Marcus Buchecha hopes he and “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane within the kill collide at Friday’s ONE Combat Evening 13.
ONE Championship has tried to pair up the heavyweights more than one times within the previous, but the matchup fell apart attributable to moderately a few reasons in 2021 and 2022. It’s but again booked for Aug. 4, this time for Bangkok, Thailand, but the jiu-jitsu ace won’t accumulate his hopes excessive right but.
“I’ll most productive imagine it when he’s in entrance of me, since the rest can happen. But within the kill, exact?” Buchecha mentioned with a smile on this week’s episode of MMA Combating’s Trocação Franca podcast. “Let’s spy if it occurs, but after so many cancellations and frustrations early on in my occupation, I’ve realized that this would most likely well additionally merely happen. If this battle falls [apart] a day earlier than, I won’t accumulate pissed off or pissed or the rest like that because I comprehend it goes to happen. It has took place twice, on the other hand it positively isn’t something I want. [Laughs.]”
Buchecha used to be first booked to meet “Reug Reug” for his MMA debut in 2021 after an very excellent occupation in jiu-jitsu, and now enters the ring utilizing a ideal four-battle winning lope in MMA with four first-round finishes.
“I’m manner more contented combating, and it has given me time to explore the positives and negatives about him, so that’s also lawful,” Buchecha mentioned of combating Kane now. The Senegalese heavyweight is 5-1 in MMA, having won his previous two below the ONE banner.
“We’re comely the same by manner of occupation so it won’t be an advantage or downside for any of us. This may perhaps occasionally most likely well be cool that this battle is within the kill going on — if it occurs.”
“I’m always ready for the worst,” he continued, explaining the “if it occurs” commentary. “I’ve realized that in my MMA occupation, thought that this would most likely well additionally merely happen plenty. It didn’t happen that ceaselessly in grappling tournaments. I used to be always ready to battle heaps of opponents and now I’m making ready for right one, so it’s positively better. On the quit of the day it’s a 15-minute battle, worst-case scenario. Finest case scenario, it’s shorter.”
Buchecha will battle in a hoop for the first time in MMA, and known as a Brazilian myth for recommendation.
“After they told me it used to be going to be in a hoop, I spoke plenty [with other fighters], especially ‘Minotauro,’” he mentioned, regarding historical PRIDE and UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. “‘Minotauro’ mentioned he preferred combating on a hoop in contrast a cage attributable to the ropes. I educated that plenty within the gym. It’s a obvious approach, the kind you tear is varied within the ring.”
Buchecha also thanks head coach Katel Kubis, a Muay Thai specialist, for serving to him adapt to the squared circle. Despite his evolution on the feet, even supposing, Buchecha makes no secret about his approach.
“It would be hypocrite to train I don’t [want to submit him], exact?” Buchecha mentioned. “I always wish to forestall the battle with a submission, but I’m ready to battle Quarter-hour on the feet if I if truth be told should always. The target is to always submit within the first round. I’m obvious he’s coming with the identical intent, to land a punch and soon as he can. No one needs to poke this battle to later rounds, especially at heavyweight.”
