The winner of Friday’s heavyweight headliner might discover himself subsequent in line for a title shot. One English knockout artist believes that actuality weighs far heavier on the opposite man.
Paul Elliott meets unbeaten Shamil Erdogan within the heavyweight MMA major occasion of ONE Combat Evening 48 on Prime Video on Friday, October 2. The bout broadcasts dwell in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Erdogan is 13-0 as knowledgeable, and all 5 of his ONE appearances have resulted in highlight-reel trend. His fights contained in the Circle have lasted simply two minutes and 34 seconds on common.
The Englishman has discovered his rhythm after a tough begin in ONE. He has stopped his final two opponents, Ryugo Takeuchi and Regan Upshaw, and has by no means received a combat every other method.
“All of the stress is on him. Though I’m very conscious it is a massive combat – and the winner might get a title combat after – that clearly creates stress to some extent, I really feel like he has all of the stress,” Elliott stated.
“He’s anticipated to win. He’s making an attempt to maintain his undefeated file. So, I’m getting in there to trigger an upset. That’s my major objective: trigger that upset.”
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Paul Elliott backs his energy towards Shamil Erdogan
Wrestling has lengthy been Erdogan’s calling card, although he has additionally proven sharp kicks and punches on the ft. Elliott believes the true separation lies within the stand-up exchanges, the place he trusts his energy greater than something.
His six-second knockout of Upshaw ranks among the many quickest finishes in ONE historical past. The 34-year-old is assured that very same explosiveness would be the distinction on Friday.
“He’s a very good striker. He’s. He’s acquired some good kicks and good punches. As I stated, he’s tremendous well-rounded. However I do assume his wrestling is best than his hanging. Is my hanging higher than his hanging? I consider it’s,” Elliott stated.
“I believe I carry extra energy. I’m undoubtedly extra explosive, and I don’t assume he’s fought anybody as explosive as me. I really feel like my contractile tissue, my energy, alongside my explosiveness, will assist me rather a lot on this combat.”
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