Mark Striegl. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
From one Australian to another, Mark Striegl is not backing down from anyone.
Striegl (14-1) was initially set to face undefeated Australian Jordan Lucas (8-0) for the ONE Championship Spirit of Champions set Friday, but two weeks before the card, Reece McLaren (7-3) was placed in Lucas’ stead.
Nevertheless, Striegl will fight anyone as long it serves as a stepping-stone for a world title fight.
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“My focus right now is on my next opponent, and if a title shot comes up of course I’ll take the opportunity but if I have to fight another person I’ll fight another,” the bantamweight said Tuesday in a media scrum in Makati. “I’ll fight whoever ONE Championship wants me to fight.”
Lucas, as per Fight News Australia, has been forced out of the fight due to a cut leaving XFC bantamweight champion McLaren to take the fight.
Striegl added he had to change his strategy a little after initially preparing for Lucas but what matters for him is how he reacts against McLaren.
“It’s a different opponent so there’s definitely some thins to change up…you go to a fight, you have to adapt inside the cage,” Striegl said. “At the end of the day it’s