On November 10, Martin Nguyen will attempt something no one else has done: submit Eduard Folayang.

The Vietnamese-Australian fighter is so confident about his grappling abilities that he predicts he will be able to force the Filipino mixed martial arts champion to tap out in ONE: Legends of the World.

“My strength in this match is my pace and my cardio. Eduard has legitimate cardio, obviously, training in Baguio City, but going at the pace I go at, I think he is going to fatigue, and my grappling will get the best of him. He is a strong guy, but I will use his weight against him in this match,” he said.

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In his 23-fight career, no one has ever succeeded submitting Folayang due to his world-class takedown defense.

The bout will be a crossover match between Nguyen, recently crowned ONE featherweight champion, and the Filipino reigning lightweight king.

Folayang’s title will be on the line in the bout that will take place at Mall of Asia Arena.

“You have to keep moving against someone like Eduard. If you do not move, then you are a standing punching bag. With my style, I am always moving. If I am going backwards, sideways or forward, I want to make it hard for him to hit me, and I want to make every bit of my wrestling count,” Nguyen said.

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“This match is going to be stopped,” he claimed. “I would love for it to be a KO, but I see it as a submission or a TKO for Martin ‘The Situ-Asian’ Nguyen, of course.”

Nguyen said the fight is a chance for him to become the first 2-division world champion in ONE Championship.

“I like Eduard. I said to myself I did not want to compete against someone I like and take away their glory, but opportunities like this do not come around too often. And, if I refused to do this, someone else was going to compete against him and take his glory. So it is strictly business,” he said.

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