The Myanmar Featherweight Tournament was designed to unearth a mixed martial arts star in Myanmar.
Phoe Thaw and Saw Yan Paing worked their way to the finals and fought for that distinction at ONE: STATE OF WARRIORS at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.
In the end, Phoe Thaw needed less than five total minutes to become The Myanmar Featherweight Tournament Champion thanks to mounted strikes.
In the semi-finals, Phoe Thaw improved his record to a perfect 3-0, winning via ground and pound in just 22 seconds. It took longer in the finals, but the result was the same as he secured victory again with mounted strikes.
Saw Yan Paing successfully debuted in mixed martial arts in the tournament semi-finals going bell-to-bell, but after brief resistance reversing Phoe Thaw’s dominant positions — even securing his own takedown — he succumbed to Phoe Thaw at 3:23 of round one.
The 31-year-old Phoe Thaw moved his professional fight record to 4-0, victorious twice in one night at ONE: STATE OF WARRIORS to become the Myanmar Featherweight Tournament Champion.
The 28-year-old Saw yan Paing will now aim to rebound from mixed results in his first event fighting in MMA.
