“He’s constantly growing as a coach” - Janet Todd on head coach Bryan Popejoy’s eye for good talent

Riding a four-fight win streak, ONE Championship’s two-sport titleholder Janet Todd will make her return to the circle to unify her interim atomweight Muay Thai championship against reigning champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues.

Ahead of her Muay Thai showdown with Rodrigues, Todd spoke with Calf Kick Sports about training with Boxing Works head coach Bryan Popejoy.

“There are so many things. First of all, he’s constantly growing as a coach. He’s always watching fights not just Muay Thai or kickboxing, but MMA and boxing. Being able to mix some of those elements that might work in our Muay Thai and kickboxing game.”

Janet Todd continued:

“Just being able to see that tiny detail in our technique and say, ‘Maybe you didn’t turn your hips enough?’ Or ‘Maybe you need to sit down a little bit more’. And all of a sudden we’re punching with more power and we’re kicking harder.”

In addition to training Janet Todd to an impressive 7-1 promotional run with two world titles under the ONE Championship banner, Popejoy has also aided in the success of Jackie Buntan, a one-time strawweight Muay Thai title challenger with a 3-1 record inside the circle:

“It’s crazy the kind of eye he has for technique and for the sport."

Watch the full interview below:

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Roberto Soldic excited for three world title fights, including Janet Todd vs. Allycia Hellen Rodrigues, at ONE on Prime Video 5

It’s not just the fans that are excited for Friday night’s stacked ONE on Prime Video 5 lineup. ONE Championship newcomer Roberto Soldic, who will be competing on the evening’s main card, is equally excited for the three world title bouts that will follow his own highly-anticipated matchup. Sharing his excitement with The MMA Superfan, Soldic said:

"I can enjoy and watch the other fights, [three] fights for the belt. It's huge and people always ask me what I think about this... what I think about that. It's a crazy card, every fight is top level and you can expect everything."

In addition to the long-awaited ONE atomweight Muay Thai world title unification bout between Janet Todd and Allycia Hellen Rodrigues, fans will also be treated to the return of ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo, who will defend his title for the first time against Brazilian Matheus Gabriel.

In the main event of the evening, two-division ONE world champion Reinier de Ridder will defend his light heavyweight crown against the promotion’s reigning interim heavyweight world champion, Anatoly Malykhin. All of these fights and more can be seen live and for free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription in U.S. primetime this Friday night.