The Ukrainian champion stands at a towering 200 centimeters tall, which is uncommon for his weight class. Kryklia knows this for a fact and has found success by exploiting it in every match possible.
Aygun’s body of work seems to differ. The Dutch-Turkish fighter owns a 17-1 professional kickboxing record, including a 5-0 record in championship bouts. The only loss on his record is a doctor’s stoppage in a fight that he was controlling.
In his ONE Championship debut, Aygun was originally set to face Kryklia, but the fight was pulled because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Instead, heavy hitter Anderson Silva stepped in as a replacement to face Aygun. The 33-year-old made the most out of his moment and proceeded to dominate Silva through three rounds of action.
However, Roman Kryklia is unfazed by any of his opponent’s records or claims.
Roman Kryklia believes he has superior weapons
Roman Kryklia’s world title did not magically fall on his lap. He fought to be on top of the division. The champion believes that his weapons are also far superior to Murat Aygun’s.
In his two appearances in the Circle, Kryklia has used these weapons with great success. He handled his business with Tarik Khbabez in November 2019’s ONE: Age of Dragons to claim the inaugural world title for the division. Khbabez, who stands close to Aygun’s height, suffered a TKO via the three-knockdown rule.
Two weeks after Aygun’s debut, Krkylia defended his world title against Andrei Stoica. The Romanian was riding a three-bout winning streak prior to the meeting. However, Kryklia continued his own unbeaten run by defeating Stoica.
Kryklia also said he would not be surprised by what Aygun brings as he goes for another win:
Kryklia is currently on a 10-fight win streak. The 30-year-old last lost in 2018 and only has seven defeats in his career.
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