Nabil Anane faces the toughest test of his career as he takes on striking veteran Petchtanong Petchfergus in a bantamweight kickboxing joust at ONE Fight Night 26.
Danial Williams, however, believes the former will be able to gather a shocking upset against the former ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion when they lock horns inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 6.
The six-foot-three phenom has not looked back since suffering a loss to ONE world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 in his promotional bow at ONE Friday Fights 22 in June last year.
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Anane has looked better and much sharper with each passing fight, and in the form he's in, Williams reckons he will have Petchtanong's number.
When asked about Petchtanong's chances against Nabil Anane, 'Mini T' told Sportskeeda MMA:
"I think this will be hard for him because Nabil is young, and he's gonna be aggressive. At the same time, Petchtanong has one of the best IQs in the game, so I can't count him out. But Nabil's the new blood in town."
Anane las featured inside the circle in a dominant win over Burmese striker Soe Lin Oo at ONE Friday Fights 81 this past September.
On Williams' end, the three-sport superstar is locked in for a strawweight Muay Thai matchup against Thongpoon PK Saenchai on the same card.
ONE Fight Night 26 will be available to active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America.
Nabil Anane wants to make it all the way to the top in ONE Championship
Nabil Anane is rather confident that he has what it takes to become one of the best Muay Mats today in due time.
Shortly after his win over Soe Lin Oo a couple of months back, the 20-year-old upstart bared his dream to members of the media in a post-fight scrum, saying:
"I want to be number one, and I want the world to remember my name. So it's the motivation that keeps me on this road."