“He was really tough back then” - Dante Leon won't expect the same Tommy Langaker from 2018 duel

29-year-old Canadian BJJ star Dante Leon seeks vengeance when he steps inside the ONE Championship ring this weekend to take on former foe Tommy Langaker. The Pedigo Submission Fighting athlete is set to face the Norwegian IBJJ champ this Friday night and is looking to even the score in their rivalry at one win apiece.

The two first met in 2018, when Langaker took home a points victory in the Pan Americans.

Leon told Jits Magazine in a recent interview:

"Yeah, I think some things you could take away from the match, even though it was so long ago, I think, you know, Tommy's obviously still really good. He was really tough back then. He's still really tough now, but given what's happened in the meantime, I think it'd be silly of me to make any kind of real assumptions or think I know anything because I had a match with him back then."

Leon says they both have evolved greatly since their first encounter, and he fully expects an all-new match with new dynamics this second time around.

Dante Leon and Tommy Langaker run it back at ONE Fight Night 27 on Prime Video

Dante Leon wants to even the score at 1-1 when he rematches Tommy Langaker at ONE Fight Night 27: Tang vs. Abdullaev on Prime Video, which broadcasts live in U.S. primetime from the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Jan. 10.

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