ONE Championship

Every one of his six professional wins has ended before the final bell. The unbeaten Hawaiian now has a plan to keep that streak alive, and it starts with a hook along the ropes.

Joshua Perreira meets Antonio “The Flash” Cesar in a flyweight MMA bout at ONE Fight Night 48 on Prime Video on Friday, October 2. The contest airs live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 29-year-old American owns a 6-0 (1 NC) record, with four knockouts and two submissions. He returned from a serious knee injury earlier this year to stop Gilbert Nakatani with a 38-second spinning backfist.

Cesar, 22, is 14-2 and riding a nine-fight winning streak, including a unanimous decision over Lito Adiwang in his ONE debut in July. Perreira pictures the finish starting with a hook.

“I think, as he’s circling out, it’ll be a right or a left hook if he circles to either side up against the ropes. I’ll shift forward to another stance. I’ll catch him with that hook. I think it’ll stumble him, not necessarily knock him out, but I see it hurting him to the point where I follow him to the ground,” Perreira said.

“If he’s able to defend my strikes, I’m going to try to establish a solid position, rain shots down, and if the submission – whatever that may be – presents itself, I will secure it. And like a vice grip, I will get him.”

Joshua Perreira targets Yuya Wakamatsu next

A win over the in-form Brazilian would place Perreira in the top tier of the division. He is unsure whether it would earn an immediate shot at ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Avazbek Kholmirzaev.

Instead, the Immortal Martial Arts Center product has his sights on former titleholder Yuya “Little Piranha” Wakamatsu.

“I think that’d be fantastic, even more of a step up in competition. He’s an elusive striker with solid grappling. And a win over him would cement me as next in line for the title,” Perreira said.

“Who knows? I’m just happy to be doing what I love, being a complete martial artist and showing my skills on the world stage.”

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