Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang kicks off 2021 with a comeback win vs. Japanese opponent

Team Lakay’s Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang started the year with victory after successfully knocking out Japanese foe Namiki Kawahara in ONE: Unbreakable on Friday, January 22 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The Cordilleran strawweight MMA fighter bagged the win after delivering a heavy left hook on Kawahara during the 3 minute mark of the second round, knocking his opponent cold on the ground.

Adiwangs’s KO victory marks his comeback win after his close-split decision loss with Hiroba Minowa in December 2020, which ended his seven-time winning streak. In the post-fight interview with Mitch Chilson, Adiwang becomes emotional after being asked what his message for everyone back home was. “We’ve been through a lot,” said the 27-year old fighter, “to my family, I love you so much, this is for you.” Adiwang dedicated his win to his late mother Leticia who succumbed to her illness in December 2020.

Watch Adiwang vs. Kawahara FULL FIGHT here