"I'm going to display the best technique possible" - BJJ royalty Marcelo Garcia out to show that he hasn't lost a step at ONE 170

Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Marcelo Garcia is fired up to show that he hasn't missed a beat since his last grappling match back in 2011.

The 41-year-old put pen to paper on a deal with ONE Championship last month, and the ground game wizard is now locked in for his hotly anticipated debut against Japanese submission specialist Masakazu Imanari at ONE 170 on Jan. 24.

Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, the multi-time BJJ world champion bared his goal for fight night inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand:

"I'm there to prove that I [have] worked really hard, that I'm going to display the best technique possible."

Doubling down on what he wants to achieve, he continued:

"I want to go there to prove that I have developed a better technique. I'm there to prove, to show to people who watch that I have a very refined technique."

Marcelo Garcia is no stranger to the biggest platforms of BJJ and submission grappling. A five-time IBJJF world champion and a four-time ADCC world champion, the Brazilian icon has faced the who's who of the discipline.

Still, he can expect to be put to the test against a tapout master like Imanari, who racked up a mindblowing 29 submission wins across his 25-year MMA career.

Watch his full interview here:

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Marcelo Garcia says his kids will be the happiest of the lot in ONE 170 debut

In the same interview, the father of two told Ariel Helwani that his two children will be over the moon to watch him back in action.

The BJJ black belt continued:

"Once my kids were born and I took so much time to be around them and now they're getting old. I feel like they're going to be happy to see their dad go compete and I don't want to miss the opportunity."