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'Smokin' Jo Nattawut is pleased to run it back with Tawanchai PK Saenchai regardless of the ruleset on offer.
The No.3-ranked featherweight Muay Thai challenger competes for the latter's divisional gold at ONE 167, which emanates live from the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 7.
At ONE Fight Night 15 in October last year, the Thai Top Team affiliate stepped up to take on the ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion in a kickboxing clash after Superbon picked up an injury in the lead-up to the October 6 card.
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Though Tawanchai extended his winning streak at the expense of 'Smokin' Jo, the challenger left a lasting impression throughout their nine-minute duel, a performance that possibly earned him an opportunity to run it back against the former next week.
Speaking on his rematch, Jo Nattawut revealed that he didn't have a preference for whether or not their duel took place in kickboxing or Muay Thai.
He told Sportsmanor:
"Yeah, It's going to be an exciting fight for sure. I believe so. I don't think that I was ever wanting this rematch to be a Muay Thai fight or [kickboxing]. I just enjoy the process during a fight, and I don't think about anything else."
Their contest, originally, set for the co-main event of ONE 167, will now headline the stacked bill inside the Thai capital city as Stamp withdrew from her ONE atomweight MMA world title defense against No.2-ranked Denice Zamboanga due to an injury to her left knee two weeks ago.
Watch Jo Nattawut's full interview here:
Jo Nattawut says he's 'working hard' for Tawanchai redo
Eager to right his mistakes from the past, Jo Nattawut has spared no effort when he runs it back against Tawanchai in a couple of weeks.
In the same interview, he touched on his mindset heading into this pivotal ONE world title tilt:
"First things first, my mindset for this rematch is always about working hard. That's important. That's number one."
ONE 167 will air live and for free to all active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada in U.S. primetime on Friday, June 7.
