Narantungalag Jadambaa glad star pupil Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu has made it to the world title: “I’m personally very happy about this”

Narantungalag Jadambaa and Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu (Image by ONE Championship)
Narantungalag Jadambaa and Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu (Image by ONE Championship)

Former ONE featherweight MMA world champion Narantungalag ‘Tungaa’ Jadambaa is feeling a sense of pride as his prized pupil, ‘The Tormentor’ Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu, heads to Bangkok, Thailand this weekend for the chance to become a ONE world champion.

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Baatarkhuu is set to challenge ‘Wonder Boy’ Fabricio Andrade for the undisputed ONE bantamweight MMA world championship in the main event at ONE Fight Night 38: Andrade vs. Baatarkhuu on Prime Video.

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If ‘The Tormentor’ is successful, he will have followed in the footsteps of Mongolia’s first-ever ONE world champion, and Jadambaa could not be more proud.

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Jadambaa told the world’s largest martial arts organization in an interview:

“Eleven years after I became World Champion, in the very organization where I held the title, my trainee Enkh-Orgil has earned the opportunity to fight for the championship belt. I’m personally very happy about this.”
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ONE Fight Night 38: Andrade vs. Baatarkhuu on Prime Video will go down live in U.S. primetime on Friday, December 5, and will take place at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. North American fans can watch the event free of charge with Amazon Prime Video.


Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu thrilled for chance to follow in Jadambaa’s footsteps

‘The Tormentor’ Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu is equally as thrilled to follow in Narantungalag Jadambaa’s footsteps to honor his home country of Mongolia.

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The 36-year-old Physical: Asia star and No.4-ranked bantamweight MMA contender will challenge Fabricio ‘Wonder Boy’ Andrade for the ONE bantamweight MMA world title at ONE Fight Night 38: Andrade vs. Baatarkhuu on Prime Video this weekend.

‘The Tormentor’ said:

“Watching my trainer compete in ONE Championship sparked a secret desire in me to follow in his footsteps. I’m absolutely thrilled that my wish has finally come true. And I will try to repeat his achievement 11 years ago.”

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