This Friday in U.S. primetime, the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, will play host to a Muay Thai contest between two of North America라이브 바카라 top strikers.
The Canadian and the American will throw down in U.S. primetime this Friday.
This Friday in U.S. primetime, the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, will play host to a Muay Thai contest between two of North America라이브 바카라 top strikers.
At , #5-ranked featherweight Muay Thai contender will square off with highly touted promotional newcomer in a matchup designed to produce action.
A Road to ONE: Canada tournament winner, Jerome largely dominated the Canadian Muay Thai circuit before getting his shot on the global stage.
He knows that facing a top-five ranked opponent in his ONE debut represents a massive opportunity. He라이브 바카라 also aware that Lessei is one of the finest Muay Thai fighters to ever come out of America – so their showdown in Bangkok will determine regional bragging rights.
The 28-year-old told :
“I think this will decide who is the best in North America.
“All the respect to Luke. He라이브 바카라 had some amazing fights in ONE. I like his style. He라이브 바카라 very unorthodox. But yeah, we got a good game plan for him.”
Jerome admits that Lessei라이브 바카라 creative and unique brand of striking, along with his 6-foot-2 frame, represents a difficult puzzle to solve.
Still, the Canadian is confident that he and his coaches have identified some holes in the Iowa native, and he plans to exploit those in their fight:
“He라이브 바카라 very unorthodox. He라이브 바카라 very hard to mimic, right? So I’d say that라이브 바카라 where his strengths lie. He라이브 바카라 tall, lanky, and very, very unorthodox. He라이브 바카라 not traditional at all. Very, very awkward.
“His weaknesses – I don’t want to give too much away. My coaches have watched him quite a bit, and they’ve assessed his weaknesses, and we’re definitely going to exploit them. You will see his weaknesses on January 10.”
Jerome understands that if he wants to make waves in his much-anticipated ONE debut, he’ll need to not only defeat “The Chef” but do so in electrifying fashion.
He plans to do just that and said that viewers can expect to see a surprising buzzsaw of activity and aggression at ONE Fight Night 27:
“The fans are gonna see a very high-paced output from me. I have extremely good cardio. I don’t stop. I think I will drown him. Honestly, I think he will buckle like most of my opponents do. I think fans are gonna be very shocked by my output.”
For his part, Luke Lessei has done plenty over the course of his three-fight tenure in ONE to cement himself as one of Muay Thai라이브 바카라 most captivating strikers.
But while his trio of epic battles against , , and were each wildly entertaining wars, the American went 1-2 over that stretch.
As a result, he라이브 바카라 placed a greater emphasis on strategy and game planning this time around:
“These last three fights have been bangers, so my mindset going into this one is hopefully to not to continue with, like, the Fight of the Nights and the wars.
“Of course, whatever happens happens, and we’re ready for whatever. But, the mindset is a little more – not that it wasn’t strategic – but just really making sure I’m dialed in on a little bit more of a game plan, instead of just worrying about the talent and the skills that brought me to the dance.”
After a decorated amateur career and hot start to his professional career, Lessei came to the world라이브 바카라 largest martial arts organization with loads of hype. His trial by fire against the planet라이브 바카라 most dangerous strikers has been an important learning lesson.
He stated that Jerome can try to apply all the relentless pressure he wants but that one clean punch in the 4-ounce gloves can change the fight in an instant:
“He라이브 바카라 not a brawler, but he라이브 바카라 an aggressive pressure fighter. I think that라이브 바카라 his main strength, his pace, and his pressure, but I don’t know.
“One thing I’ve learned is once you get up in these small gloves, it really doesn’t matter if you’re just a volume fighter. You could just get caught with one shot and go to sleep.”
Hungry to find his footing in ONE and put together a winning streak, “The Chef” has made significant changes to his training and preparation. Last August, he relocated from Iowa to New Jersey, where he now trains under respected coach Bob Peach at Beacon MMA.
The change in environment has reinvigorated Lessei, who is now more focused than ever on his mental game and controlling his emotions.
That라이브 바카라 why he라이브 바카라 not particularly concerned about Jerome라이브 바카라 high-pressure, high-output style. Any fears or negative thoughts, Lessei added, are gone from his mind the moment they appear:
“If you’ve been fighting for your whole life, you’ve dealt with people that go crazy and put a lot of pressure on you. So, if I’m thinking negative about that, that just leaves my mind ASAP.
“I gotta think about the positives and the things I wanna land and the things I’ve been practicing because I wanna put the pressure on him. I wanna put the volume on him. I wanna be moving, and juking, and jabbing, and keeping him at range. So, it라이브 바카라 not even like I’m focusing on what he does as a fighter.”