Jhanlo Mark Sangiao takes on Mongolian heavy hitter Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg at ONE Fight Night 33
Team Lakay's Jhanlo Mark Sangiao finally has a date for his return to the ONE Championship stage.
The second-generation martial artist looks for a rebound win at the expense of Mongolian heavy hitter Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg when they meet in a bantamweight MMA bout at ONE Fight Night 33 on July 12 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
This will be Sangiao's return since absorbing the first loss of his career after being submitted by no. 4-ranked Enkh-Orgil Bataarkhuu last year.
Now he can't wait to get back to the winner's circle by venting his ire on another Mongolian in the form of Zoltsetseg.
"I'm excited. I'm gonna come in here more prepared than ever before. I'm used to facing strikers, strikers who I love taking to the ground," he said.
"Shine is one of those strikers and I plan on exploiting his holes on the ground."
Sangiao comes in with a 6-1 record, with five of those wins coming from submissions, proving that he's different from all the Team Lakay fighters that have come before him, most of which favor the striking game.
Against Zoltsetseg, though, he must be on the lookout for the Mongolian fighter's heavy hands that he sets up by getting on his opponent's skin – showboating and trying to force his opponents out of their game.
Sangiao vows to be ready for that.
"Yeah I expect him to come out showboating. But I won't be affected. I must not be affected. I have to focus on the game plan and focus on the win," he said.
A win here for Sangiao would get him back on track in the mid-tier of the loaded bantamweight division, as he, together with teammate Carlo Bumina-ang look to scale the divisional ladder where reigning World Champion Fabricio Andrade sits at the top.