ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon is eager to challenge himself in a new sport.
The athlete has been one of the most dominant strikers in ONE Championship, but it now seems that he has his heart on an entirely new game.
“I got the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship already, so my next goal is to challenge for the kickboxing belt [against Ennahachi],” he said.
“I used to fight in this kind of sport already. After that, I would like to try mixed martial arts.”
Just like his girlfriend Stamp Fairtex, Rodtang does not fear uncharted waters. After all, the Jitmuangnon Gym representative has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts, even heading over to the Fairtex Training Center in Pattaya, Thailand to improve his all-around game.
Besides training with Stamp and Denice “The Menace Fairtex” Zamboanga, he has shared the mats with other world-class mixed martial artists from the gym, and that has given him some form of moral support should he grace the Circle in mixed martial arts.
“I have the Muay Thai base already, so I just have to add the ground game. I have walked the path of being a fighter for a long time, so this isn’t bad for me. Also, I want to prove myself. I want to know how far I can go,” the ONE athlete said.
Currently, there are not any plans for “The Iron Man” to make his debut. However, that could change soon, especially if he keeps up his winning ways in Muay Thai.
Even if either plan does not fall through, he wants to prove a point in the Circle during his next appearance. Rodtang believes a match against ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Ilias “Tweety” Ennahachi would be the perfect encounter for him.
“My first goal after I defeated Haggerty in our rematch was to challenge Ennahachi for the kickboxing title next,” he said.
“I really want that belt. I would love to have World Titles in two sports in ONE Championship, just like what Stamp did.”
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