Rene Catalan Eyes One Championship Title Bid

Filipino strawweight Rene Catalan (5-2 1NC) aims to get closer to his championship dreams when he clashes with former two-time One Championship strawweight champion Yoshitaka Naito at One: Reign of Valor, set on March 8 at the Thuwunnna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.

The multiple-time wushu world champion and head coach of Catalan Fighting System has been eyeing a rematch with Alex Silva, but instead got an equally dangerous grappler with six submission finishes in Naito (13-2).

Catalan admits his ground skills are not on the level of his opponent but maintains that his championship dream is bigger than any obstacle coming his way. “I am prepared and determined to take out any hurdle to…