“I participated in this sport to do things that no one thought I could do. Being the champion in the world's largest MMA tournament was one of the goals that I target.” – Thanh Le told the International Business Times.
“I want people to create a world -free MMA world, where people compete to find out who is the best person in every weight class, and I really want to turn this come true, not just in theory. I think we owe fans for a long time.”
Thanh Le won the Featherweight championship in October 2020 after the spectacularly full of experienced punches Martin NguyenThanh Le won the Featherweight championship in October 2020 after the spectacularly full of experienced punches Martin Nguyen, through which he had a series of four wins in One Championship.
President ONE Championship – Chatri Sityodong has recently been very interested in the idea of large -scale and UFC promotional events, creating opportunities for ONE fighters to have the opportunity to compete with UFC's best boxers.
Thanh Le believes that ONE Championship boxers will play very well against UFC stars or boxers from any other tournament.
“I think the ONE Championship boxers can completely play with the best people of UFC or any tournament. Not only that, I think they also do better than what the fans expect.” – Thanh Le said.
“Take a look at 'Mighty Mouse' Demetrious Johnson is an example. Johnson is considered one of the most powerful boxers on the planet. But Johnson is not invincible, he has been defeated, I witnessed that match. My view is that UFC is not standing in any other tournament, especially One and ONE martial artists.
The opponent of Thanh Le will most likely be Australian boxer Alexander VolkanovskiAlthough it is very unlikely, if One Championship and UFC can agree to organize a combined tournament, the opponent of the city will most likely be Australian boxers Alexander Volkanovski, the defending champion of Featherweight of UFC.
“Volka is a tough fighter and has a great career. But I think we have a clear difference in skills and fighting, moving, stone attacks and my strength have a large distance to him, I think Volka is not the right opponent for me.” – Thanh Le said.
“Volka has a lot of skills and combines them very well. The tactic of Volka is suitable for his physique and skills, although these tactics are not very useful in competition, Volka knows how to take advantage of the opponent's weakness to attack. As a short boxer, Volka knows how to use foot attacks to suit his low -sleeve and long arms.”
Thanh Le believes that he will not only beat Volkanovski, but also overwhelm and finish Volka with a blow.
“To be honest, I think I may not be able to be. Volka is a great martial artist with a lot of skills, but I think Volka has not met any opponent like me and my fighting style. Volka so that the opponent attacks too much. If it's me, just one blow can finish Volka.” – Thanh Le declared.
“In order to become the best boxer and achieve my greatest potential in the competition, I really want to try my best with other champions. And of course I also want to make money when devoted to fans.”
Thanh Le also said the list of the opponents he wanted to play.
“It is obvious that a match against Volka will be very attractive. Besides the match against Holloway will be crazy because he played very explosive and I admired him for a long time. Brian Ortega, Yair Rodriguez and many other names.”