On January 14, "ONE: Strike Hard" came to a successful end, with a total of 3 KO and 3 surrenders in 8 matches that night, and three people won the best match bonus of 50,000 US dollars. In addition to 39-year-old veteran Senzo Ikeda with ko-Siregal and Ikatrina Vandaeva, the "most beautiful Muay Thai goddess" who controversially lost to Supergirl, Seguid Izagakhmayev, who made her debut in the round cage, received $50,000 for her wonderful ground performance. It is worth mentioning that this is a victory he won alone after losing the help of the legendary "Kitty Hawk" Habib Nurmagmydov.
Because of Habib's support, Sergeid from the "Eagle Regiment" received a lot of attention before the game. Habib praised Sergid's strength: "I grew up with Sergid, he practiced boxing with my father, and I know him very well. In training he is very focused and very hardworking. Our fighting styles are a bit similar because we trained together for a long time, practicing tangling, wrestling, cuddling, moving together. Together we learn how to use our bodies on the ground to suppress our opponents. We have a lot of similar techniques, he's a bit taller than me, and his Muay Thai is great and his standing technique is good. His elbow and knee strikes are powerful. He was a dangerous boxer. ”
Originally, Habib would appear on the scene of the game with Sergeid as a corner coach, and Sergeid believed that the "Kitty Hawk" would be the guarantee of his victory. "When you have a legendary player in your corner who has maintained a complete victory and retired, that will be a guarantee of victory, and if I make a mistake, he will quickly give me a feedback and correct the mistake." However, after landing in Singapore, Habib was quarantined in the hotel because he tested positive for the new crown and did not appear at the scene.
Despite the lack of Kitty Hawk's on-site guidance, Sergeid's performance in his round cage debut was perfect, proving that Habib's praise for him was worthy of his name. In the first leg of the stand-up confrontation, Sergeid's punching style did not give Nakajima James a advantage, and his wrestling style was better than that of NJCAA wrestling champion Nakajima. In the second round, Saijid knocked Nakajima down and slammed it on the edge of the cage, subduing his opponent with a single blow. Unfortunately, Habib was unable to share the joy of victory with Sergid at the edge of the cage.
Although he was not able to go to the scene to watch the game, the "Kitty" in quarantine still watched the live broadcast of the game and gave high praise to the professionalism and on-site presentation of ONE. Segid received a $50,000 bonus with a perfect performance and proved himself to be one of the most threatening contenders in the lightweight class. In the post-match interview, Sergeid directly called out the name of the ideal opponent: "When I walked into the arena, I knew I would win, I beat the opponent, and give me more new challenges, Eddie Alvarez, Aoki Shinya, let me kill you!" ”
Who would you most like to see Sergeid play next?