Reigning and undisputed ONE bantamweight MMA world champion and Netflix Physical: Asia star ‘The Tormentor’ Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu of Mongolia is hungry for more gold.
After making history and capturing the bantamweight strap with a fourth-round submission victory over Fabricio Andrade at ONE Fight Night 38 last December, Baatarkhuu now sets his sights on taking the featherweight MMA throne.
Speaking to ONE Championship in a recent interview, Baatarkhuu talked about his desire to challenge Tang Kai for the ONE featherweight MMA world title.
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‘The Tormentor’ told the world’s largest martial arts organization:
“All martial artists have a dream to become multi-division champions, right? For me, it’s the same. Most importantly, I want to make history as the first-ever two-division Mongolian MMA world champion. That is the biggest motivation for me to challenge Tang Kai for the featherweight belt.”
Baatarkhuu added:
“After Tang Kai and myself go inside the cage, I don’t know what will happen. I don’t know how the fight will end, whether that’s by a knockout or submission. But what I am thinking in my mind, I see a five-round war. For me, there’s a chance I can go the distance with him and beat him.”
Whether or not this fight will see the light of day remains to be seen. But in the meantime, Tang does have a world title defense coming up.
Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu’s next fight.
Tang Kai battles Shamil Gasanov for the division’s undisputed crown at ONE Fight Night 43 on Prime Video
Before Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu can insert himself into the featherweight MMA title picture, Tang Kai will step inside the ONE Championship ring to defend the gold against Russian star ‘The Cobra’ Shamil Gasanov.
Tang and Gasanov lock horns in the main event of ONE Fight Night 43: Tang vs. Gasanov on Prime Video, which will broadcast live in U.S. primetime on Friday, May 15, from the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live and absolutely free with active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Edited by Aziel Karthak
