Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado apologized to Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang for how he reacted after the latter’s injury when they fought at ONE X last year.
Miado and Adiwang will finally settle the score in one of the most highly anticipated rematches in Philippine MMA when they clash in a strawweight bout at ONE Fight Night 16: Haggerty vs. Andrade this November 4.
Adiwang felt slighted by the way Miado and his cornermen reacted after his injury.
In a Zoom press conference, the Bicolano shared his regret with how he acted toward Adiwang.
“Lito, I apologize for how I reacted in that fight. I was just really happy. After that really hard training camp, I was just happy to get a win out of it,” Miado told Adiwang during a Zoom press conference.
“I really apologize for it. I didn’t mean to be insensitive.”
Another thing that irked fans was how Miado continued to follow up with strikes even when Adiwang was visibly injured.
The soft-spoken Miado clarified that he was only playing by the rules with no ill intent.
“There were a lot of people who got angry with me in that fight. Lito got injured and I snuck in a follow-up punch. But I just want to explain my side, that each time I step in the ring, up until the referee stops me I pretty much keep going,” he said.
“Of course, not all fighters are like that, and I understand why some people are angry with me. But you know, being fighters, I hope they’d understand.”
This is why Miado is coming in not only looking for the victory, but to win back a few fans in the process.
“I wasn’t satisfied, definitely. Especially with how that fight turned out. Add to it that he’s my countryman, [and] of course I’m far from satisfied,” he said.
“If we look at the fight, there are a lot of people saying that he was ahead on the scorecards and I only won because he got injured. So of course, no one will be satisfied with a victory like that.
“Now I hope we both train well, we avoid injuries, and we get to truly show the world what Philippine MMA is all about.”
