ONE Championship: Demetrious Johnson will get ‘crushed’ if he plays Rodtang’s game, says Aung La N Sang
- ‘It all depends how DJ approaches this fight,’ says former ONE double champ N Sang
- ‘If Rodtang fights anybody that has zero Muay Thai fights, he will demolish them’
Demetrious Johnson’s special rules fight against Rodtang Jitmuangnon has got the combat sports world buzzing, for sure.
The flyweight MMA “GOAT” (greatest of all time) will take on Muay Thai icon Rodtang at ONE Championship’s 10th anniversary show on December 5.
The 35-year-old American Johnson (30-4-1) is in Singapore this week for Friday’s ONE: Revolution card, on cornering duty for a teammate – as is former ONE middleweight and light heavyweight champ Aung La N Sang, who broke down the fight for the Post.
“It all depends how DJ approaches this fight,” N Sang said. “If he fights a Muay Thai fight, obviously he’s gonna get crushed.
“But if he body locks him and holds him for a few minutes … puts his head in position, runs away and doesn’t really fight, then it’s an easy win for DJ.”
The four-round fight at ONE: X will alternate between Muay Thai rules and MMA rules each round, with ONE flyweight Muay Thai champ Rodtang getting the advantage off the bat.
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“If DJ gets out of the first round he wins it in the second round,” added “The Burmese Python” N Sang. “Rodtang has over 200 Muay Thai fights. DJ has zero. If Rodtang fights anybody that has zero Muay Thai fights, he will demolish them.
“It’s exciting. If they come out to entertain, if they’re respectful, then it could go all the way. But if they really go for the kill like Rodtang really does, DJ is gonna get smoked in the first round.
“If he survives the first round, Rodtang is gonna get smoked. A guy with an 0-0 record in MMA, does he have any chance against one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world? Come on.
“I just saw him [Johnson] earlier, I told him the same thing. He was like, ‘yeah, you have a funny perspective’. I said you’ve got zero Muay Thai fights, man. He’s excited for it, he loves a challenge. And Rodtang likes to fight. But MMA is not always about fighting, you know.”
