Adriano Moraes Aims for Second-Round Submission of Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE ‘X’

In a matter of hours, Adriano Moraes will put his One Championship flyweight belt on the line as he hopes to notch the second title defense of his third reign as the divisional kingpin. Moraes (19-3, 10-3 One) will face Yuya Wakamatsu in one of the most-anticipated clashes on Saturday’s One Championship “X” card. “Mikinho” has won six of his past seven bouts and made history after becoming the first fighter to finish Demetrious Johnson last April. On that occasion, Moraes wrecked his opponent with a grounded knee. Now, the Brazilian fighter would like to score a submission.

“Wakamatsu is a really tough guy. I expect he’s gonna come for this fight with everything he has. He has hands, he showed already why he’s a contender. He’s coming with a five-win streak and knows how to win a fight and knock out a guy, he likes to hunt. I expect him to give it all because I’m gonna give it all too. I’m looking forward to submitting him in the second round.”

Timestamps:

((00:00) Intro

(00:32) Enjoying the fight week
(01:02) Having the fans back
(01:58) His opinion on the new ONE belts
(03:02) His camp for Wakamatsu
(04:09) His expectation for the fight
(05:04) Whether he is open to moving up a division and facing John Lineker
(06:14) Defeating Johnson
(08:08) Commenting on the special rules fight between Johnson and Rodtang
(08:50) Whether he is open to doing try himself a special rules fight
(09:15) Whether he’s willing to give Johnson a rematch
(09:25) Acknowledgments and outro

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and now he covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.