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5 Skills That Make Elmehdi El Jamari Exciting To Watch Ahead Of ONE Fight Night 42

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These attributes have powered the Moroccan to the biggest fight of his career.

Moroccan mauler Elmehdi “The Sniper” El Jamari has his crosshairs set on disrupting the ONE strawweight Muay Thai division, and no one is safe. The 28-year-old gets his most significant opportunity yet when he faces living legend Sam-A Gaiyanghadao at ONE Fight Night 42: Mann vs. Dzhabrailov on Prime Video on Friday, April 10, live in U.

S. primetime from the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. View this post on Instagram A dominant performance against the multi-time ONE World Champion could see El Jamari stake his claim among the division’s elite.

The younger brother of fellow ONE athlete Zakaria El Jamari carries a 27-2 career record into this clash and has wasted no time carving out his own identity in ONE. Before the biggest test of his career, here is what makes “The Sniper” a must-watch fighter every time he competes. #1 El Jamari’s Crisp Boxing View this post on Instagram El Jamari arrives equipped with every weapon in “the art of eight limbs,” but his sharpest tools will always be his hands.

Those fists powered him to seven national Muay Thai Championships. His debut at ONE Fight Night 30 last year said everything. Against notorious knockout artist Thongpoon PK Saenchai , El Jamari unleashed fast combinations, mixing in digging body shots to work both levels.