Former two-time ONE Lightweight MMA World Champion and Lions Nation MMA founder Eduard “Landslide” Folayang expects a lot from promising bantamweight Jeremy “The Juggernaut” Pacatiw.
Pacatiw, one of the fighters who left Team Lakay to join Lions Nation MMA, will represent the team’s black and gold trunks for the first time when he takes on Wang Shuo at ONE Fight Night 21 on April 6 inside Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
'Pacatiw is always training'
With everything that has happened, “The Juggernaut” has sat on the sidelines for some time. But Folayang isn’t worried about Pacatiw, knowing that the 27-year-old has always taken care of himself.
“Looking into this fight, Wang Shuo is more of a striker, while Jeremy is a seasoned well-rounded fighter,” Folayang said.
“Sure, Jeremy went through a long layoff – I think he was on the shelf for more than a year – but the nice thing about Jeremy is he’s always training. He’s always looking to learn and improve, plus Stephen [Loman] is helping him out with his conditioning.”
Pacatiw gets quality sparring
Pacatiw also has quality sparring sessions. Working with him daily is former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion Kevin Belingon and No. 2-ranked bantamweight contender Stephen Loman. Folayang bared that these two men had been on Pacatiw’s tail since the start of camp.
“That’s one of our advantages here. We have guys like Kevin Belingon and Stephen Loman who are helping Jeremy, men who have been fighting for a long time, men who have a lot of experience with big fights,” he said.
“They are really making Jeremy feel what he should expect come fight night. They’re pushing him hard every day, and it’s such a big help for Jeremy as he tries to get another win in this upcoming fight against Wang Shuo.”
Now it’s all about having a solid strategy in place so that Pacatiw walks out of Lumpinee Boxing Stadium the victor.
“I think it’s all about putting together a good game plan and executing it come fight night,” Folayang said. “And I believe Jeremy’s bound to get another win.”
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