{"id":94052,"date":"2025-08-25T06:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/94052\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T06:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:42:07","slug":"natalie-salcedo-guarantees-entertainment-in-promotional-debut-either-they-keep-up-with-me-or-they-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/94052\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Salcedo guarantees entertainment in promotional debut: “Either they keep up with me or they break”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Natalie Salcedo brings undefeated confidence into her ONE Championship debut against seasoned competition. The American newcomer faces Macarena Aragon determined to prove her perfect record translates against elite-level opposition.<\/p>\n

\"Natalie<\/p>\n

Salcedo battles Aragon in atomweight MMA action at ONE Fight Night 35: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger on Prime Video<\/a> on Friday, September 5, inside Bangkok, Thailand\u2019s Lumpinee Stadium. The 33-year-old Denver native enters with a spotless 3-0 professional record highlighted by two impressive finishes.<\/p>\n

Salcedo compiled a 5-0 amateur record before transitioning to professional competition with immediate success. Her most recent victory came via second-round armbar in May 2024, showcasing the submission skills that complement her well-rounded attack.<\/p>\n

Aragon presents a significant test for the promotional newcomer. The Argentine fighter entered ONE Championship with an undefeated record but has struggled against elite competition since her arrival.<\/p>\n

Salcedo studied Aragon\u2019s previous performances and identified multiple weaknesses to exploit. She believes her opponent\u2019s striking lacks technical precision while her ground game offers limited threats.<\/p>\n

The American expects to dominate exchanges regardless of where the fight takes place. Her confidence stems from training that prepared her for every possible scenario against a dangerous judo practitioner.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a great opponent, she\u2019s a really good judo practitioner, she has decent striking, and (she is) a good jiu-jitsu practitioner as well,\u201d Salcedo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that this is gonna be my first fight. I know that it\u2019s gonna be a good fight, and so I\u2019m really excited for it. But I also don\u2019t really think that she\u2019s gonna be able to push me or challenge me as easy as she thinks.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Natalie Salcedo brings undefeated confidence into her ONE Championship debut against seasoned competition. The American newcomer faces Macarena…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94053,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,69571,2843,69572,85],"class_list":["post-94052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-natalie-saceldo","tag-one-championship","tag-one-fight-night-35","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94052","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=94052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}