Although the full battle cards of "ONE: Immortal Light" on March 11 have not yet been fully announced, for the featherweight, the two officially announced matches have already determined the future direction of the level. The two matches are: the Featherweight World Championship, where the active champion Dan le vs. gary Toneng, the second-ranked "Lion Killer", and the fourth-ranked "KO Male God" Don Kai, who faces the first-ranked South Korean "God of War" Kim Cho-woong. Three KO masters, plus a master of jiu-jitsu, the winners of these two matches, will inevitably meet in the future to determine the ownership of the featherweight gold belt.
The match between Tang Kai and Kim Cut Xiong was a contest between heavy gunners, and the two sides were supposed to meet in January's "ONE: Invincible", but Kim Cut Xiong contracted an illness and withdrew, delaying the game for 42 days. In order to avoid returning to China to isolate and affect the state, Tang Kai went to Thailand alone to prepare for the war, and the lack of team support will affect the quality of his preparation to a certain extent. It took less than two months from his recovery to the time he stepped into the ring, and it is not known how he is in the state of competition.
Both Jin Juxiong and Tang Kai want to prove that they are the best heavy gunners. Kim has 8 KO and 1 surrender in 12 wins. He has a background in boxing and has won boxing championships in Korea. But boxing is not Kim's only weapon, and his flying knees are also extremely threatening. Jin Juxiong believes that Tang Kai has a single move and has never played a master. "The battle between the heavy gunners can show who is really strong, I believe Tang Kai will fight with me, but if he wants to wrestle, it is very thankful, I don't like to use my ground technology, but I am really good at the ground."
Tang Kai was not afraid to fight with Jin Tianxiong and attack standing up. From the data point of view, Tang Kai has 11 KO in the past 13 victories, and the KO rate is not lost to Jin Jiaoxiong. Tang Kai not only has boxing weapons, he was the first to practice wrestling, and he also used to sweep KO Korean boxers. "In fact, my style is changeable. Every game, I change my style according to different opponents. Whether standing or hitting the ground, I have a way to beat him. Kim only has entry-level KO abilities, while I'm a KO artist. Although both boxers have said that they will use standing to divide the victory and defeat, the ring soldiers are not tired of cheating, and it is not certain that some people will win with wrestling and ground surprises.
Compared with the heavy gunners of Tang Kai and Jin Jiaoxiong, the style of Danler and Toneng is different, and the result of their battle will directly determine the future direction of featherweight development. Danler won 11 KO and 1 surrender in 12 victories, and became the king of the new generation of featherweights with a series of KO. As a multi-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, Toneng took to the mixed martial arts arena, bringing a new style to the featherweights. In the past matches, Toneng has won 6 games, including 2 KO and 3 surrenders. In addition to his superb jiu-jitsu skills, Tony has also made continuous progress in his strike techniques.
In order to fight Against Toneng's Jiu-Jitsu, Danler enlisted brazilian jiu-jitsu master Ryan Hall to help him prepare for the battle. However, Toneng believes that this kind of "temporary clinging" behavior will not make Danler much better in the ground battle, after all, Brazilian jiu-jitsu needs to be honed in actual combat for many years, and it is difficult to make a qualitative leap in a few months. What's more, Toneng's jiu-jitsu style is not the same as Hall's. But Danler is not prepared to win in the ground battle, he only wants to have a certain defensive ability after entering the ground, and standing KO is the tactical goal.
If Toneng can perform this time with Soft Kegang, take down the golden belt. Then in the future, we will see more confrontations between the batting system and the jiu-jitsu system. How to crack Tonon's jiu-jitsu skills will also become a new problem for all featherweight challengers. If Danler wins, standing KO will still be the direction of featherweight development.
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