After knocking out Adrian Mattheis last month, Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang was ready to call it a year and recharge for a busy 2024.
But when ONE Championship offered him a rematch with Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado, he didn’t think twice about accepting. “I’d rather go back and fight, finish unfinished business, and after this, I can go and relax,” he continued. “Thunder Kid” was submitted twice and has experienced some close, disputable decision losses. But none will ever compare to losing via freak injury in a fight that he believes he was winning before the stoppage.
“It truly bothered me. It hurts losing in a way that’s beyond my control. I would’ve accepted it if I lost via submission, or via knockout, a clear loss – that’s easier to swallow,” Adiwang said. But now that he’s here, Adiwang wants to prove his ultimate point -- that the only reason the fight remains a blemish on his record was because he got injured.
Now that he’s healthy and confident, he knows that he can close this chapter and continue his ascent in the strawweight division. “At the back of my head, I know I need to finish this. I want to put an end to all talks, to see who’s the real winner, because the result of the first fight certainly left more questions,” he said.