ONE Championship striker Smilla Sundell is getting ready for her Muay Thai strawweight championship showdown. On April 22, the promotion will introduce a Muay Thai title to the division, with Sundell vs. Jackie Buntan set for the inaugural championship match.
The Swedish-born striker is preparing in the hardest way possible. She's getting her ribs and torso smashed at the Fairtex Training Center, her home gym. In a ONE Championship Instagram video, Sundell can be seen trading viciously with her training partner.
Watch the clip of Sundell training below:
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It seems she is used to this type of preparation. In her own Instagram clip from February, she can be seen putting her arms to the side and allowing her training partner to strike her ribs and torso.
Watch the clip of Sundell's training routine below:
She captioned the video:
"Easy!"
Smilla Sundell made her debut in ONE Championship with a stunning knockout of Diandra Martin at ONE: Full Circle.
Smilla Sundell's title shot at ONE Reloaded
ONE Championship will be introducing a Muay Thai strawweight title at ONE Reloaded on April 22. The inaugural championship match will see Sweden's 17-year-old Muay Thai phenom Smilla Sundell against Filipino-American technician Jackie Buntan.
The young Swede boasts an incredible record. She already has 33 wins to her name with a very impressive 22 of these coming by way of KO/TKO.
Watch Sundell in action in the video below:
Sundell trains alongside some of the finest in combat sports, including the WBC world champion and three-time Irish ISKA champion, Sean 'Clubber' Clancy of Ireland. Also in her corner are great Muay Thai fighters such as Stamp Fairtex, Wondergirl Fairtex, and 2018 Muay Thai Grand Prix Welterweight Champion Saemapetch.
No doubt, she has some of the best training partners in the world at the Fairtex Training Center in Thailand.
Sundell can be seen alongside her gym mates in an Instagram post. The caption reads:
"Only champions and a farang"
'Farang' is a foreigner who competes in Muay Thai.
Her April 22 opponent is someone who has spent her entire life training in this discipline. Jackie Buntan made her debut in ONE Championship in 2021 and has stayed undefeated. She has an impressive three-fight win streak in the division, defeating Ekaterina Vandaryeva, Daniela Lopez, and Sundell's training partner Wondergirl Fairtex.