ONE 156 will take place this Friday afternoon, and in the matchup between Chinese boxer Chen Rui and South Korean ROAD FC champion Song Min-jong, the match will undoubtedly attract the attention of domestic boxing fans.
Before February this year, Chen Rui was in the trough of his career, 2021 is definitely the darkest moment in his career for Chen Rui, the frustration of losing consecutive defeats continues to impact the psychological defense line of the steel warrior, and some Internet trolls are even more unguarded in their low periods, wantonly slandering Chen Rui on social media.
Fortunately, these did not stop Chen Rui's courage to charge higher, and in the "ONE: Tiger Out of the Mountain" in February this year, Chen Rui forcibly pulled himself back to the victor's seat with a three-round bloody battle.
Chen Rui did not return to China after the match, and due to flight problems, he directly chose to stay in Singapore to continue training, and focused on strengthening his ground skills.
Chen Rui's opponent, Song Min-jong, 30, fought in South Korea's homegrown race ROAD FC, winning the tournament's provisional flyweight title and successfully defending the title once.
Song Minzhong entered the cage in 2019 by winning two consecutive victories in the "Journey to Find the Warrior". He has currently played two matches at ONE International, the first in November 2020, when debutant Song Min-jong performed poorly, deciding to lose to former ONE champion Gogje Iustaquio. The next match took place last August, when he played three legs against Tiltang, who had a record. The two men in this duel have very different technical styles, and through previous matches, Chen Rui is more inclined to stand up and fight, and likes to fight hard, which is vividly demonstrated in his match with Kwon Wen'er. Song Minzhong, on the other hand, is relatively more comprehensive and has a deeper attainment in wrestling.
Chen Rui also focused on strengthening ground technology in this preparation, hoping that he would show his upgraded self at that time. Chen Rui said in the pre-match interview: It is hoped that the two will be able to let go of the fight this time, so that they have a chance to take the bonus.
In addition, the winner of the two will have a good chance of challenging Kevin Bellingon. The former champion is currently in fifth place in the weight and in a losing streak, with the extra-ranked giants already seeing it as the meat of a knife.