"It makes me happy" - Kwon Won Il shares a rewarding aspect of coaching that helps him stay inspired

Many changes occur when a fighter decides to commit to coaching the next generation of athletes and ONE Championship star Kwon Won Il has learned a lot of lessons along the way.

In an interview on the Anything Goes podcast, the bantamweight MMA standout shared how his coaching responsibilities has affected his career:

"I have to make sure that they're ready. It's teamwork. I have to make sure of a lot of things right now. I have to put more emotions in there right now. But also, if things go right, I see my fighters and my students happy, and they achieve what they dreamed of and what they worked for, that feeling is just the best. It makes me happy. It gives me a reason why I'm doing this."

Watch the entire interview here:

Despite his newfound love for coaching, 'Pretty Boy' will be donning the four-ounce gloves himself in a few weeks as he challenges reigning bantamweight MMA king Fabricio Andrade at ONE 170 on Jan. 24, 2025, inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

Aside from it being Kwon's first opportunity at becoming a ONE world champion, it will also be his chance to avenge his June 2022 defeat to 'Wonder Boy'.

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Kwon Won Il promises to hurt Fabricio Andrade en route to dethroning him

Kwon Won Il wants to make Fabricio Andrade go through the same emotions he did when he lost to the Brazilian MMA superstar in their first encounter.

In the same conversation on the Anything Goes podcast, the 29-year-old said:

"You know, if he gets beaten up and he gets hit by me, he would be so surprised that he might even cry. It's gonna hurt him bad. It might make him cry, you know. So let's see."