Reclaiming the ONE strawweight kickboxing world championship is the only thing occupying the mind of Jonathan Di Bella and he is making sure that it happens at ONE Friday Fights 68 on Friday, June 28 against Prajanchai PK Saenchai.
ONE fans know all too well how dangerous an opponent Prajanchai is and while Di Bella is ready to stand toe-to-toe with him, shoring up his defenses against the Thai great's stinging kicks will be paramount to his success.
In a video posted by ONE Championship on Instagram, the Team Di Bella Kickboxing product was seen preparing his lead leg to withstand Prajanchai's leg kick-heavy offense.
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Di Bella and Prajanchai were supposed to fight this past April, but the former failed the pre-fight hydration test amid an illness which led to the bout being scrapped, and was also stripped of his ONE strawweight kickboxing world title.
Jonathan Di Bella raring to upset Prajanchai in front of home crowd
Happening inside the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, Jonathan Di Bella is aware that he is entering enemy territory and the Italian-Canadian star is willing to use it as motivation.
Di Bella recently told Bolasport:
"This is a very tough challenge because, you know, especially that he's going to be fighting in his hometown, he probably lives not far from the arena because he's always here and yeah, you know, it's his people, his hometown, his stadium, and yeah, it's good."
Di Bella added:
"It'll be really nice to beat him here. I like it, I like that idea. I like it that I'm fighting a tough person and one of the best of the best in his hometown."
ONE Friday Fights 68 is available live on pay-per-view at watch.onefc.com.