{"id":216247,"date":"2025-10-16T02:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/216247\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T02:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:22:09","slug":"aung-la-n-sangs-exciting-moments-looking-back-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/216247\/","title":{"rendered":"Aung La N Sang’s Exciting Moments: Looking Back In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aung La N Sang\u2019s<\/a> exciting moments in the sport of MMA have been many. In a career that spanned over 20 years of activity, N Sang has seen just about everything, ranging from a lengthy run as champion in ONE Championship which included a stint as a double-champ and a thrilling trilogy with Vitaly Bigdash,<\/a> he had a career to remember.<\/p>\n

With a tenure in the sport of MMA lasting two decades, it\u2019s no easy task to try to whittle down Aung La N Sang\u2019s exciting moments throughout his career to a precious few. This is the task that lies before us here today.<\/p>\n

Before we begin to rattle off some of Aung La N Sang\u2019s exciting moments throughout his career, a simple ground rule to keep in mind: This is not a countdown piece. Thus, we\u2019ll not be going in descending order at any point.<\/p>\n

\"MMA<\/a>Image Courtesy of ONE Championship.<\/p>\n

With that important caveat out of the way, there\u2019s no time like the present to get going.<\/p>\n

Aung La N Sang\u2019s Exciting Moments: Aung La N Sang Bursts Onto Scene in Bellator<\/p>\n

For our first stop on our look back at some of this legend\u2019s thrilling highlights, we travel back in time to May of 2012. By that point, Aung La N Sang was already boasting a 12-8 record and his 21st career MMA appearance was booked for the late Bellator MMA.<\/p>\n

On May 12, 2012, Aung La N Sang drew the assignment<\/a> of Jesus Martinez in Bellator 68. In just 36 blistering seconds, he finished Martinez with a barrage of punches, netting him win number 13 in his career.<\/p>\n

The fight would be La N Sang\u2019s only career appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, with a tenure in Cage Fury Fighting Championships featuring a 2-1 record with one no-contest.<\/p>\n

Aung La N Sang\u2019s Exciting Moments: Achieving Middleweight Championship Status in ONE<\/p>\n

After his stint in Cage Fury wrapped up in the fall of 2013, La N Sang joined the active roster of ONE Championship. It was in ONE that his career began to take off. Fast-forwarding to the summer of 2017, he sought revenge against Vitaly Bigdash for the latter handing him a defeat in their first fight that winter.<\/p>\n

At the end of June that year, the rematch was on in ONE Championship: Light of a Nation in Myanmar. At stake: The ONE MMA Middleweight (205 lbs) Championship. Chapter one in this story was written with Bigdash winning by unanimous decision. La N Sang made history<\/a> when he and Bigdash ran the fight back after the summer solstice.<\/p>\n

While the rematch went the advertised distance, Aung La N Sang achieved revenge and became the first MMA champion from Myanmar in a \u201chome game\u201d versus his rival. Bigdash would, however, get the upper hand by taking the trilogy bout to end the rivalry in 2022. There are still more of Aung La N Sang\u2019s exciting moments to get to, so let\u2019s keep going.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Aung La N Sang\u2019s Exciting Moments: Attaining Double-Champ Status<\/p>\n

As the calendar turned to 2018, Aung La N Sang\u2019s attention turned to his pursuit of the ONE Light Heavyweight (225 lbs) MMA Championship, then vacant in the wake of Roger Gracie\u2019s 2017 retirement from competition.<\/p>\n

For the vacant belt, he versed Alexandre Machado in ONE Championship: Quest For Gold in his home country of Myanmar. That night, he became a two-division champion in the sport, scoring a first-round knockout inside the opening minute of the fight.<\/p>\n

Aung La N Sang would only make one successful defense of the promotion\u2019s light heavyweight title. As of 2025, he remains the only ONE Light Heavyweight MMA Champion to defend the title. He\u2019d make three defenses of the middleweight belt before ending his career. There\u2019s still one more of Aung La N Sang\u2019s exciting moments that we haven\u2019t covered yet.<\/p>\n

Aung La N Sang\u2019s Exciting Moments: An Electrifying Finale<\/p>\n

In 2025, Aung La N Sang\u2019s exciting moments were down to their last when he made his intentions known that he\u2019d be retiring from active competition<\/a> after ONE Fight Night 36\u2019s co-main event. For his final walk to the ring, he\u2019d be facing off against Zebaztian Kadestam.<\/p>\n

La N Sang took Kadestam to the second round of the evening\u2019s co-main event, but he finished him off with a flurry of strikes to send himself off in fine feather. To cap his career, he received a $50,000 (USD) post-fight bonus and an enshrinement into the ONE Championship Hall of Fame at ONE 173<\/a> in November of 2025.<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/p>\n

Aung La N Sang\u2019s exciting moments could fill a documentary feature about his career. From the opening vanity plates right to the ending credits of the film, it would make for gripping cinema.<\/p>\n

Which of Aung La N Sang\u2019s exciting moments will you remember the most? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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