“I just have to trust myself” - Jo Nattawut says game plan against Superbon is having faith in his abilities

The only game plan 'Smokin' Jo Nattawut is taking into his clash with Superbon is to have faith in his abilities.

After back-to-back wars with ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai, Nattawut will add another titleholder to his resume when he headlines ONE Friday Fights 81 on September 27. Meeting him in the pay-per-view event's highly anticipated headliner will be the interim ONE featherweight kickboxing king, Superbon.

Superbon and Nattawut will meet in a featherweight Muay Thai clash which will serve as Superbon's second time competing in the art of eight limbs under the ONE Championship banner.

In an exclusive interview, Nattawut shared some insight into his game plan ahead of fight night. He told Sportskeeda MMA that he's planning to rely on his skills and figure out the rest in real time.

"There's no fixed expectation in terms of the result," Nattawut said. "I just have to trust myself that I can put on my best performance."

Overall, Jo Nattawut is 72-12, with six of his wins coming inside the Circle. Along the way, he's gone toe-to-toe with some of the best strikers in the business, including Giorgio Petrosyan, Chingiz Allazov, and Tawanchai.

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Can Superbon hang with Jo Nattawut in the art of eight limbs?

In April, Superbon once again claimed 26 pounds of ONE Championship gold, delivering a dominant performance against three-time GLORY Kickboxing titleholder Marat Grigorian at ONE Friday Fights 58 to capture the interim featherweight kickboxing strap.

Before that Superbon dipped his toe into the world of Muay Thai, facing Tawanchai four months prior at ONE Friday Fights 46.

Though he came up short, Superbon more than held his own throughout the five-round affair and plans on running it back with the featherweight Muay Thai champion before long—just as soon as he takes care of some business against Jo Nattawut.

ONE Friday Fights 81 will air live and exclusively on pay-per-view on Friday, September 27, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. You can purchase the event exclusively on the official ONE Championship website.