At ONE Struggle Evening 14, Stephen Loman confronted the most important check of his profession in a high-stakes matchup versus a former kingpin.
Since signing with the promotion, ‘The Sniper’ had secured three consecutive wins to search out himself within the higher echelons of the bantamweight division.
At ONE on Prime Video 4, he took out former ONE bantamweight world champion Bibiano Fernandes to earn his greatest victory upto that time, which solely set himself up for a fair greater struggle subsequent trip.
Coming into ONE Struggle Evening 14 on the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Loman knew that he had an extremely troublesome problem in entrance of him.
Former kingpin John Lineker had lately rebounded from his loss to Fabricio Andrade with a knockout of Kim Jae Woong to show that he’s nonetheless simply as harmful as ever.
After they met contained in the circle, the Brazilian’s high-level expertise was invaluable for him as he received the choice win over the up-and-coming contender that was trying to take his spot.
Sadly for the Filipino contender, he wasn’t in a position to implement his gameplan and was left on the surface, providing up little offense to attempt to change the course of the struggle.
In an interview with The MMA Superfan, Stephen Loman mirrored on what went unsuitable and what he realized from sharing the circle with a veteran of the game:
“I’ve to make lots of changes as a result of he’s additionally a shorter fighter. I must push myself extra, particularly with my wrestling transitions and my floor recreation. I want to remain centered.”
Watch the complete interview beneath:
Although he might have tasted defeat underneath the ONE Championship banner for the primary time, ‘The Sniper’ will little doubt profit from the expertise going ahead in his profession.
North American viewers with an lively Amazon Prime Video subscription can rewatch all of the motion from ONE Struggle Evening 14 through the free occasion replay.
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