On April 22, 2023, "ONE: Pinnacle Series 9" strawweight mixed martial arts bout, "Desert Flower" Mengbo proved his strength by defeating Brazilian "Monster" Dayane Cardoso in three rounds!
Cardoso's second-round TKO in his ONE Championship debut at the time, strawweight fourth-ranked Ayaka Miura, is considered the most dangerous opponent Meng Bo has ever faced. In the face of strong opponents, Meng Bo was full of confidence before the game: "Cardoso, let's see you on the field, I hope you will not disappoint me, because I only like to play with masters!" ”
Cardoso did not disappoint Meng Bo, she was full of strength and swept her legs vigorously. Meng Bo moved flexibly and forced Cardoso back with sharp punches. Cardoso tried to wrestle Meng Bo, but Meng Bo had excellent anti-fall skills and continued to pressure his opponent with his punches. In the second round, Meng Bo punched and grabbed his leg to throw his opponent down. Cardoso dragged Meng Bo into the ground. Meng Bo proved that his ground skills are not what they used to be, looking for an opportunity to turn over and counterpressure Cardoso. In the final round, Cardoso, who realized that the score was behind, rushed forward, suddenly hugged, and tried to winch naked. Meng Bo once again showed his progress in grappling skills, quickly escaped the danger, and continued to use his punches to build an advantage. The two fought until the last second, and Meng Bo won with a consistent decision.
After beating the world's top five fighters, Meng Bo challenged strawweight world champion Xiong Jingnan in a post-match interview: "Thank you to my team! I want the right to challenge for the World Championship! I'm in the strawweight division, and champion Xiong Jingnan is my senior sister, but I came to this division to come for the championship! I want to have a game with my senior sister! Everyone knows that I am excellent at striking and have been evolving my ground to become an all-around athlete all this time, and I have been working hard! ”
If this bout between Chinese fighters for the World Championship belt comes true, it will definitely be a fight worth going down in history for Chinese mixed martial arts. Women's strawweight world champion "Panda" Xiong Jingnan has been holding on to the belt since winning it in 2018. In last year's three-way fight with Angela Lee, Xiong Jingnan won a consistent decision victory with a sharp punch, setting a record of seven successful title defenses!
Also a top female Chinese mixed martial arts fighter, Meng Bo has many similarities with Xiong Jingnan. Both are good at striking techniques, both have very sharp punches, and have one-stroke knockout ability. At the same time, both of them also have iron willpower and self-discipline, perseverance in the face of adversity, learning from failure, constantly improving their shortcomings, and evolving more comprehensively. Xiong Jingnan is 35 years old, and although she is still in good shape and more experienced, her physical function is no longer at its peak. Meng Bo's advantage lies in her youth, and at the age of 27, she has more physical reserves and full of momentum. Do you think if Meng Bo challenges Xiong Jingnan , who will leave the stadium with the belt?