“I’m expecting that kind of fight” - Eddie Abasolo sees getting into absolute brawl against Mohamed Younes Rabah in Bangkok

Eddie Abasolo expects nothing but absolute action when he steps between the ropes in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Filipino-American star will take on Mohamed Younes Rabah at a crucial featherweight Muay Thai showdown at the stacked ONE 169 card on Nov. 8, US primetime, at the historic Lumpinee Stadium.

In an interview with Cageside Press, Eddie Abasolo said he and Younes Rabah would lay it all on the line once they touch gloves.

Both fighters are coming off defeats in the previous matches and want nothing more than to get back on track and restart their respective bids for ONE Championship gold.

Eddie Abasolo said:

"Yeah, for sure. I’m expecting that kind of fight [kill or be killed] coming from him and by the way the fights have been playing out for me in my last couple of fights, that’s what it is for me too."

Abasolo is one of the most exciting fighters in ONE Championship, with his fluid style masking a devastating innate power that has often blinded his opponents.

'Silky Smooth', however, fell to a close split decision defeat to American rising star Luke Lessei in his last match at ONE Fight Night 19.

Younes Rabah, meanwhile, had a stellar debut in ONE Championship when he knocked out Thai star Saemapetch Fairtex in the first round of their ONE Fight Night 17 matchup.

The Algerian sniper, however, fell short in his second match when he suffered the same fate against Saemapetch in their rematch at ONE Fight Night 19.

ONE 169 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.

Watch Eddie Abasolo's entire interview below:

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Eddie Abasolo details how he fell in love with Muay Thai

Martial arts has always been a part of Eddie Abasolo's life, but Muay Thai wasn't the first discipline he fell in love with as a child.

In an interview with 4oz to Freedom, Abasolo said he first practiced Kajekunbo due to his father's influence before becoming a wrestler in high school.

It wasn't until he was 21 years old that Abasolo immersed himself in the Muay Thai culture.

"Martial arts started with my dad, he did Kajukenbo when I was a child and he put me in it as well, like at five years old. I did that until maybe nine or 10 and then I switched to Little League and then I wrestled in high school and then yeah I found Muay Thai when I was maybe about 21 because my wife—her brother was all all about Muay Thai."

He added:

"Then we just found a little a little gym and like a hole in the wall in Vallejo where I lived and from then on it was just, you know, history."