Former ONE featherweight champion Narantungalag Jadambaa claimed that age won't stop him from competing.

The 42-year-old Mongolian grappler said that his age won't be a factor in his 3-round encounter with the Philippines' Edward Kelly in ONE: Pinnacle of Power in Macau on June 23.

“Age is just a number. Anything is possible if you work for it,” said
Jadambaa, who is known for his one-punch knockout power.

Jadambaa said the only thing occupying his thoughts at the moment is his return fight against Kelly, who has ascended the ranks of the ONE featherweight division.

“I am only thinking about the fight with Edward Kelly now,” he said. “If I beat him, I think it would be right to continue to fight, and it will motivate me to train more as a result.”

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Jadambaa is quite familiar with the Kelly clan as he once beat Kelly's brother Eric via 44-second knockout in July 2016.

But the Mongolian fighter refuses to underestimate the younger Kelly.

“I think he is strong, a good fighter. You can’t compare him with his brother. Stylistically, both of them are different. I have a tall order in front of me on 23rd of June,” he said.

Jadambaa will be returning to action for the first time since losing to arch-nemesis Marat “Cobra” Gafurov in their November 2016 featherweight title rematch.

Since then, Jadambaa worked to add new weapons to his mixed martial arts arsenal.

“After competing against Marat Gafurov, I thought that I needed to improve my wrestling and grappling skills, and my physical strength. Now, I think that I have improved myself even more than before,” he said.

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