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Eduard “Landslide” Folayang will finally have a chance to silence his critics who believe it is time for him to step down when he takes on Australia’s Antonio “The Spartan” Caruso in ONE: Inside the Matrix at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore tonight. , 30th of October .
Folayang aims to get his name back on the list of top contenders for the lightweight division.
“I know there are a lot of people who think I should retire, especially if I lose this fight against Antonio Caruso. That is understandable. But the word retirement is not yet in my vocabulary. I think there is still a lot of potential to unleash, ”Folayang said in a statement.
“I am a true martial artist and I am constantly learning even at this age. We have a saying at Team Lakay, ‘win or learn’. This means that I am constantly improving with each fight, ”he added.
After having the longest training camp of his career, the two-time ONE lightweight champion said he feels better than ever after a long break.
“That’s the best thing that came out during that time in quarantine, I had more time to recover whatever I had been feeling from my previous fights,” Folayang said during a ONE podcast via Facebook Wednesday night.
“I would say I have eight or nine. I feel great, I’m ready to go. I’ve been waiting for this for months, I’m really looking forward to this, ”he added.
Folayang, 36, has a 22-9 win-loss record against Caruso’s 7-1.
Folayang is looking to get his second win in his last five fights against Caruso in the second fight of the night.
Atomweight Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat from India and Nou Srey Pov from Cambodia will begin hostilities in the opening match.
Women’s World Strawweight Champion Xiong “The Panda” Jing Nan of China will defend her title against Tiffany “No Chill” Teo of Singapore in the first of four title fights for the night.
Vietnamese-Australian Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen will put his World Featherweight Championship on the line against Vietnamese-American Thanh Le in the fourth fight of the night.
The evening’s co-main event will feature Christian “The Warrior” Lee of Singapore defending his lightweight title against Iuri Lapicus of Moldova.
In the main event, reigning two-division champion “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang from Myanmar will defend his middleweight title against Ridder’s Reinier “The Dutch Knight” from the Netherlands.
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