“I’m an athlete who doesn’t back down”

Eduard Folayang has fought a few of MMA’s greatest names in his prolonged profession. So, dealing with Australian putting legend John Wayne Parr doesn’t even faze him.

A multi-time former ONE light-weight world champion, Folayang has already confronted Shinya Aoki 3 times and former UFC titleholder Eddie Alvarez as soon as in a conflict of types. Nevertheless, Workforce Lakay’s elder statesman fought purely in MMA. His combat towards Parr will probably be below Muay Thai guidelines.

Parr, who’ll be competing in his closing match at ONE X and retiring shortly afterward, will probably be in his wheelhouse come March 26 on the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Nevertheless, Eduard Folayang isn’t one to again down from a combat.

In a latest interview with ONE Championship, Folayang spoke about combating the Australian in his retirement bout and why he noticed it as an enormous alternative to problem the legend in his area:

“There are lots of people who wish to combat John Wayne Parr in his retirement bout. I noticed this as an enormous alternative to combat him in his area, and I like challenges. I’m an athlete who doesn’t again down and appears for causes to again down. We search for challenges for us to develop and to evolve into higher fighters. This might additional unlock my potential. Who is aware of? Perhaps my type is one thing he hasn’t seen in his time within the sport.”

Folayang has loved two reigns with the light-weight world title in ONE Championship. In the meantime, Parr’s resume speaks for itself. He has captured the WKA Muay Thai middleweight, WKBF Ok-1 middleweight, World Muay Thai Council Kings Cup, and Ok-1 ISKA Muay Thai middleweight championships.

Eduard Folayang (22-12) has all the time relied on his putting throughout his MMA profession, with seven of his victories coming by way of knockout or stoppage. His greatest knockout win was arguably his putting masterclass towards Aoki to turn into the ONE light-weight world champion in November 2016.

Eduard Folayang and John Wayne Parr in conflict of putting veterans

The Filipino legend is a natural-born striker having represented the nation in a number of worldwide wushu competitions earlier than he transitioned to MMA. Nevertheless, there was nonetheless one other sport that Folayang might’ve excelled at and that was kickboxing.

Workforce Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao revealed that the three-time Southeast Asian Video games gold medallist was a kickboxer earlier than he transitioned to wushu on the flip of the millennium.

Sangiao mentioned that whereas Parr spent almost all of his skilled profession as a kickboxer and Muay Thai specialist, Folayang isn’t completely out of the loop in the case of the 2 disciplines.

Eduard Folayang, 38, is seven years the junior of Parr and admits that he didn’t witness the Australian’s prime. The Filipino says that he’s extra involved about how Parr fares within the twilight of his profession:

“Sure I used to be capable of catch a few of his fights however I didn’t actually get to see him in his prime. I’m extra centered on his final efficiency as a result of that is a sign of what it could be prefer to face him now.”

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