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“Get on top, land some strikes” - Yuya Wakamatsu insists he would still have beaten Adriano Moraes if the fight went to the ground
Yuya Wakamatsu believes he would have created similar success against Adriano Moraes if the fight had gone to the ground.
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“Just the way I wanted it to be” - Masaaki Noiri says he couldn’t have imagined a better way to capture world title vs Tawanchai
Similar to Noiri, Wakamatsu claimed ONE gold for the first time in his home country of Japan. He defeated Adriano Moraes by first-round TKO to capture the vacant flyweight MMA world title. Masaaki ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu suggests Adriano Moraes underestimated his striking heading into ONE 172: "I was ready to prove him wrong"
Yuya Wakamatsu thinks that Adriano Moraes made a huge mistake in their championship rematch at ONE 172 when he shrugged off the threat of the Japanese superstar's striking.
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Yuya Wakamatsu fired up to start his tenure as the ONE flyweight MMA world champion: “I’ll face anyone”
Yuya Wakamatsu plans on being a fighting champion. ONE 172 saw the Japanese star finally capture his first 26 pounds of gold, ...
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“That plan worked out perfectly” - Yuya Wakamatsu pleased with world title winning display vs. Adriano Moraes at ONE 172
'Little Piranha' walked into the iconic Saitama Super Arena as an underdog in the eyes of many. Less than a round later, he walked out a world champion, defeating eight-time titleholder Adrian Moraes ...