JAPAN’S Namiki Kawahara stepped in as a last-minute replacement for China’s Hexi Getu and faces hard-hitting Filipino Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang of Team Lakay in the One: Unbreakable on Friday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
The 31-year-old from Osaka prefecture believes he has the tools to end Adiwang inside the distance in any manner possible.
“I admit that Lito is a great fighter. That shows in his previous performances. But it doesn’t matter who he’s fought in the past, he’s never faced me. I’m a dangerous fighter. I’ll prove it in the Circle,” Kawahara said.
Kawahara’s confidence stems from Adiwang’s performance against his countryman, former Shooto champion Hiroba Minowa last November. Adiwang dropped a three-round split decision loss to the Japanese in the close match that could have gone either way.
Kawahara was the least bit impressed and stressed Adiwang “is just not on his level.”
One: Unbreakable is One’s first live event in 2021. The main event features a One Super Series showdown between bantamweight kickboxing world champion Alaverdi “Babyface Killer” Ramazanov of Russia staking his belt against No. 2-Capitan Petchyindee Academy of Thailand.