In the past year, "Desert Flower" Mumbo has tasted the joy of victory and the pain of defeat. In January 2021, "ONE: Indestructible", Mumbo overcame the condition problems caused by weight loss, defeating former grassweight world champion Samara Santos in three rounds to win three consecutive ones. Eight months later, Mumbo played three rounds against the "Indian Hunks" Ritu Foga in the women's atomicweight eight. In the first leg, Meng Bo was restrained by Ritu's wrestling and lost the match by points. "After losing this game, I realized my weaknesses. Every failure has made me stronger, and I've now strengthened my cage edge and ground skills to get back on the field. ”
On January 14, "ONE: Strike Hard" beat the war drum, and Meng Bo, who ranked fifth in the atomic weight, upgraded to the grassweight and played against Zhang Huiwen, the "soul crusher" who is currently ranked first in the grassweight. The arrangement of upgrading the battle directly to hit the first level surprised many boxing fans, but Meng Bo was not afraid, and even excited.
"It's a new challenge for me, I think it's hard to lose weight when playing in atomic weights, and it's not good to stay in shape, including the decline in strength and fitness. If I play in the grass level, I don't need to lose weight much, including strength and other aspects will be much better, and I can play in 100% state. Seriously, I didn't expect to be able to challenge the grassweight to be ranked first in the first game after the upgrade, and I was very excited when I heard the news, let's see you on the field! ”
Compared with Meng Bo, who has just been promoted to the grassweight level, Zhang Huiwen is very familiar with the grassweight level, she has defeated the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Michel Nickellini, TKO judo black belt three-dan Miura Caijia, and even played two championship battles with Xiong Jingnan. Excellent standing skills and super ground fighting ability are Zhang Huiwen's confidence in ranking first in the grassweight.
"Zhang Huiwen is taller than me, and there are some advantages in height and arm span, because we are all good at hitting and standing, so she is superior in attack distance, and my characteristic is to dare to fight." This game means a lot to me. Because it was a race to regain my confidence, and it was also a process for me to transform. I will do my best to show a different version of myself. ”
Mumbo's heavy punch lethality is obvious to all, and in her first two games into the cage, she relied on heavy punches, 2 minutes and 18 seconds KO "gladiator" Laura Bahrain, 86 seconds KO "Indonesian sister" Priscilla Gao. Even if she lost to Rito, she also dealt Ritu the heaviest blow to date. After rising to the grass level, Meng Bo's heavy fist strength may be greater, but as the level rises, the opponent's ability to resist blows will also increase, can Meng Bo's fist continue to destroy the decay?
"Thanks to the competition team for giving me such an opportunity, I feel that whether the opponent is ranked first or how many, my goal is to give my all, play every game and prove my progress!"
Do you think Meng Bo can beat the grassweight first and prove himself again?