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The wait is lastly over for 19-year-old combined martial arts prodigy Jhanlo Mark “The Machine” Sangiao – in addition to the worldwide fan base, who’ve been eagerly awaiting his arrival to the Circle.
This Friday, 17 December, the Workforce Lakay prince will make his promotional debut in opposition to Indonesian veteran Paul “The Nice King” Lumihi within the opening contest of the ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II essential card, which airs from the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
For Sangiao, that is the following large step towards his childhood dream.
Ever since he was just a little child, the Baguio Metropolis native has skilled underneath the tutelage of his father – Workforce Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao – and had the chance to study from the fitness center’s most profitable skills together with former ONE World Champions Eduard “Landslide” Folayang, Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon, and Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio.
The teenager star is a part of the world-renowned fitness center’s new guard, who’ve studied Workforce Lakay’s signature model of wushu placing whereas concurrently including equally potent grappling expertise.
Up to now, that mixture has led to a flawless begin in his profession, as “The Machine” owns a trio of stoppage victories. And regardless that his 33-year-old Indonesian rival has 4 occasions the quantity of competitors expertise, the Filipino rising star feels his expertise and athleticism will probably be an excessive amount of for “The Nice King.”
Forward of his bantamweight combined martial arts conflict with Lumihi, Sangiao sat down with ONEFC.com to speak about his forthcoming debut, sharing the cardboard with Belingon, and way more.
ONE Championship: We’ve seen a number of youngsters, like Victoria Lee and Supergirl, make highlight-reel debuts on the worldwide stage. Will you be the following one?
Jhanlo Sangiao: I imagine I’m going to be as profitable in my debut. I’ve been making ready for this for a very long time. This can be a struggle that I used to be ready for since I used to be a child. This has all the time been a dream of mine. Now, it’s all about ensuring we find yourself on high and making this dream a actuality.
ONE: Clearly, it is a large second, and there’s a lot of stress in your shoulders. How do you deal with it?
JS: I deal with the stress by coaching on a regular basis. If I practice on a regular basis, I don’t have to fret or stress out in regards to the stress that’s on me.
ONE: You’re making your debut in opposition to Paul Lumihi, who is way older and extra skilled than you. Is he the oldest fighter you’ve gone up in opposition to?
JS: I feel he’s the oldest fighter I’ve confronted. I’ve confronted older males within the amateurs, however not this outdated. They had been, like, 28. However I really feel like youth is a bonus of mine. I really feel like I’m stronger, I’m youthful, and I can beat him.
ONE: So, break down Lumihi for us. What do you consider his expertise?
JS: Primarily based on what I’ve seen, he’s extra of a striker, however he tends to wrestle when the struggle hits the mat. He both will get submitted or will get punished on the bottom. However it doesn’t matter. Wherever this match goes, I really feel like I can take him on. However after all, I don’t wish to be overconfident.
ONE: You’re a striker too. Who do you suppose is the higher striker on this matchup?
JS: After all, I’m the higher striker. I really feel like I’ve the sting over him in a whole lot of stuff. I’m youthful, way more highly effective, and I get to coach with a few of the greatest strikers on this planet.
[I get to train with] World Champions like Joshua Pacio, I get to coach with Danny Kingad, and naturally, my sparring accomplice is probably the most deadly striker in ONE, Kevin Belingon. That’s why I’m assured that I’m higher than him in placing.
ONE: Talking of Kevin, when was the primary time you watched him struggle? And the way does it really feel to share the identical card with him now?
JS: I used to be so younger again then. I feel I used to be solely 14 once I first watched kuya Kevin, and I’m so comfortable that we’re now on the identical card. It’s a enjoyable feeling, working aspect by aspect and coaching together with somebody that I actually look as much as in preparation for our matches.
Once I was a child, I used to be so amazed with kuya Kevin’s placing. I actually advised myself that I wished to be on that degree, or possibly even higher. And now, we’re right here.
ONE: What’s your prediction for this struggle with Lumihi? How does it finish?
JS: Something can occur. However after all, I wish to get that bonus, whether or not it’s that submission or knockout. When that chance comes, I’ll be taking it.
ONE: Final query: When you had been to lose, will your dad floor you?
JS: No (laughs). It’s a great factor we don’t have an settlement like that.
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