ONE Championship: Yuya Wakamatsu sends warning to Adriano Moraes after Hu Yong win
- ‘Little Piranha’ defeats China’s Hu by unanimous decision at ONE: Winter Warriors in Singapore on Friday night
- Now on a five-fight streak, Japan’s Wakamatsu wants to ‘go for a knockout’ against flyweight champion Moraes
Japan’s Yuya Wakamatsu has his sights set on Adriano Moraes and the ONE Championship flyweight title.
Wakamatsu, 26, returned to action at ONE: Winter Warriors on Friday in Singapore, taking on China’s Hu Yong. The Japanese knockout artist was the picture of excellence in the bout, earning a unanimous decision victory with his patented power punches and, more notably, a procession of impressive takedowns.
It was the first time we’ve seen Wakamatsu apply such a grappling-heavy strategy in a fight, and he seems pleased with the result.
“In my previous bouts basically I was only showing my striking, and I was able to win, but I felt it was also important to improve my ground game to go that next level,” Wakamatsu (15-4) told the Post immediately after his victory.
“This was the first bout that I mixed my striking and my ground games, which went well.”
“I’m just glad that I was able to win again, to be honest,” he added.