On February 11, in the "ONE: Tigers Out of the Mountains" large-scale fighting event organized by the International Sports IP-ONE Championships, China's Chen Rui will usher in his first match in 2022. 2021 was not a lucky year for Chen Rui, during which he suffered two defeats and the first consecutive defeat in his career. This is his 9th time in the cage, and this battle is also a difficult challenge.
As early as 2016, 20-year-old Chen Rui participated in the ONE Championship Jakarta Regional Fours and won the four-man championship in his class. Three years later, Chen Rui entered the international arena of the ONE Championship and soon won 3 wins and 1 loss, becoming one of the most promising Chinese players. But in 2021, Chen Rui lost to South Korean supernova KwonWon Il and Lycra rookie Jeremy pacatiw, falling into a career trough.
However, in the match against Quan Wen'er, although Chen Rui was repeatedly hit hard, he stubbornly supported and bravely counterattacked. After the game, Chen Rui had almost no inch of intact skin on his face, and this game also gave Chen Rui the name of "tough guy". If the ONE Championship at that time also had the reward mechanism today, Chen Rui was likely to get the best competition bonus with his super will quality.
Today's Chen Rui desperately needs a victory to prove himself. This time his opponent is Mark Abelardo from New Zealand, who has a resounding nickname called "Tyson". That's because Aberado shares many similarities with the famous boxer Mike Tyson, such as his height is definitely not tall in his class, but he is the same as Tyson with his stronger muscles and heavy punches to defeat many opponents who are much taller than himself. Moreover, Abelado's thick neck and developed trapezius muscles also make him somewhat similar to Tyson, which is an external embodiment of strength and ability to resist blows.
Aberado has a 60% (T) KO rate and a 75% finishing rate, and currently has a 5-3 record in the ONE Championship, and in the last game he also KOed SFC welterweight champion Emilio Urrutia in two legs, a fierce and powerful style.
There is no doubt that this battle is very important for Chen Rui, he needs to end his losing streak and make a good start for 2022, while also using a beautiful victory to prove his competitiveness in the chickweight. Facing new Zealand 'Tyson', can Chen Rui win smoothly and get out of the trough? In any case, this must be another iron-blooded duel that meets on a narrow road.