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Showing posts with label Honorio Banario. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 22, 2019
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH IN HO CHI MINH ON 6 SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
CARLO DI BLASI NAMED PRESIDENT OF ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY
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Friday, July 26, 2019
Danny Kingad Excited To Share The Stage With Fellow Team Lakay Members
Danny “The King” Kingad is gearing up to face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Reece “Lightning” McLaren at ONE: DAWN OF HEROES in front of his compatriots on August 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
Kingad will be one of five athletes from Team Lakay who will see action on the card.
When he was young, Kingad was a troubled teen treading on the wrong path. Eventually, he was course-corrected after joining the Baguio-based Team Lakay during his senior year of high school. There, he was groomed to become an excellent athlete and a role model.
Being a member of Team Lakay is something Kingad is extremely proud of.
“Being a member of Team Lakay has played a huge factor in my improvement, not only as an athlete but as a human being as well,” Kingad said.
“Prior to joining the team, I knew very little about martial arts apart from the basic kicks and punches. Under the guidance of my coach, I learned proper execution as well as other skills such as grappling, submission wrestling, fluid striking, and others.
“When I was young, I was in a very bad crowd and it had a negative impact on my life. Team Lakay helped me out of that dark place and taught me values like respect and honor, and I generally became a better person.”
Kingad will compete on the same stage with four of his Team Lakay brothers, including Eduard Folayang, Honorio Banario, Geje Eustaquio, and Edward Kelly.
Training five athletes simultaneously may seem like an overwhelming task for Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao, but the team’s discipline and teamwork makes his job easier and more efficient. Kingad also does his best to maximize training and finds some advantages in training in a group setting.
“Personally, I think having five of us Team Lakay members competing on the same card is advantageous,” Kingad concluded.
“Everyone’s always at the gym training and we’re all focused and determined to be in the best condition possible. We know we are all individually responsible for the outcome of our bouts, so we help each other get to where we want to be.
“At the event, it serves a huge boost to our morale knowing that we have family cheering us on from our corners, no matter the result. I can say our bond at Team Lakay is unbreakable.”
Kingad is on the rise and continues to rack up wins. We can only expect he shines brighter in Manila when he performs alongside his Team Lakay brothers in front of his countrymen. If he’s able to defeat McLaren, Kingad will move on to the final round of the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix, where he will face the winner between Demetrious Johnson and Tatsumitsu Wada.
Monday, July 8, 2019
DANNY KINGAD TAKES ON REECE MCLAREN IN ONE FLYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX SEMI-FINALS
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Saturday, June 29, 2019
Honorio Banario Will Not Waste His Second Chance In Lightweight Tournament
Team Lakay’s Honorio “The Rock” Banario will return to the Mall Of Asia Arena in Manila on August 2 to face Timofey Nastyukhin in the semi-finals of the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix at ONE: DAWN OF HEROES.
Banario was eliminated from the tournament when he failed to overcome Lowen Tynanes’ superior wrestling and groundwork at ONE: HERO’S ASCENT. Banario ended up getting knocked out in the first round when he got caught in a mounted crucifix and Tynanes went on to advance to the semi-final round.
Due to unfortunate events, however, Tynanes has suffered another back injury amidst his preparations for Nastyukhin and was forced to withdraw from the tournament. This paved the way for the former world champion to get back into the mix of the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix.
Tynanes is the second to fall to injury in the tournament after Ariel Sexton was also sidelined on the other bracket.
“I’m truly grateful to be given this second chance at the Grand Prix by ONE Championship,” Banario said.
“Opportunities like these in the world of martial arts are diamonds in the rough and this is definitely something that I will not allow to pass me by. It’s truly unfortunate about what happened to Ariel [Sexton] and Lowen [Tynanes] and I wish for their fast recovery.”
Banario on the other hand has also had his fair share of highlight reel knockouts during his time in the ONE Circle. It will be difficult to distinguish who among the two powerful strikers will prevail, although Banario says he and Nastyukhin are quite different.
“I think Timofey and I have different striking skills,” Banario said.
“He is more explosive and aggressive while I prefer to be accurate and bide my time with my attacks. He is a very dangerous striker and I respect his skills as a martial artist but I will not allow myself to lose just yet.”
Banario has a lot to be thankful for lately and he wants to show his gratitude with the best performance of his entire career.
“I am not one to give a prediction but you can expect me to give everything I have and more until the very end,” Banario concluded.
“I want to show my appreciation to ONE Championship by giving them a performance worthy of a world champion as well as give my fellow Filipinos something to cheer about.”
Friday, April 1, 2016
ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS Eric Kelly, Honorio Banario set for ONE Championship Manila event
Two of the nation’s top Filipino mixed martial artists are returning to the ONE Championship cage at ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS which takes place April 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines. Both Eric “The Natural” Kelly (12-2) and Team Lakay’s Honorio “The Rock” Banario (8-6) are coming off stinging defeats and are looking to get back in the winner’s circle.
The two Baguio City fighters were in Manila Thursday, March 31, to meet with media at a press luncheon.
Kelly, 33, and Banario, 26, both spent their previous bouts on the wrong end of Guillotine chokes, figuring in losses to the same man in Malaysia’s Ev Ting. Yet both are ready to get right back in and show the world that there’s still a lot of fight left in the tank.
Kelly will be facing the extremely dangerous Timofey Nastyukhin (9-2) of Russia. Kelly was once on the cusp of a featherweight title shot, but after lackluster performances against Hiroshige Tanaka and Ting, the opportunity passed him by. Now, he’s looking for redemption and another crack at ONE Championship gold.
“The goal of every fighter is to become champion, but for now my focus is on [Timofey] Nastyukhin,” said Kelly, who is preparing himself in various gyms in the high altitudes of Baguio City.
“For me, I don’t have a stable gym where I train at full-time. I train more naturally,” Kelly added. “Whichever gym I find myself in, that’s where I train. Mostly, I just watch Youtube videos and apply it to my training and then I go to some gyms to test it out. I am in the constant search for more knowledge for my career.”
Banario on the other hand is in an unfortunate situation, having lost his last five bouts under the ONE Championship banner. To give credit where credit is due however, Banario lost to some of the best in his division in talents such as Koji Oishi, former champion Narantungalag Jadambaa, Herbert Burns and Ting.
Now, Banario faces fellow Filipino and former URCC standout Vaughn “The Spawn” Donayre (8-4). Donayre is a Filipino mixed martial artist based in Dubai, and is also searching for his first victory inside the ONE Cage.
“Vaughn Donayre is a complete fighter also. I prepared for this fight. This will be my comeback fight because in the past few years I’ve been losing to the biggest fighters in my division. But now this is a new challenge for me if I can come back,” said Banario, who is hard at work to prove his career is on the verge of a new beginning.
“My conditioning is good. I feel strong in this state. I’m very strong at my normal fighting weight. I changed the way I approach the fight. I pace myself more now whereas before it was all fast-paced, that’s why I make mistakes from the first round. Now, I will pace myself until I get my timing down, then I’ll strike,” Banario added.
ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS is ONE Championship’s first event in Manila this year, and will be held at the state-of-the-art Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The card will be headlined by ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren as he defends his title against former Combat Sambo world champion Nikolay Aleksakhin of Russia.
*This is Press Release
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
FILIPINO WARRIORS TO HOLD OPEN WORKOUT ON TUESDAY
Three of the biggest sports stars in the Philippines are set to hold a workout to showcase their skills this coming Tuesday. Kevin Belingon, Eduard Folayang and Honorio Banario are set to return to action at ONE FC: WARRIOR’S WAY, and prior to the biggest bouts of their lives, will showcase to a select group of media the new skills that they have acquired since we last seen them in the ONE FC cage.
We last saw the representatives from Team Lakay in action in various events earlier this year, and they now return to the year-end event in Manila to cap off 2014. Eduard Folayang and Kevin Belingon can be considered title contenders, and they will be poised for a potential opportunity in the future should they overcome their respective opponents on 5 December.
Folayang is riding a two-fight winning streak while Belingon came close in a #1 contender’s bout earlier this year. Teammate and former ONE FC Featherweight World Champion Honorio Banario will also compete in Manila for the first time this year in a potential epic. Standing opposite Banario in the cage will be Herbert Burns, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion who is on a hot streak since debuting in ONE FC.
The Wushu exponents turned mixed martial artists are the Philippines’ best hopes to a world championship in ONE FC. Once criticised for their lack of grappling skills, they have rounded out their skills with the incorporation of a wrestling regime. ComeTuesday next week, a privileged few will get to see the new and improved versions of these warriors before they fly the flag for the country against foreign mixed martial artists. This is the final rallying call for Filipino fans to join them as they start their conquest towards ONE FC gold!
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Tickets for ONE FC: WARRIOR’S WAY on 5 December in Manila are on sale now at SM Tickets (http://www.smtickets.com). Ticket categories begin with the full Red Carpet and cageside experience for VIPs at PHP 6,360 followed by Patron PHP 3,180, Lower Box PHP 1,280, Upper Box PHP 640 and General Admission PHP 220. Prices include ticketing fee. Pre-sale packages are currently available.
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