{"id":854846,"date":"2026-08-14T10:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/854846\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:16:09","slug":"there-are-holes-in-her-game-natalie-salcedo-plans-to-expose-undefeated-magdalena-czaban-at-one-fight-night-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/854846\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018There Are Holes In Her Game\u2019 \u2013 Natalie Salcedo Plans To Expose Undefeated Magdalena Czaban At ONE Fight Night 46"},"content":{"rendered":"

Natalie Salcedo<\/a> knows exactly what it feels like to lose. She also knows that one setback does not have to define what comes next.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old American suffered the first defeat of her professional MMA career in her most recent appearance, falling to Japanese standout Chihiro Sawada<\/a> by unanimous decision this past January.<\/p>\n

Now, she is determined to show that result was an aberration when she returns against undefeated Polish sensation Magdalena \u201cThe Powerpuff Girl\u201d Czaban<\/a> in an atomweight MMA clash at ONE Fight Night 46 on Prime Video<\/a>, which broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Friday, August 14.<\/p>\n

Salcedo has spent the months since her sophomore promotional appearance making the necessary adjustments to put her back on the winning track.<\/p>\n

For the Warrior Fitness Center and Classic Fight Team representative, losing her perfect MMA record was disappointing. But after experiencing setbacks throughout her wider martial arts career, she understands that defeat can also be part of the growing process.<\/p>\n

She said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does suck because it was kind of cool to [stay undefeated]. But it is what it is. That was my first loss in MMA, both amateur and pro, but it\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t lost before.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, the idea of losing and then having to make adjustments and come back is not anything that\u2019s new to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salcedo left the Sawada match feeling like she had not shown the full range of her striking.<\/p>\n

The American credits the Japanese star for cleverly executing her game plan, but she believes that experience exposed specific areas in her game that needed some correction.<\/p>\n

Rather than dwell on the loss, Salcedo has remained motivated, and she is focused on delivering a more complete performance against Czaban.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Springs resident explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was kind of going into that fight thinking, \u2018I haven\u2019t really gotten to show my striking ability in a lot of these MMA fights.\u2019 So, I was looking forward to that opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think that in the fight itself, I still really didn\u2019t get that opportunity \u2013 not that it wasn\u2019t there. I just had a little trouble turning it on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Czaban arrives in ONE Championship with a perfect 4-0 professional record, a 100 percent finishing rate, and a decorated amateur r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that includes IMMAF European and World Championships.<\/p>\n

But those credentials are precisely why Salcedo likes this matchup. Beating an opponent carrying that kind of buzz would give the American an immediate opportunity to change the conversation surrounding her first MMA setback.<\/p>\n

And while she respects Czaban\u2019s accomplishments, the Colorado fighter believes the undefeated 26-year-old is far from untouchable.<\/p>\n

She said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think she\u2019s a good fight [for me]. She has a lot of hype behind her, so I think that a win against her is going to show people that the Chihiro loss is, like, a fluke. She\u2019s new to ONE, but she does have a lot of experience, and she comes with a lot of credentials.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s obviously holes in her game. There\u2019s things that we can expose, and I think that in some ways, it might even be kind of to her detriment that she\u2019s coming in with so many wins. She might come in a little bit cocky, and that could actually open up some opportunities instead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salcedo Confident She Can Submit Czaban<\/p>\n

Natalie Salcedo sees one particularly intriguing element in the matchup: Magdalena Czaban appears comfortable allowing fights to develop across every phase of MMA.<\/p>\n

Salcedo has studied Czaban carefully, and what she has noticed is a fighter who seems equally at home whether the action stays on the feet or hits the canvas.<\/p>\n

The American isn\u2019t worried about that, however. She, too, is at ease in those situations. After all, she is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with legitimate Muay Thai competition experience, and unlike Sawada, Salcedo expects Czaban to be willing to engage with her in the grappling exchanges where she feels most comfortable.<\/p>\n

The Colorado native said:<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of [Czaban\u2019s] strength probably comes from just her ability to scramble. She definitely seems like somebody that\u2019s comfortable wherever the fight goes. She\u2019s comfortable moving between striking, grappling, and then getting into some different scrambles, especially grappling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think it\u2019s gonna be a really fun matchup for people to watch because I think we\u2019re both very comfortable wherever the fight goes, and we\u2019re not necessarily going to be running away from the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

That confidence is backed by a lengthy camp in which Salcedo has worked on specific situations she expects to encounter against Czaban.<\/p>\n

She believes those preparations will give her opportunities regardless of where the contest unfolds. And while the American is not promising a spectacular knockout, she is much more decisive about another potential ending.<\/p>\n

Salcedo said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty confident that in 15 minutes, I can find a place to finish her from. And, I mean, like most atomweight fights, I think it\u2019s probably not going to be from a knockout or anything like that, but I definitely think that I can sub her.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Natalie Salcedo knows exactly what it feels like to lose. She also knows that one setback does not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":854847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-854846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=854846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/854847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=854846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=854846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}