MACAU – Geje Eustaquio insisted he used his hands to punch and not to tap out against Adriano Moraes on Saturday night.
The Filipino MMA star will be using his hands – or wrist in particular – for something else from now on.
After outlasting the Brazilian Moraes to unify the ONE flyweight belts, Eustaquio received a swanky Rolex watch reportedly worth $7,000 or roughly over P350,000.
Mixed martial arts should be the most brutal sport there is. But for Eustaquio, at least, the reward makes the pain and the bruises well worth it.
Another jewelry the Team Lakay product took home are the two championship belts worth P180,000 each.
When it rains, it does pour for the ONE title belt holder.
“Anybody can be a world champion as long as you have the drive and attitude,” said Eustaquio, whose father had to work abroad when he was young to make ends meet, but is now back in the Philippines on the prodding of his breadwinning son.
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