Third-ranked ONE featherweight contender Ilya Freymanov has nothing however respect for former two-division world champion Martin Nguyen.
The Russian powerhouse was properly conscious of what the ‘Situ-Asian’ was able to earlier than they got here to blows at ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs Lee III this previous weekend.
The promotional newcomer, although, entered this battle with supreme confidence in his skills as properly and was undeterred by his opponent’s spectacular resume.
The top consequence justified Freymanov’s credence, as he knocked out ‘Situ-Asian’ within the 3:33 mark of spherical one.
After buying and selling punches with Ilya Freymanov within the early goings of the spherical, Nguyen uncharacteristically shot for an early takedown try. The Vietnamese-Australian fighter felt the wrath of the Kuznya Battle Membership standout early and determined he wished no a part of it.
In an unique interview with ONE Championship, Ilya Freymanov stated that he acquired Nguyen’s quantity immediately after that alternate.
“I stated in an interview earlier that Martin would attempt to gradual me down. When he acquired in entrance of me, he was unable to maneuver shut sufficient to get the space he wanted, lacking some sturdy kicks and jabs. He rushed in with a takedown. After I defended the takedown, Martin realized that issues had been getting unhealthy for him, and it was apparent. Nevertheless, his expertise and champion’s spirit didn’t enable him to just accept the truth that he was dropping.”
The 26-year-old knockout artist detailed how he managed to place the robust Nguyen away with such relative ease:
“Martin started to work together with his sturdy arm, however a few low kicks lastly stopped him and I parried his subsequent cross with out an excessive amount of effort. I threw in a knee, a few low kicks, a faux, and I noticed his plan.”
Ilya Freymanov desires so as to add extra featherweights to his checklist of victims
Beating a giant identify like Nguyen in such a harmful method has put Freymanov’s identify on the map.
The Russian slugger, who has 9 wins by KO, says he’s solely simply starting:
“Martin is certainly on the high of my checklist of wins in MMA, however that is only the start of my journey. And I will add extra names to my checklist of victories.”
After taking away Nguyen’s spot within the 155-pound rankings, there are many intriguing match-ups for Freymanov to go round. A conflict in opposition to second-ranked Kim Jae Woong appears imminent. A win in opposition to him would solidify Ilya Freymanov’s case for a shot at featherweight kingpin Tang Kai.
Furthermore, Freymanov revealed what makes him a handful for anybody within the division. He stated:
“My benefit is a number of preventing, I’ve been preventing all my life and most significantly, I adore it, and I really like sparring. Not everybody loves sparring as a lot as I do.”
