Drex Zamboanga can’t wait for ONE debut

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

 

The brother of ONE’s top-ranked contender in the women’s atomweight, Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga, has his eyes on the prize and cannot wait to set foot inside the ONE ring.

Drex “T-Rex” Zamboanga is eager to prove he belongs in ONE after a successful run in the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) as a title-holder.

For Drex, the move from URCC to ONE has been a long-time dream of his years ago and it’s his aim to let other top Asian Mixed Martial Arts fighters out there know that he can compete with them.

“First time ko rin lalaro sa ganitong big stage na walang tao. Siguro iisipin ko na lang na merong nanonood sa akin, yung family ko. Isipin ko na lang, imagine ko na lang na yung mama ko, yung papa ko nanonood sa gilid para at least man lang mainspire yung utak ko at ganahan ako sa laban,” Zamboanga said.

As a URCC champion, Asian MMA analysts are expecting a lot from Zamboanga after impressive outing in his last fight, stopping Seung Hyun Cho in a well-fought battle.

“Talagang sobrang nakakaexcite itong darating na laban kasi although matagal na ako sa larangan ng mixed martial arts, yung feeling ko siguro na makatuntong pa sa one of the biggest stages sa Asia ng mixed martial arts, ibang level yun,” added Zamboanga.

The pride of the Philippines will be squaring off against the hard-hitting Detchadin Sorsirisupathin of Thailand.