June - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
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to work in other parts of the
country just to support the
family,” said Dejdamrong, re-
calling his tough upbringing.
“To help ease my parents’
burden, I supported my fam-
ily by competing in Muay
Thai, hence the sport means
a lot to me and my family.”
After making a name for
himself and winning mul-
tiple titles in Muay Thai,
Dejdamrong decided it was
time for a different chal-
lenge, one that called for
him to take it up a notch and
try his hand at mixed martial
arts. In 2014, Dejdamrong
joined ONE Championship’s
flyweight ranks and was eas-
ily a fighter to look out for.
Dejdamrong added that be-
sides the challenge offered
by MMA, his move to Singa-
pore to be part of the Evolve
MMA team and training
alongside other world cham-
pions made him fall in love
with MMA even more.
Because of an impressive
pedigree obtained through-
out his Muay Thai career, all
eyes were on Dejdamrong as
he made his debut inside the
ONE cage. Much was expect-
ed from the 36-year old Thai.
When asked about his debut
fight with ONE last year, De-
jdamrong said, “I was really
excited to show the world
how much I have diversi-
fied as a fighter after train-
ing with the team at Evolve.
I was mentally prepared and
went out strong with my
team backing me.
“My debut with ONE is defi-
nitely one of the most mem-
orable fights in my life.”
After going unbeaten in his
first four fights for the pro-
motion, with two wins by
submission and two by dev-
astating knockout, Dejdam-
rong is up for a new chal-
lenge.
On May 22, at the Singapore
Indoor Stadium in Singa-
pore, he steps back into the
ONE cage, this time, to fight
for a world championship.
“I am very excited to be back
again with ONE to now fight
for a title.,” he said.
With ONE’s flyweight divi-
sion stacked, and ONE Fly-
weight World Champion
Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes
reigning supreme, Dejdam-
rong realized an opportunity
was present at strawweight.
Dropping down to 115 lbs.,
Dejdamrong makes his de-
but in ONE’s lightest weight
division in a title fight.
Dejdamrong will go up
against a formidable foe,
former Filipino pro-boxer,
Roy “The Pilipino Badboy”
Doliguez (Boxing: 18-19-9,
11 KO).
Like Dejdamrong, Doliguez
originated from a different
combat sport and has en-
joyed relative success since
