ONE Championship: Aung La N Sang plots ‘climb back up to the top’ starting with Yushin Okami
- Former two-division champion will look to start another title run against Okami at ONE 163 on November 19 in Singapore.
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Aung La N Sang’s South Florida home is full of ONE Championship title belts, but he is still not satisfied with his collection.
The Burmese-American, 37, is one of the promotion’s most accomplished champions, having formerly held its middleweight and light heavyweight MMA titles and defended both.
He ultimately lost both to unbeaten Dutchman Reinier de Ridder, but is optimistic that another title win is within reach.
“I do believe I still have a run in me,” N Sang told the Post. “I want to climb back up to the top.”
N Sang (27-13) lost his titles to De Ridder in back-to-back fights, first surrendering the middleweight belt via first-round submission, then losing a light heavyweight title fight by decision.
He has had mixed results in his two fights since, first knocking out Leandro Ataides, then losing a decision to his long-time rival Vitaly Bigdash.
Now 2-3 in his last five, the former champion will look to begin his march back to title contention at ONE 163 on November 19 in Singapore, when he takes on Japan’s Yushin Okami. It is a fight both men had been requesting for months, but was only revealed in October.