Nabil Anane reveals victorious game plan that beat Felipe Lobo: “I used my range a lot”
20-year-old six-foot bantamweight Muay Thai sensation Nabil Anane of Thailand is fresh off a one-sided domination of third-ranked ONE bantamweight Muay Thai contender Felipe 'Demolition Man' Lobo of Brazil at ONE Fight Night 24: Brooks vs. Balart on Prime Video last weekend.
The Algerian-Thai phenom used the full breadth of his fighting skills to shock the Brazilian former ONE world title challenger to earn the unanimous decision on the judges' scorecards.
Speaking to Sportskeeda in an exclusive post-fight interview, Anane revealed his game plan.
The six-foot bantamweight star said:
"I didn't really feel anything, because this fight, I used my range a lot. He didn't get any opportunity to touch me, but he was very, very, very tough. I felt it when I punched him in the clinch. He was very strong. But when I knew the clinch doesn't work wasn't working. So I changed to another game plan, you know, with my brother Mehdi Zatout and with my coach, Chris. We got a lot of plans. We were planning one month since the last fight I fought, and three days after I got back to the gym and was working. So, yeah, it did work. If one thing doesn't work, another thing will work, you know."
Needless to say, Anane certainly proved a lot of doubters wrong with his victory over Lobo, and we can't wait to see him back in action again in the near future.
Nabil Anane elated with shocking victory, thanks fans: "I'm very proud of myself"
Nabil Anane is on cloud nine following his win over Felipe Lobo, and the 20-year-old French-Algerian phenom wanted to give credit to his fans for the support.
He told Sportskeeda MMA:
"Yeah, [it’s a] very huge victory. He was number three ranked in ONE Championship. Now I'm very proud of myself. Thank you to all of my team. Thank you all my fans. Thank you so much."
ONE Fight Night 24: Brooks vs. Balart took place live from the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, August 3. Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action via replay on-demand on Amazon Prime Video.