"Iron Man" Rotan is the most dominant champion in the flyweight class, currently holding the record of 10 consecutive wins in the ONE Championship, which was originally dueling Daniel Puettas in the "ONE: One Hit into the Soul" kickboxing match on October 15. But having to withdraw from the tournament due to a positive pre-match COVID-19 test, Rotan promised to return to the ring soon and not miss the crossover battle with Mixed Martial Arts Flyweight legend "Hercules" Dimites Johnson. "I'm fine now, thank you for your concern, I promise to be back on the field on December 5th, please stay tuned for me!"
But if you want to fight with Luo Tang, there is not only one "Hercules". Japan's K-1 champion Takezun called "Iron Man" on social media, saying that he was looking forward to the battle with Luo Tang. Wu Zun: "I like Luo Tang's style very much, I want to fight him, please K-1 give Luo Tang a call." ”
Soon Rotang replied to him. "I would love to play a game with Wu Zun, I think it will be a good game and it will be fun. But after the match against Nasugawa Tenshin, I knew that if I played in Japan, I would not be able to win a decisive victory. I wanted to fight a revenge battle with Nasugawa Tenshin, I was sure I had won the first game, I injured him in the fourth leg, he looked tired, I also won the extra time. But alas, I think he's going to box. ”
The match that Rotang is talking about is the 57.5KG-class throne battle on June 2018, in which Rotang and Nasugawa Tenshin are tied in five rounds, and in extra time, Nasugawa Tenshin disagrees determine a narrow victory. After the match, Nasugawa Tenshin cried and admitted that he had lost the game, apologizing to the audience for this. He explained that Rotang's ability to resist blows was beyond imagination, causing his fist to hurt. This match is also considered by many boxing fans to be a black whistle, which is a stain on Theasugawa Tenshin's career.
"Under the kicking boxing rules, Wu Zun is very powerful, his fists are very explosive, and he likes to fight with each other. When I received Wu Zun's invitation, I was surprised and excited. I thought about it for a week and I look forward to showing people the charm of Muay Thai. But it's a tough game and if I could, I'd love to play him in the ONE Championship so we know who's stronger. ”
Although Luo Tang expressed an open acceptance of Wu Zun's invitation, he also made it clear that he would not go to Japan to play. According to the current contract, since Wu Zun challenged Luo Tang, the ideal battle arena for Luo Tang is the ONE Championship, which will involve coordination between K-1 and THE ONE Championship, so there are many variables.
Rotang incidentally responded to the preparations for the Dec. 5 "ONE X" match against "Hercules" Dimites Johnson. "I trained at Philthis in Pattaya and practiced very hard every day. I did a lot of mixed martial arts practice. Although I have a good foundation in Muay Thai, I am still strengthening my boxing skills. ”
Boxing fans have reason to believe that when Rotang returns to the arena, he is still the powerful "Iron Man".