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Gustavo Balart's time to shine has come, and he vows to make the most of it come August 2.
That evening, the third-ranked strawweight MMA contender collides with Jarred Brooks to determine the interim king. Their clash takes place inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
It has been a long time coming for the Cuban veteran, and whether or not he can rack an upset against 'The Monkey God' remains to be seen.
For now, however, he recognizes how big of a fight this could be for his brand-building mission on the global stage.
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Speaking to SerEbro EnlosDeportes, Gustavo Balart shared:
"This fight is really good in terms of exposure. It helps me. He's at the top of the division, he is number one, and I am the number three."
With four successive wins under his belt already, he now finds himself just one victory away from the gold that he's been chasing for the past couple of years.
Given the stakes and the significance of this match for 'El Gladiador,' he should be all ready to produce another firework display inside the Thai capital next month to return back home as the ONE interim strawweight MMA world champion.
Watch the full interview here:
Gustavo Balart-Jarred Brooks and the other banger fights confirmed for ONE Fight Night 24
Before Gustavo Balart and Jarred Brooks duke out to determine the interim king of the strawweight MMA division, the promotion's latest outing inside the Mecca of Muay Thai is stacked with talent from top to bottom.
In the co-main event, American grappling sensation Danielle Kelly puts her gold on the line for the first time against Brazilian jiu-jitsu veteran Mayssa Bastos.
A pair of fire bantamweight Muay Thai scraps – Rambolek Chor Ajalabon vs. Craig Coakley and Ferrari Fairtex vs. Vladimir Kuzmin – are also set to go down on the August 2 bill.
Other athletes who will be part of the promotion's latest Fight Night offering are Taiki Naito, Elias Mahmoudi, Shamil Gasanov, Yosuke Saruta, and Aaron Canarte.
Active Amazon Prime Video subscribers can catch the entire ONE Fight Night 24 card live in U.S. primetime for free on August 2.
