Denver, CO — Don’t expect former ONE double champ Aung La N Sang to be running any marathons, even if the Denver altitude appears to agree with him.
“The Burmese Python” is in town for ONE 168 on Friday night, and when asked about the air at altitude in Denver, exclaimed “I can breathe so good here!” – which brought about a chuckle from the media members present, who certainly aren’t in fight shape.
Asked if he’d run any marathons, however, Aung La declined. “Marathons? I don’t think I’m built for marathons. I’m built for a fist fight, not a marathon.”
A fist fight is what Aung La N Sang has on his hands this Friday, against Shamil Erdogan. For N Sang (30-13, 1NC), it’s a chance to win his fourth consecutive bout. That’s in his 20th fight for ONE Championship, where he has competed for the past decade.
After all that time, the promotion very much feels like home.
“This is my 20th fight, 10 years in the promotion, and I’ve been fighting top level competition, so I’m thankful to be part of it,” he stated. “This feels like home. Every time we have a press conference, every time I see the staff, I can give them a big hug and it feels like home. I feel at home here and I hope they feel the same way about me.”
Queried about the fight and whether Erdogan, who seemed more focused on triple champ Anatoly Malykhin during this week’s media duties, was overlooking him, Aung La replied by saying “I don’t know and I don’t care. I’m going to break something, that’s the plan.”
“We’re going to fight everywhere. We’re going to fight in the wrestling exchange, we’re going to fight on the cage. I’m going to get back up every time he takes me down. I’m going to make it a war.”
Watch the full ONE 168 media scrum with Aung La N Sang above.
