Eduard Folayang has fought a few of MMA’s greatest names in his prolonged profession. So, going through Australian hanging legend John Wayne Parr doesn’t even faze him.
A multi-time former ONE light-weight world champion, Folayang has already confronted Shinya Aoki thrice and former UFC titleholder Eddie Alvarez as soon as in a conflict of kinds. Nevertheless, Workforce Lakay’s elder statesman fought purely in MMA. His battle towards Parr shall be below Muay Thai guidelines.
Parr, who’ll be competing in his remaining match at ONE X and retiring shortly afterward, shall be in his wheelhouse come March 26 on the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Nevertheless, Eduard Folayang isn’t one to again down from a battle.
In a latest interview with ONE Championship, Folayang spoke about preventing 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 battle John Wayne Parr in his retirement bout. I noticed this as an enormous alternative to battle 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 fashion 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 Okay-1 middleweight, World Muay Thai Council Kings Cup, and Okay-1 ISKA Muay Thai middleweight championships.
Eduard Folayang (22-12) has at all times relied on his hanging throughout his MMA profession, with seven of his victories coming through knockout or stoppage. His greatest knockout win was arguably his hanging masterclass towards Aoki to turn out to be the ONE light-weight world champion in November 2016.
Eduard Folayang and John Wayne Parr in conflict of hanging 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 may’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 practically all of his skilled profession as a kickboxer and Muay Thai specialist, Folayang isn’t completely out of the loop on the subject 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:
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“Sure I used to be in a position to catch a few of his fights however I didn’t actually get to see him in his prime. I’m extra targeted on his final efficiency as a result of that is a sign of what it will be wish to face him now.”
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