14 October
ONE two-division World Champion Burmese Python Aung La Nsang beat Brandon Vera ‘The Truth’ and retained his ONE light heavyweight championship title at the ‘ONE Championship: Century Part 2’ event at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sporting arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Aung La defeated Vera ‘The Truth’ in round two during which the pair pelted each other with a dazzling array of offense — punches, kicks, elbows, and knees — with fight-ending intention.
Aung La swarmed Vera when Vera reached the floor, and landed punch after punch until Vera crumbled to his knees. There, official stoppage came at 3:23 minutes into the second round.
After successfully defending the light heavyweight title, Aung La posted a message on his social media. “First of all, I want to thank God for this victory! I want to thank my father, my family, my team, and all the fans that have supported me on this journey. I want to say that we must always try to be a better version of ourselves as individuals and together as Myanmar. That is the only way we can move for-ward to a brighter future. Thank you ONE Championship for the amazing night! Love and bless you all!” he stated.
With the victory, Aung La Nsang has made his first successful defense of the light heavyweight title. He won the light heavyweight title on 23 February, 2018 by defeating Alexandre Machado in Yangon.
Aung La also holds the ONE middleweight title. He won the title against Vitaly Bigdash on 30 June, 2017 in Yangon. He has successfully defended the middleweight title thrice. He man-aged to hold on to his title for the third time in Tokyo, Japan, where he bested Japan’s Ken Hasegawa on 31 March.
Kyaw Khin
