Demetrious Johnson doesn’t suppose we’ll ever see Muay Thai sensation Rodtang make the transfer to MMA.
‘Mighty Mouse’ had the chance to share the cage with Rodtang beneath the ONE Championship banner, competing towards the previous ONE flyweight Muay Thai world titleholder at ONE X — the promotion’s Tenth-anniversary extravaganza — in March 2022.
It was ONE’s first foray into mixed-rules matchups with every spherical alternating between Muay Thai and MMA guidelines. Johnson in the end received the competition through a rear-naked choke within the second stanza after weathering an early storm from ‘The Iron Man’ in spherical one.
Lately, Johnson spent a while coaching with Rodtang at his fitness center in Bangkok and provided some perception into whether or not or not we’ll ever see the Thai famous person leap head-first into blended martial arts.
“I obtained the chance to go to his fitness center and begin off with sparring, then do some pad work, after which do some clinch work… He desires to do MMA, however I believe his coronary heart and soul is in Muay Thai and kickboxing,” Johnson stated throughout an look on the JAXXON Podcast with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.
Rodtang faces Takeru at ONE 172 in Japan
Contemplating Rodtang is barely 27 years previous, there’s loads of time for him to check his mettle in MMA. However first, ‘The Iron Man’ is concentrated on his long-awaited conflict with former three-division Ok-1 champion Takeru Segawa.
The 2 will headline ONE 172 this Sunday (March 23) when ONE Championship heads to the long-lasting Saitama Tremendous Area in Japan for one of many greatest playing cards within the promotion’s historical past. Along with 5 huge ONE world title fights, the cardboard will likely be headlined by Rodtang and Takeru’s flyweight kickboxing superfight.
ONE 172 airs stay on pay-per-view at watch.onefc.com.
