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One Championship’s ‘Panther’ Alain Ngalani crushes the Bottle Cap Challenge – and Joe Rogan is a fan

  • Hong Kong-based heavyweight Alain Ngalani is the latest MMA star to take on the craze that is sweeping social media
  • The 44-year-old’s impressive kicking efforts even earn praise from UFC commentator and podcast extraordinaire Joe Rogan

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Alain Ngalani takes on the Bottle Cap Challenge. Photo: Instagram/Alain Ngalani
Nicolas Atkin

Alain “The Panther” Ngalani is the latest fighter MMA fighter to nail the Bottle Cap Challenge that has been sweeping social media.

We’ve seen the efforts of UFC stars Max Holloway and Conor McGregor, but Ngalani stepped up to represent Asian organisation One Championship.

The Hong Kong-based heavyweight is clearly good with his hands, holding the record for fastest knockout in One with his 11-second flattening of Hideki Sekine.

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But his kicking is pretty handy, too – he’s a four-time Muay Thai world champion – and he showed off his skills in an Instagram post that has gone viral with over 50,000 likes.

Ngalani’s efforts were so impressive he even got a shout out on Joe Rogan’s podcast, the clip of which he was all too happy to share on his Instagram.

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