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Two of the hardest blended martial artists within the girls’s strawweight division are nearly able to throw down contained in the Circle.
This Friday, 14 January, reigning ONE Girls’s Strawweight World Champion “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan defends her crown towards #4-ranked contender Ayaka “Zombie” Miura in the primary occasion of ONE: HEAVY HITTERS.
Since claiming the burden class’ inaugural belt in January 2018, Xiong has efficiently defended it 5 occasions. What’s extra, the Chinese language celebrity holds the report for many knockouts (4) throughout all of the promotion’s feminine divisions.
Her accolades stand in direct opposition to Miura’s. She’s a third-degree judo black belt who owns essentially the most submission wins (3) within the girls’s strawweight division. And if given the prospect, she’ll look to make use of her signature scarf-hold Americana – or what she calls the “Ayaka Lock” – to increase that report and produce the gold again to her native Tokyo, Japan.
Forward of this headlining conflict on the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, a few of ONE Championship’s most beloved superstars make their picks. Right here they’re.
Joshua Pacio
“For me, Xiong Jing Nan is already examined. She’s already fought Angela [Lee], [Michelle] Nicolini, and the like. Expertise will definitely be on her facet. Miura, alternatively, will discover methods to submit you particularly if she controls you.
“Nonetheless, I imagine Xiong is the extra well-rounded fighter, and if she will be able to defend Miura’s makes an attempt, then she’ll dominate this combat and possibly end it round spherical three or 4.”
Lito Adiwang
“For me, I’ll give the sting to Xiong Jing Nan on condition that she is a well-rounded fighter, and he or she additionally has tasted and skilled championship fights. She is aware of the way it feels to go a full 5 rounds. So for me, she is going to use that as a bonus to win the combat.
“[I have] little question that Ayaka will come on this combat fired up and hungry to win, however I see Xiong Jing Nan enjoying this sensible, out-striking Ayaka, and defending Ayaka’s takedowns and submissions.”
Brandon Vera
“I’m at all times going with Xiong Jing Nan. All the time, at all times. ‘Panda!’ ‘Panda!’ ‘Panda!’ [She’s going to use] her arms, her nasty arms. [She’ll be] placing them on the chin and placing that woman to sleep!
“It’s not simply that [her hands are] crisp, it’s that ‘The Panda’ doesn’t care. Within the combat world, in our sport, you need to be right down to see. ‘Panda’s’ right down to see. She’s right down to throw arms and see what occurs. And that’s thrilling. That’s what I need to see as a fan. And ‘Panda,’ she’s all about ‘let’s discover out what occurs.’”
Meng Bo
“I feel Xiong Jing Nan will win. Miura really has nothing besides wrestling, and her stand-up sport is poor, so so long as her takedowns are defended, she shouldn’t have any energy left to wrestle after the primary spherical.”
Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol
“For me, it’s going to be ‘and nonetheless.’ Jing Nan will defend her belt, however this can be attention-grabbing as a result of each fighters have coronary heart. I can see that Ayaka will go all out making an attempt to finish Jing Nan’s reign, and I personally hope that we are going to see a superb combat.
“Whereas I predict that Jing Nan will win, it’s not going to be straightforward for her. Ayaka will do no matter it takes to get the belt, even when it signifies that she must commerce strikes. And when the combat goes to the bottom, I really feel that it won’t be straightforward for Ayaka to get her trademark submission as a result of Jing Nan is sensible on the floor too.
“I feel Jing Nan will get a knockout win, however personally, I might not thoughts seeing 5 rounds stuffed with motion.”
Eko Roni Saputra
“I feel Xiong Jing Nan will [dominate] as common as a result of now, she is harmful on the bottom too. I predict she is going to get a dominant victory – a knockout inside the first three rounds.
“Ayaka’s trademark submission is kind of a template. She’s going to do the judo throw and go from there to execute the [scarf-hold] Americana. Everyone knows what she’ll do, but it surely stays harmful.
“Nonetheless, I feel Jing Nan will be capable to keep the space to neutralize it. I feel this can be extra attention-grabbing than Jing Nan’s final [championship] combat.”
Tiffany Teo
“If the combat goes to the bottom, I feel Panda would be capable to deal with Ayaka’s submission makes an attempt.
“I feel I’ve seen ‘Panda’ combat towards just a few grapplers just a few occasions, and when she will get taken down, she will get a way of urgency to simply pop again up instantly, so I feel that’s essential for MMA fighters, particularly on this matchup towards Ayaka.
“So, early prediction, I’m leaning in the direction of Panda, guessing through TKO or KO.”
Gurdarshan Mangat
“I feel Xiong Jing Nan is a really robust fighter. [She is] any person that’s been round for some time, has seen the highs, and has labored her approach up. I’m very excited to see what sort of evolution has come throughout all this time, and [this is] undoubtedly a combat I’ll be tuned in to.”
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