“I’m Going to Knock Her Out” – Allycia Rodrigues Wants to Impress by Finishing Janet Todd at ONE Fight Night 8

Allycia Hellen Rodrigues will finally get back into action after a near-three-year break, and the Brazilian hopes to carry on from where she left in her last promotional appearance. The Phuket Fight Club representative meets Janet “JT” Todd in a ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Title unification match, which serves as the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 8: Bhullar vs. Malykhin on Prime Video on Friday, March 24. 

In a battle that has all the makings of another epic contest for gold inside the squared Circle, Rodrigues hopes to impress, defend her gold, and do what no other woman had done in the past – put “JT” to sleep.

Allycia Helen Rodrigues was extremely confident about her victory via knockout

“I’m going to knock her out. I believe we’ll exchange some blows in the first and second rounds, but the intention is to press from the beginning in search of the knockout,” the mum-champ said. The atomweight Muay Thai queen took a pause from her career to focus on her pregnancy and childbirth in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Although she took a break from competing, Rodrigues never stopped training – making sure her weapons in the “art of eight limbs” were polished before she returned.

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Then, the Brazilian striking queen was slated to unify her crown with Todd at ONE on Prime Video 5 in December last year. But the latter, who won the interim atomweight Muay Thai belt during Rodrigues’ absence, was forced out of the tie after testing positive for COVID-19. That delay, however, proved to be a blessing in disguise for the 25-year-old World Champion.

Rodrigues had been working to fill the gaps in her game

Although she believed she had all the necessary skills and mentality to slug it out against the American striking dynamo last year, Rodrigues felt there were certain areas within her arsenal that could’ve been better with a bit more time.

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“I feel very comfortable with my elbowing and kicking game because it’s something I can do really well. But I’ve also been working a lot on my boxing,” Rodrigues added. “This postponement of the fight helped me to have more time to improve my boxing even more. I’ve been training every day since the postponement of the fight.”

Catch the two duke it out at ONE Fight Night 8: Bhullar vs. Malykhin on Prime Video on Friday, March 24.