Despite being on different paths in their careers, Bigdash made it known that he has been watching Aung La’s journey over the years. During their faceoff interview ahead of the event, he revealed that Myanmar’s pride showed some vulnerabilities in his fight against Reinier de Ridder.
Vitaly Bigdash is no stranger to witnessing how Aung La improves the holes in his game.
The Russian warrior won his first world title defense against Myanmar’s pride in January 2017’s ONE: Quest for Power. Five months later, he was on the other side of the judges’ scorecards as he relinquished the crown to a much improved and better prepared Aung La.
Since then, ‘The Burmese Python’ went on to crush his next six opponents before dropping both his world titles against Reinier de Ridder.
Bigdash clearly saw some cracks in Aung La’s armor in those twin losses. Following his victory over Fan Rong in December 2021’s ONE: Winter Warriors II, Bigdash took the chance to call out his rival and finish what they started almost five years ago.
Aung La N Sang believes Vitaly Bigdash’s assessment is fair
During the faceoff interview, Aung La N Sang had a chance to respond to Vitaly Bigdash’s comments. The humble warrior accepted his shortcomings and even praised his upcoming opponent’s capabilities.
Growing and getting better are two things that Aung La has consistently displayed in the Circle. In July 2021’s ONE: Battleground, Aung La got back on the winning track by coming out like a man on a mission, knocking out former world title contender Leandro Ataides in the first round of their matchup.
On Friday, Aung La will look to show Bigdash the improvements he has made as they both work their way back into the world title conversation.
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