On August 26, Thanh Le will enter the octagonal cage to protect the One Championship belt of the Featherweight weight. The opponent of Thanh Le is Tang Kai, Chinese boxer. With experience and class, Thanh Le is highly appreciated than the opponent. But defeating Kai Tang is not the only goal he aims to.
“I want to have the opportunity to fight Alexander Volkanovski, the UFC champion of the weight class Featherweight,” Thanh Le suddenly shared about the future plan. “That fight does not stem from jealousy or jealousy, but because I really respect him. Volkanovski is one of the best boxers, and I want to fight to prove myself better.”
In the general martial arts competition format (MMA), Alexander Volkanovski has a record of 25 wins and lost only 1 match. Compared to the UFC champion, the age of Thanh Le is more but the number of matches is less (13 wins, 2 losses). A problem that makes two fighters hard to confront each other is that the matches between boxers of two different tournaments are rarely held.
Typically, the contract signed between boxers and the tournament often includes a term that prohibits that boxer in the system another prize when the contract is still valid. That makes an UFC fighter can only fight at One Championship when he is no longer bound to UFC, and the opposite is also true.
In addition to being bound by contracts, the difference between the tournament is also a reason why UFC, PFL, ONE Championship and many other MMA tournaments can hardly “battle” between boxers. UFC strictly prohibits some dangerous attacks such as kicking the neck, while the One Championship allows.