‘Just a bruised ego’: Everything is going well for Belingon despite third loss in a row

Compared to the crises facing the Philippines right now, Kevin Belingon’s recent loss to Brazilian John Lineker at ONE Championship is just the tip of the iceberg.

Team Lakay’s Belingon assured the public in a Facebook post Saturday that the medical team had cleared him after sustaining two cuts near his left eye from Lineker’s violent blows.

“Everything is fine. Just a bruised ego,” Belingon said after suffering a TKO loss in the second round of ONE Inside the Matrix III at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday night. “We will return to the top in time. of God”.

Being the fighter that he is, Belingon focused his energy on helping his compatriots in these difficult times when typhoons “Rolly” and “Ulysses” left a trail of destruction in Metro Manila and nearby regions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Former ONE bantamweight champion vowed to be part of the aid community, as heavy rains also caused extensive damage to his hometown, Ifugao, in the northern Cordillera Mountains.

“I am not happy with my performance, but it will be a shame to be sulking over this kind of loss when some of our compatriots who were hit by Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses just experienced major losses,” said the Team Lakay staunch. “They have lost a loved one, their home and their lives.”

“Ulises” already left the Philippine area of ​​responsibility on Friday morning, leaving low-lying areas flooded and more than P5 billion in damage to infrastructure and agriculture according to preliminary reports.