On 25 March, "ONE Peak Series 8," 19-year-old "Fighting Chicken" Zhang Peimian will face Russian kickboxing fighter Dongkak Torepchi in his first bout in 2023.
In 2022, 18-year-old Zhang Peimian stepped onto the ONE Championship International arena with a record of two wins and one loss. He TKO "time bomb" Josh Tonna was decided to defeat Aslanbek Zikreev.
In a strawweight kickboxing world title title tiebreaker fight with Jonathan Di Bella, Zhang was knocked down by Dibela at the last minute and lost the fight.
Zhang Peimian sees the match against Torrepucci as a necessary way back to the title fight: "I will win, restart the championship road in 2023, and I will bring the belt back to China!" ”
But not everyone is optimistic about Zhang Peimian's return. After Zhang Peimian lost the championship match, various doubts appeared.
Some people point the finger at Zhang Peimian's girlfriend, believing that falling in love has affected his competitive state; Some people criticized Zhang Peimian for playing cockfighting, shooting TikTok, and not doing his job; Others believe that Zhang Pei is barely self-sufficient and is too early to challenge for the championship belt. Is this really the case?
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Does an athlete's fall in love necessarily affect the state of competition?
Does an athlete's fall in love necessarily affect the state of competition? Career and love are not opposites, and "Mighty Mouse" Demetrious Johnson has repeatedly publicly stated that his success is inseparable from his wife's support.
Whether love will become a resistance to your career depends on whether the other party supports your career. Zhang Peimian and his girlfriend met in the gym. Fighting is her common hobby with Zhang Peimian, and her girlfriend supports Zhang Peimian's career and publicly calls him many times.
For Zhang Peimian, love is not a burden, but a motivation. Zhang Peimian: "With her, she taught me a lot. I'm not going to be like other fighters, talking about a girlfriend won't train, I'm going to regress or something. She will only make me keep working hard and play championships! ”
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Should athletes share their lives outside of training through short videos?
Should athletes share their lives outside of training through short videos? Even Olympic team members like to share their daily lives on social media when they are not in season.
Does the fact that athletes share their interests and hobbies outside of training in the non-season mean that they are not training well and are not focused enough during the preparation period? And no one knows the importance of self-control and focus better than they do when preparing for the competition!
Especially for professional fighters, it is not enough to just punch, the opportunity is more inclined to people with "traffic". To be a star fighter requires learning to express yourself, interact with fans, and make people remember and like themselves.
In addition to the performance in the ring, allowing everyone to see their own lives through short videos can make fans remember themselves and understand themselves. For combat athletes, using short videos to personalize expressions is not a bad job.
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Does Zhang Peimian have strength?
Zhang Peimian's defeat is regrettable, and many people believe that he does not yet have the technical ability to impact the championship. In the first four rounds of the match against Di Bella, Zhang Peimian played his technical characteristics and once gained the upper hand, but unfortunately the final mistake made him undone.
Zhang Peimian is only 19 years old and does not have enough experience in the World Series, but people will grow, and one mistake does not mean that there is no chance to win again. Zhang Peimian was not defeated by self-confidence, and joked after the game: "The gold belt has been buttoned at the waist, and the button has slipped down." ”
Now, the coach has seen Zhang Peimian's progress and praised him: "I used to fight by my body, but now I have my own tactical thinking. During the preparation training, Zhang Peimian practiced the leg that Dubela knocked him down very skillfully, hitting the sparring partner with the same leg technique many times.
He wrote in his diary of preparation: "Work hard, be patient, seize opportunities, and find accurate!" "Zhang Peimian draws strength from failure and keeps moving forward." I have not failed in my career, either win or learn! I learned a lot from the last game! Now I am more confident and hope that my fans will continue to support me! ”
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How did Zhang Peimian respond to the question?
Zhang Peimian dismissed the question: "They say that I am gifted but physically poor, and the higher I hold it, the worse I will fall." They said that I would only make short videos, and that genius was living in the lens, but it was a flash in the pan. They said I dyed my hair, fought cocks, lost my mind with playthings, he was just a child, he was too young.
They say that I am short of breath, that my children's love is long, and even the speed of my punches is affected. Those well-intentioned criticisms made me find myself, and those black powder doubts kept me motivated. The new year is ready, distracted, and it's time to start anew. I am from Guangxi, China, I am Zhang Peimian, and I am looking forward to my strong return in 2023! ”
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