Joshua Pacio believes the newly fashioned Lions Nation MMA staff will take the combined martial arts world by storm within the coming years.
The previous ONE strawweight MMA king returned to the win column final Friday when he ended Mansur Malachiev’s undefeated streak at ONE Struggle Evening 15.
Pacio wasn’t the one Filipino fighter to interrupt his hunch, as his teammate and fellow former ONE world champion Eduard Folayang additionally scored a come-from-behind knockout win over Amir Khan every week earlier at ONE Struggle Evening 14.
Chatting with reporters throughout his ONE FIght Evening 15 post-event interview, Pacio praised Folayang for his classic efficiency, claiming that the 39-year-old nonetheless has loads left within the tank:
“We’re right here to remain in ONE Championship. And, you understand, Eduard is right here to remain. And that efficiency was very spectacular. That’s an announcement, that he’s nonetheless right here regardless of his age, he’s nonetheless hungry.”
Furthermore, ‘The Ardour’ added that critics shouldn’t sleep on the remainder of his staff, which additionally consists of rising star Jeremy Pacatiw and former world titleholders Kevin Belingon and Honorio Banario:
“And, in fact, my different teammates are additionally hungry to come back again and I hope they’re going to battle in November, December, or the upcoming months.”
Joshua Pacio and Eduard Folayang have been a part of the extremely publicized Workforce Lakay exodus earlier this yr, as they expanded their horizons and fashioned their very own health club within the mountains of Cordillera.
Lions Nation is off to a 2-1 begin in ONE Championship after Pacio and Folayang’s respective victories. Sadly, their teammate Jenelyn Olsim fell quick towards Jihin Radzuan at ONE Friday Fights 35.
Within the meantime, followers can can relive the Filipino stars’ huge victories by watching the replay of ONE Struggle Evening 14 and ONE Struggle Evening 15. The action-packed playing cards can be found anytime on demand for Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America.
Right here’s Joshua Pacio’s full interview in its entirety: