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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738854631085Carlo-Bumina-ang-Chayan-Oorzhak-ONE-Friday-Fights-65-40.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/>Handout photo.</div>MANILA -- There are plenty of lessons that Carlo “The Bull” Bumina-ang will take with him when he makes his return to ONE Championship.  The Team Lakay representative is eyeing a way back into the win column when he battles Song Min Jong in a bantamweight MMA bout at ONE Fight Night 28 on Saturday, February 8, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.  This comes after getting sent back to earth by #4-ranked Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu in his debut fight on the main roster. There, he lost in the second round to the rugged Mongolian heavy hitter.  “When it comes to the fight, it’s really the realization of the need to continue to get better. The skill part of it, you must always improve drastically,” he said.  “Another thing that I have to improve for this fight is just confidence, you know, capitalizing on my strengths – putting those things to good use,” he added.  “For example, in striking, how can I use my explosive hands to the best of my ability? That’s one thing that I’ve learned from that loss.”  Another thing he learned from that loss against Baatarkhuu was the value of being smart with his shots.  Bumina-ang is known for throwing everything at his opponents from the opening bell, and while this style has endeared him to ONE Championship fans, he knows it’s unsustainable.  So now it’s about finding a balance between being aggressive yet smart.  “I’ll try to be more patient in this fight. I want to make sure that I’m throwing accurately and on point,” he said.  “When I’m the one attacking, I have to be more decisive and I can’t waste energy. I have to be clear with my strikes. That’s one thing I want to show in this fight.”But despite that, he’s still confident that he’ll go back to his finishing ways in this fight.  “It’s not 100 percent sure,” he said, “but I’ll give myself a 99 percent shot at finishing him.”

There are plenty of lessons that Carlo “The Bull” Bumina-ang will take with him when he makes his return to ONE Championship.

There are plenty of lessons that Carlo “The Bull” Bumina-ang will take with him when he makes his return to ONE Championship.

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Published February 06, 2025 11:19 PM PHT

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