JAKARTA, Indonesia — After narrowly winning against a much younger Joshua Pacio two years ago, Yoshitaka Naito acknowledges the fact that the Filipino youngster has improved over time. Losing his belt to Alex Silva and then regaining it in a matter of months, Naito has shown that he is far from a plateau, skill-wise. Hopefully, I get to show that in the upcoming fight,” Naito, through a tranlsator, told a handful of Filipino scribes during the open workouts for ONE Championship’s “Conquest of Heroes” here on Thursday. “I knows Joshua got a lot of experience but at the same time, I too had a lot of experience. “Via submission, for sure.”Naito will try to replicate his rear-naked choke and keep the strap his when he takes on Pacio anew in Saturday’s showpiece at the Jakarta Convention Center.

Source: Philippine Star September 21, 2018 13:30 UTC