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MMA fighters speak out against military coup in Myanmar

Two MMA fighters who compete for ONE Championship are among those who have voiced their opposition to the military coup that took place in Myanmar last month.

Light-heavyweight champion Aung La N Sang and featherweight Phoe Thaw spoke in favor of peaceful demonstrations while raising awareness about the military’s brutal oppression of Myanmar’s citizens.

“To my international friends and family, it has been 16 days (since) the military has seized power in my home country,” N Sang wrote on social media. “The people of Myanmar have responded immediately in the masses with peaceful demonstrations and a nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) that involves government agencies, teachers, doctors, lawyers, engineers and even the police across the country.