MMA: Kingad determined to return to ONE title picture

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Team Lakay" s="" Danny="" Kingad="" in="" action.="" Handout="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/01/17/danny-kingad.jpg"/><figcaption>Team Lakay&#x27;s Danny Kingad in action. Handout photo.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines — Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) star Danny Kingad is oozing with confidence ahead of his return to action next month at ONE Fight Night 7: Lineker vs. Andrade II. Kingad, 27, will try to derail the momentum of Eko Roni Saputra when they face off in a flyweight MMA bout at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on February 25. The &quot;King&quot; is highly motivated for the match, especially after his December return was postponed.The third-ranked contender was initially scheduled for a Manila comeback against Gurdashan Mangat at ONE 164, but the Indian-Canadian had to pull out, forcing Kingad to further wait for his return to the ONE Championship Circle. Now, Kingad (14-3) is eager to make an impressive comeback, having continued to train despite the cancellation of his bout.&quot;My training pretty much continued even after Mangat dropped out. I never stopped and I stayed in shape, so training and preparation is not an issue for me,&quot; Kingad said. He is confident against Saputra, even as the Indonesian fighter is carrying a seven-fight winning streak into their match.&quot;What I see from him, though, is that he always favors his ground game and wrestling. That&#x27;s where he&#x27;s at his best, and that&#x27;s what I&#x27;ve observed from his previous fights,&quot; said Kingad. &quot;I&#x27;ve watched his every fight, and it&#x27;s the ground game that I have to worry about. Sure he had a knockout win, but his opponent wasn&#x27;t a good striker.&quot;The Team Lakay dynamo knows that this match will be crucial for his goals moving forward, especially since he&#x27;s eyeing to be back on top by the end of the year. Reeling off a shutout decision loss to Kairat Akhmetov, the 27-year-old knows that if he wants to get a shot at the ONE Flyweight World Title, it all starts by beating Saputra. &quot;My goal for 2023 is to get a good winning streak going,&quot; he said. &quot;I&#x27;m coming off a loss, so I have to get back on the winning track, start a winning streak, and then become a World Champion before the year ends. That&#x27;s my goal this 2023.&quot;

Filipino MMA star Danny Kingad is oozing with confidence ahead of his return to action next month at ONE Fight Night 7: Lineker vs. Andrade II. 

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MMA: Kingad determined to return to ONE title picture

MMA: Kingad determined to return to ONE title picture

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Published Jan 17, 2023 04:57 PM PHT

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