MMA fighter with Hong Kong roots wants to fight at ‘home’, make film with Jackie Chan
Fresh from a win over an ex-UFC champion, No 6-ranked Lone’er Kavanagh says he wants ‘to get to the top as quickly as possible’
Mixed martial artist Lone’er Kavanagh has said he would definitely commit to shooting a film with one of Hong Kong’s biggest action stars if such a chance were ever to arise.
Fresh off his career-biggest win, over former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno last month, Kavanagh, whose mother is from Hong Kong, also said he enjoyed fighting at places that “felt like home”, including China.
The odds were stacked against the 26-year-old, who took the fight on just three weeks’ notice in early February. He was fighting the Mexican Moreno, a former two-time UFC flyweight champion, in Mexico City.
However, Kavanagh, who was unranked heading into the fight, produced a mature performance to win by unanimous decision, improving his career record to 10-1.
“It still feels surreal, you know. It’s hard to [express] how it feels, it’s hard to put into words,” Kavanagh, who was born in and lives in London, said. “I just feel very grateful, I feel very blessed.
“Obviously, I want to get to the top as quickly as possible. So I am going to speak to my manager, my coaches, and then we’ll see what’s next after my break,” the No 6 fighter in the UFC flyweight class added.