Chinese Striker Hu Yong Hunts Historic Knockout Against Iron-Chinned Danny Kingad
Hu Yong has studied every second of Danny Kingad’s nine-year ONE Championship career, analyzing each punch absorbed and every strike that failed to drop the Filipino veteran. The Chinese knockout artist believes he’s found the pattern nobody else discovered — a critical weakness hiding behind extensive experience that’s kept Kingad competitive but never delivered signature finishes.
The 29-year-old Beijing native returns desperate to snap a brutal two-fight skid when he meets Kingad in a flyweight MMA clash at ONE Fight Night 40: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger II on Prime Video on Friday, February 13, live from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. Both fighters arrive nursing recent wounds — Hu carrying consecutive defeats while his opponent drags three losses in his last four outings into the ring.
“My opponent’s advantage is his extensive experience and well-rounded skills, but at the same time, he lacks a signature finishing move,” Hu explained.
That confidence stems from years refining explosive power through Sanda training, the ancient Chinese martial art built around devastating striking. Hu’s 8-3 promotional record shows eight victories by stoppage, proof his threats carry weight. The Fighting Bros Club representative sees advantages nobody else brought against Kingad, a fighter who’s absorbed punishment from legends like Adriano Moraes, Yuya Wakamatsu, and Demetrious Johnson without ever being stopped by strikes.
Kingad has proven impossible to finish throughout his promotional history, his durability allowing him to survive against championship-caliber competition. Nobody has ever knocked out the 30-year-old Filipino despite nearly a decade facing the division’s hardest hitters. That reality only intensifies Hu’s obsession.
“He has never been knocked out before, and I want to accomplish that challenge,” Hu said.
The stakes extend beyond this single night. Hu has already mapped the road ahead if his fists produce the result he envisions — revenge against reigning ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Yuya Wakamatsu, the man who first handed him defeat in ONE Championship.
“A few years ago, I lost to Yuya Wakamatsu, and I am eager for revenge,” Hu revealed. “I will first secure this win and then strive for that opportunity.”
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