Filipino strawweight Rene Catalan (5-2 1NC) aims to get closer to his championship dreams when he clashes with former two-time One Championship strawweight champion Yoshitaka Naito at One: Reign of Valor, set on March 8 at the Thuwunnna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.
The multiple-time wushu world champion and head coach of Catalan Fighting System has been eyeing a rematch with Alex Silva, but instead got an equally dangerous grappler with six submission finishes in Naito (13-2).
Catalan admits his ground skills are not on the level of his opponent but maintains that his championship dream is bigger than any obstacle coming his way.