3-1 within the group with three KOs of his personal.
These spectacular resumes communicate for themselves, but Kim isn’t giving the Sunkin Worldwide Battle Membership consultant a lot credit score. He’s even stoked their disagreement by suggesting Tang’s stand-up sport is primary.
In response, the Chinese language athlete plans to show his opponent unsuitable with a show of ability and flexibility after they go toe-to-toe.
“My type is completely different to his. I’m good at in search of alternatives within the struggle as a result of I believe my pace is quicker than his, and my energy and approach are extra mature than his,” Tang says.
“In reality, my type is changeable. I’ll change my type in response to the completely different opponents in every struggle. Whether or not it’s hanging or on the bottom, I’ve a technique to defeat him.”
“The Combating God” has downplayed Tang’s capacity to knock out opponents, however the 26-year-old Qingdao native believes the South Korean is overrating his personal ending expertise.
He has no fear in his thoughts about Kim’s stopping energy – and he plans to go away his assured foe with a harsh lesson on struggle night time.
“I don’t suppose Kim Jae Woong is a KO artist. He solely has the entry-level of KO [skills],” Tang says.
“I’m very excited to play this sport with him as a result of it will likely be very intense and fantastic. I’ll educate him how you can turn out to be an actual KO artist.”
The Chinese language star is particularly assured about making good on that promise after his first-round knockout of Kim’s compatriot “The Massive Coronary heart” Yoon Chang Min at ONE: NEXTGEN II in November.
“Kim Jae Woong is the third South Korean I met in my profession. The primary two have been knocked out by me, and so they have been a minimum of Kim Jae Woong,” he says.
“I mentioned I’d KO Yoon Chang Min. I did it. I need to say to followers, and everybody around the globe, that I do what I say. After I say I’ll win by knockout, it should be a knockout. By no means be obscure, and don’t say empty phrases.”
Tang will enter this matchup with Kim at an all-time excessive. He’s driving a prolonged successful streak over more and more powerful opposition, and he burst into the official rankings following his knockout of Yoon.
An emphatic victory over the #1 contender could be one other big enhance for the world-class striker, and it could carry him nearer to his mission of changing into the ONE Featherweight World Champion.
Furthermore, it could be all of the proof he wants that Kim ought to by no means have appeared previous him.
“I’ve just one purpose from starting to finish – that’s the World Championship belt,” Tang provides.
“I’ve gained eight consecutive matches. My KO fee and my performances are equally fantastic, so I believe I should problem the champion.
“I’ll KO Kim Jae Woong as quickly as doable and take away his World Championship problem.”
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