Adriano Moraes talks American Top Team training ahead of ONE: X title defense
Adriano Moraes was the first fight to capture ONE Championship‘s flyweight title, and now coming off the most important title defense of his career, the 32-year-old fighter is set for his latest challenge next week.
“Mikinho” Moraes silenced critics when he defeated former UFC flyweight champion and arguably the greatest 125-pounder to ever compete in Demetrious Johnson at ONE on TNT 1 in April 2021.
Next up for Moraes is 27-year-old Japanese fighter Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE: X on March 26.
Moraes spoke with ONE Championship officials about his training camp conducted at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida.
“I’m training at ATT, where I did my last camps,” the champ said. “I’m focusing a lot on my boxing and Muay Thai, but without leaving jiu-jitsu aside. I train a lot of jiu-jitsu here with Marcus Buchecha, Gezary Matuda (three-time World Champion), master Marcos Parrumpinha, among other top fighters. In wrestling, I’m training a lot with Steve Mocco, doing MMA under Mike Brown’s guidance, boxing with Gabriel and Ivan de Oliveira, and Muay Thai with Katel Kubis.
“The training sessions at American Top Team are great,” Moraes continued. “The group here is very united. There are many tough athletes here, and we help each other. There are several athletes with scheduled fights, so the training is very strong. I hope to be able to put on a great show on March 26th.”
ONE X: Grand Finale will broadcast live on pay-per-view at 8 p.m. Singapore Standard Time (SGT)/8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Saturday, 26 March.
The bout order for ONE X: Grand Finale is as follows:
(c) Angela Lee vs. Stamp Fairtex (ONE Women’s Atomweight World Title)
Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Demetrious Johnson (Special Rules Super-Fight)
(c) Adriano Moraes vs. Yuya Wakamatsu (ONE Flyweight World Title)
Shinya Aoki vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (mixed martial arts – lightweight)
Eduard Folayang vs. John Wayne Parr (Muay Thai – lightweight)
Superbon Singha Mawynn vs. Marat Grigorian (ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Title)
ONE X: Part II will broadcast live at 5 p.m. SGT/5 a.m. ET on 26 March.
The bout order for ONE X: Part II is as follows:
(c) Nong-O Gaiyanghadao vs. Felipe Lobo (ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title)
(c) Capitan Petchyindee vs. Hiroki Akimoto (ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title)
Ham Seo Hee vs. Denice Zamboanga (mixed martial arts – atomweight)
Itsuki Hirata vs. Jihin Radzuan (mixed martial arts – atomweight)
Kim Jae Woong vs. Tang Kai (mixed martial arts – featherweight)
Finally, the 10-year anniversary show will open with ONE X: Part I, which broadcasts live at 1 p.m. SGT/1 a.m. ET on 26 March.
The bout order for ONE X: Part I is as follows:
Chingiz Allazov vs. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship Final)
Reinier de Ridder vs. Andre Galvao (submission grappling – middleweight)
Lito Adiwang vs. Jeremy Miado (mixed martial arts – strawweight)
Amir Khan vs. Ryogo Takahashi (mixed martial arts – featherweight)
Kang Ji Won vs. Paul Elliott (mixed martial arts – heavyweight)
Danielle Kelly vs. Mei Yamaguchi (submission grappling – atomweight)
Ryuto Sawada vs. Senzo Ikeda (mixed martial arts – strawweight)
Asha Roka vs. Alyse Anderson (mixed martial arts – atomweight)
