On October 15, the "ONE: One Hit into the Soul" event brought too many surprises and surprises to fighting fans around the world, especially in the headline main event, Superbon Bahchamek directly knocked Giorgio Petrosyan KO to the top of the world with a stunning high-sweep kick in the second round of 23 seconds. But after the game, George's team expressed strong dissatisfaction with Subobang, and even directly asked: Is he a real champion?
The cause of the incident was Subobang's selfless celebration after the game, rather than looking at the injury of his opponent George, which the George team believed was contrary to the spirit of the ONE Championship that advocated "respect and honor". The George team said in the official IG: Subobang shouted loudly when George did not wake up, George fainted on the ground, forcing the referees to tell him not to shout!! Is he a champion???? Where is the honor and respect? Failure is acceptable, no problem, but it's not the sport that we deserve, especially not what we deserve, george has always been synonymous with humility in everyone's heart!
At the same time, the George team also @ ONE Championship and One Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
On his own IG, Sayudan paid tribute to the two warriors, calling them both great athletes and expressing gratitude for their efforts: We have witnessed the craziest Ko! Congratulations to Subobang for becoming the new ONE Champion Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion! He defeated the greatest boxer of all time, George Petosio, truly shocking the world. I always say that fighters are the toughest jobs in the world, they sacrifice everything to achieve greatness, fans don't really realize how much it costs to be a high-level professional boxer, fans only see glory, charm and flowers on the playing field, but the reality is that world champion elites like Subobang and George need to dedicate and sacrifice with their lives, and this is enough to make 99.9% quit. They have to endure endless training, experience painful battles, have no party, exhaust their bodies, overcome the impossible difficulties, maintain a strict diet, overcome setbacks and injuries, resist all kinds of temptations, defeat fear and doubt, and much more... I salute two extraordinary warriors who chased their greatness in the world's greatest martial arts ring, stayed in George's early recovery and congratulations to Subobang again!
In fact, It was indeed unexpected that Subobang was able to defeat George, the king who had created an era, in such a crisp and neat way, and perhaps he himself did not expect the game to go so smoothly. At the same time, he won the ONE Championship with unmatched gold content, and he was so ecstatic that George's "gaffe" was understandable.
Of course, the ONE Championship and the Western national competition also have a big difference in cultural accumulation, the most important of which is to respect the opponent, respect for the spirit of the fighting sport and the pursuit of glory is more important, so the George team's accusations of Subobang's post-match behavior are also based on the martial arts culture advocated by the ONE Championship.
In short, from the serious dissatisfaction of the George team with Subobang, it can be seen that they will never give up on this game. And George will surely be more prepared for World War II after his recovery. However, before the possible second battle arrives, Subobang still needs to meet the next round of tests, that is, to accept the strong challenge of the featherweight kickboxing world eight-man champion.
After the first round of competition, Marat Grigorian, Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, Chingiz Allazov and Davit Kiria qualified. In terms of current trends, Marat is the hottest candidate to win the title, and in 2018, Subobang also had the experience of being KO by Marat in 29 seconds. Whoever becomes the final champion is the absolute king who breaks through the world's strong men, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Subobang.
Will Subobang be able to hold on to his world title, and how will he meet George's future challenges? One Championship will tell us the answer.