Jeremy Miado looks to build on last victory
FOLLOWING a breakthrough victory in ONE Championship in his last outing, Filipino mixed martial arts fighter Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado now looks to sustain it as he gets back into action today in Myanmar.
The lone Philippine representative at “ONE: Spirit of a Warrior” at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Mr. Miado (7-2) is eyeing back-to-back wins in ONE Championship when he collides with Thai Kritsada “Dream Man” Kongsrichai in a strawweight joust.
Mr. Miado, 25, is coming off an impressive win in March this year where he defeated former ONE world strawweight champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke of Thailand by knockout in the first round.
The Marikina City resident connected with a perfectly timed right hook, which sent Mr. Amnuaysirichoke crashing to the canvas.
The referee quickly rushed forward to stop the contest before Mr. Miado was able to land any followup shots, with the end coming at 1:29 of the opening round.
Mr. Miado became the first person to finish Mr. Amnuaysirichoke in an MMA competition and now owns the second-quickest knockout in ONE Championship’s strawweight history.
“The game plan was to counter his aggressiveness and throw out combinations. The plan was to defeat Dejdamrong, but the knockout was unexpected. I felt really shocked because I defeated my idol,” said Mr. Miado of his debut ONE victory following two straight losses to open his bid in the promotion.
The Filipino fighter went on to say that he is expecting to get another tough challenge from Mr. Kongsrichai (7-3) but is welcoming it, seeing it as an opportunity to grow himself as a fighter and sharpen him as he goes for his dream of becoming a world champion.
“Here we are again. Another tough challenge is on our way. To be able to compete against a highly decorated wrestler like my next opponent, it will only be good for my experience as a martial artist,” Mr. Miado said.
“I want people to know that I am a simple guy with a big dream. And I have the goal of becoming a world champion in my division. One win at a time,” he added.
Spirit of a Warrior is to be headlined by hometown hero and concurrent middleweight and light- heavyweight world champion Aung la “The Burmese Python” N Sang, who will stake his middleweight belt against Japan’s Ken Hasegawa. —