Kingad believes defeat to Johnson will make him a better MMA fighter
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:03:08 +0000
For three rounds, Danny Kingad tested himself against the greatest flyweight in history, Demetrious Johnson.
And while Kingad was unable to secure the victory over “Mighty Mouse” when they met in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Championship Finals, it did give him a sense of placement in the rankings.
Kingad will try to rebound from that defeat at ONE: Fire and Fury when he faces Xie Wei on Jan. 31 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Danny Kingad believes his defeat to Demetrious Johnson will serve him in good stead this 2020.
Kingad’s loss snapped a six-game winning run, thus forcing him to do a little self-reflection before deciding to return to action in early 2020.
“Everyone will see something new from me in the coming year,” Kingad said. “With everything that I learned about myself in 2019, the next year will be a chance for me to show how much I have grown. My personal goal is to win every match in order to become worthy of a world title challenge soon.”
Kingad, who earned victories over Reece McLaren, Senzo Ikeda, and Tatsumitsu Wada over the past 12 months, is now 13-2 in his career, including 9 wins in 11 appearances for ONE Championship.
“I learned a lot,” Kingad said.
“I was against top-caliber athletes who were able to make me realize some of my weaknesses, which I continuously work on to improve. The experience (of facing Johnson) was very exciting, and I was really happy because I was given a chance to be a part of (the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Championship).”
Despite coming away without the victory, Kingad said: “I am very much satisfied with my performance, and I am really happy to have competed against such talented athletes.”