Jimmy Vienot says his strength will carry him to world title at ONE: 157
Petchmorakot Petchyindee will defend his featherweight Muay Thai world title against Jimmy Vienot in the main event of ONE Championship‘s ONE: 157 in Singapore on Friday, May 20.
The 26-year-old Vienot out of France will be making his promotional debut in the title fight. Petchmorakot will be defending his belt for the third time.
When asked why he will be the man to dethrone the champion, Vienot responded, “Well, because I’m stronger than him and so far he has had only easier opponents so I’ll be the man.”
The challenger continued to discuss the opportunity ahead of him.
“I’m looking forward very much to this match. I’ve trained a lot and I’m impatiently waiting for it, you know. To be able to prove myself.”
Main Card For ONE 157: Petchmorakot vs. Vienot
- Petchmorakot Petchyindee vs. Jimmy Vienot (ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title)
- Prajanchai PK.Saenchai vs. Joseph Lasiri (ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title)
- Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Jacob Smith (Flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix quarterfinal)
- Garry Tonon vs. Tye Ruotolo (lightweight – submission grappling)
- Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida vs. Hugo Cunha (mixed martial arts – heavyweight)
- Shinya Aoki vs. Kade Ruotolo (lightweight – submission grappling)
- Jonathan Haggerty vs. Walter Goncalves (Flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix quarterfinal)
Lead Card For ONE 157: Petchmorakot vs. Vienot
- Rade Opacic vs. Guto Inocente (kickboxing – heavyweight)
- Asha Roka vs. Alyse Anderson (mixed martial arts – women’s atomweight)
- Superlek Kiatmoo9 vs. Taiki Naito (Flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix quarterfinal)
- Savvas Michael vs. Amir Naseri (Flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix quarterfinal)
- Davit Kiria vs. Mohammed Boutasaa (kickboxing – featherweight)
- Nat “Wondergirl” Jaroonsak vs. Zeba Bano (mixed martial arts – women’s strawweight)
- Panpayak Jitmuangnon vs. Josue Cruz (Flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix alternate bout)
- Sherzod Kabutov vs. Denis Puric (Flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix alternate bout)
- Elipitua Siregar vs. Robin Catalan (mixed martial arts – strawweight)