Aung La N Sang expects big things from Roberto Soldic

Former ONE Championship double champion Aung La N Sang is expecting big things from new signing Roberto Soldic.

The Croatian MMA star signed with ONE Championship recently after a successful run in KSW. He was a two-division champion in KSW and the 27-year-old seems set to make a statement in ONE Championship as well.

Aung La opened up about the prospect of Soldic fighting in the promotion in a recent interview with ONE Championship and said that Soldic has been competing at the highest level.

“He already has a lot of accolades to his name. He’s not a new talent. He’s been around the block. And he’s been competing at a high level. As a mixed martial artist, you know for a fact that he has some skills. If you just look at the credentials and the guys he’s [been in there with]. So, of course, I know he’s good. It’s not like, ‘Oh, all of a sudden, this guy’s a guy to watch out for.’ He’s going to be a great addition to ONE Championship,” Aung La noted.

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The Burmese Python also revealed that he trained with Soldic once when the Croatian visited Sanford MMA in Florida.

“I think that was 2020 or a little earlier. He came to Sanford and we trained a little bit. He just trained for a week or two there. He had his own guys so the amount of training that I did with him was more of a couple of sparring sessions and a couple of kickboxing sessions. He has a very good skill set, a very good left hand, a lot of power, and a very good eye,” Aung La added.

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Speaking further, Aung La noted that winning two titles in ONE Championship is going to be tough and also proposed a potential fight for Soldic.

“He’s already got a lot of fans in Europe, and I know he’s KSW two-division champion. So for sure, he will do well. [Winning titles in two divisions] is a lot harder than it looks. It’s going to be a hell of a fight if he and Kadestam fight. It’s going to be a great fight, for sure,” Aung La added.

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