Adriano will submit Wakamatsu at ONE X

Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida has tipped his shut pal and teammate Adriano Moraes to retain his ONE flyweight title towards No. 2-ranked Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE X.

‘Buchecha’ predicts Moraes will fold Wakamatsu in additional methods than one and take a third-round submission victory on the Singapore Indoor Stadium on March 26.

In a current interview with ONE Championship, the grappling ace stated that Wakamatsu has an honest floor sport however it pales compared to Moraes’ grappling experience:

“The Japanese’s floor [game] is superb, however Adriano’s is far superior. I believe the combat ends with a submission by Adriano within the third spherical. This combat does not go till the tip of the 5 rounds. What Wakamatsu likes to do is Adriano’s specialty, which is grappling. So, I am certain will probably be an amazing combat, however I consider that this belt will stay with Adriano.”

‘Buchecha’, who holds a 2-0 MMA file, has a little bit of familiarity with Wakamatsu’s sport after witnessing the Japanese fighter’s unanimous choice win over Hu Yong at ONE: Winter Warriors in December 2021:

“Wakamatsu is a really powerful man, he’s an excellent striker, he used his grappling quite a bit within the final combat, the place he ended up breaking his hand. He fought earlier than me, so I watched his total combat, and I noticed that will probably be an excellent combat for Adriano.”

Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida is aware of Adriano Moraes has the benefit general

Adriano Moraes (19-3) has gained the vast majority of his bouts by way of submission, however he additionally has 4 wins coming by way of knockout, the largest of which was his stunner towards Demetrious Johnson at ONE on TNT I in April 2021.

Wakamatsu (15-4), in the meantime, is not any pushover and has confirmed himself to be a licensed knockout artist.

The Japanese challenger has 11 KO/TKOs below his belt and ‘Buchecha’ believes Wakamatsu’s penchant for placing may show harmful.

Nonetheless, the 13-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion feels Moraes has the wherewithal to keep away from any strike Wakamatsu throws:

“He likes placing quite a bit and that may make the combat harmful. As a result of in placing, a blow can are available and, if it hits in the suitable place, it may be the tip of the combat. However Adriano is a man who strikes very effectively, has a superb attain, so will probably be troublesome Adriano takes successful like that. I consider he will likely be superior each standing and on the bottom.”

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