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Jeremy Miado says he's put extra focus on grappling for Hiroba Minowa fight: "I need to get better in those areas"

Jeremy Miado prioritized improvement in his grappling skills during his training camp for ONE Fight Night 23.

On July 5, Ok Rae Yoon and Alibeg Rasulov will headline ONE Fight Night 23 for the interim lightweight MMA world title. Earlier in the night, Miado looks to end a three-fight skid when he faces number four-ranked Hiroba Minowa, who is also coming off three consecutive losses in the ONE strawweight MMA division.

Heading into next Friday's event, Miado is focused on proving he's evolved his grappling skills to counter Minowa. During an interview with The MMA Super, 'The Jaguar' had this to say about adjustments he made in his latest training camp:

"I trained a lot of jiu-jitsu and grappling defense for this fight. A lot of drills and repetitions, because admittedly, I lacked in these areas in my losses. I need to get better in those areas."

ONE Fight Night 23 goes down inside the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The July 5 event featuring Hiroba Minowa vs Jeremy Miado can be seen live and for free by North American and Canadian viewers with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.

Watch Miado's entire interview with The MMA Superfan below:


What's at stake between Jeremy Miado and Hiroba Minowa?

On August 2, number one-ranked Jeremy Miado and number three-ranked Gustavo Balart will battle for the interim ONE strawweight MMA world title. The winner of the ONE Fight Night 25 main event is expected to face the division's king, Joshua Pacio, once he returns from his torn ACL.

Meanwhile, Jeremy Miado and Hiroba Minowa look to strengthen their presence in the division. Despite his three-fight losing streak, Miado has an opportunity to showcase an impressive performance against Minowa and potentially enter the ONE strawweight MMA rankings.

As for Minowa, a win against Miado would establish momentum and put him in the conversation for a number-one contender matchup. It'll be intriguing to see who emerges victorious at next Friday's ONE Fight Night 23.

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