Filipino striker Jeremy Miado meets South African slugger Willie van Rooyen in flyweight MMA at A Fighting Night 41 on Friday, March 13 in Bangkok, the Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand. The event will be broadcast live in US primetime on Amazon Prime Video. Both men have knockout power in this showdown. Both are also carrying losses from their most recent performances.
Miado built his ONE Championship reputation with devastating finishes. The 33-year-old has seven wins in the strawweight and flyweight divisions. Six came by knockout. Former champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke fell under his power. Longtime contender Danial “Mini-T” Williams also couldn’t survive his hands.
A four-fight stoppage streak once put Miado firmly in world title conversations. Then the losses piled up. The momentum stalled. He bounced back impressively at ONE Fight Night 28 with a unanimous decision over Gilbert Nakatani. But his most recent outing ended with an injury loss to Avazbek “Ninzya” Kholmirzaev at ONE Fight Night 38 last December. The Marrok Force branch is now chasing another statement action against dangerous opposition.
Willie van Rooyen brings African dominance to the flyweight division
Willie van Rooyen arrived on the ONE Championship world stage with serious credentials. The 23-year-old South African won the EFC flyweight title twice in his home country.
His 7-0 record included five finishes before he stepped onto the biggest stage. The weapons vary. Bumps. Elbows. Relentless ground-and-pound. Van Rooyen’s finishing arsenal is deep and dangerous. His promotional debut at ONE Fight Night 37 last November did not go to plan. Kholmirzaev subdued him and ended the perfect record.
Now the South African standout looks to bounce back with a signature victory over a fellow finisher. Both fighters face a similar crossroads. Miado must prove that his victory over Gilbert Nakatani was not a fluke after Kholmirzaev’s setback. Van Rooyen must show that his debut loss was simply a learning experience and not an exposure of limitations. When knockout artists collide, something usually breaks. On March 13 it will be determined who will remain standing and who will be sent back to the drawing board.
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