{"id":1796,"date":"2020-10-27T16:23:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T08:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vdh.qpi.temporary.site\/website_4591b6d1\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2020-10-27T16:24:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T08:24:11","slug":"eduard-folayang-responds-to-retirement-talks-its-not-in-my-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/eduard-folayang-responds-to-retirement-talks-its-not-in-my-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Eduard Folayang Responds to Retirement Talks: “It\u2019s Not in My Vocabulary”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans say 2-time former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard \u201cLandslide\u201d Folayang<\/strong> of the Philippines is at a crossroads in his career. Veteran Philippine fight scribes certainly seem to back that train of thought.<\/p>\n

Having lost three of his last four bouts, Folayang is in a must-win situation against an unranked lightweight contender in Australia\u2019s Antonio \u201cThe Spartan\u201d Caruso. The two meet at the center of the ONE Circle at ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX, happening this Friday, 30 October, and broadcast live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old Team Lakay stalwart is excited to turn some heads and prove that he still has what it takes to make a run at the world title. Folayang has responded to talks of retirement with a display of confidence, and is coming into his next bout with positivity.<\/p>\n

The Filipino icon can\u2019t wait to show fans how much he\u2019s gotten better, even at his age.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there are a lot of people who think I should retire, especially if I lose this fight against Antonio Caruso. That\u2019s understandable. But the word retirement is not yet in my vocabulary. I believe there is still a lot of potential to be unleashed,\u201d said Folayang.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a true martial artist, and I\u2019m constantly learning even at this age. We have a saying in Team Lakay, \u2018you win or you learn.\u2019 This means I am constantly getting better with every fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Folayang is currently in Singapore now with Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao, and several of his teammates. Together, they\u2019ve experienced firsthand how ONE Championship has been able to implement strict health and safety protocols in order to make this event possible in a new Covid-19 world.<\/p>\n

From the moment the team had stepped into the international airport in Manila, to the moment they arrived in their hotel rooms, every process has been strictly controlled. Folayang shines some light on those processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of rules that need to be followed and everything is very strictly controlled. But that\u2019s a good thing. ONE Championship has really done an amazing job working with the Singapore Government, and everything has been great so far,\u201d said Folayang.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of documents required, constant swab testing, personal detail and escort going to and from the hotel, temperature checks at every juncture, and of course, room quarantine. We\u2019re still able to train, move around and do our thing, but what happens is we\u2019re isolated with only a certain group of people. This limits our exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n

ONE Championship returns on Friday, 30 October with ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX, broadcast live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The blockbuster features four World Title bouts for a total of six compelling martial arts contests.<\/p>\n

In the main event, reigning ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion \u201cThe Burmese Python\u201d Aung La N Sang of Myanmar defends his middleweight title against top contender Reinier \u201cThe Dutch Knight\u201d de Ridder of The Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Folayang is confident of victory, and he is also confident humanity can get past its current situation. To the 36-year-old \u201cLandslide,\u201d it\u2019s all about keeping the right mindset in the face of tough challenges, just as he has done all throughout his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have a choice how we approach our problems. The world will throw stuff at us, different challenges, but it\u2019s always up to the individual how to deal with those challenges. Do we rise up to face them? Or do we fold? I choose to be positive and think of the good things that will come through after this pandemic is over<\/strong>,\u201d said Folayang.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot to look forward to, and I\u2019m hopeful for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fans say 2-time former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard \u201cLandslide\u201d Folayang of the Philippines is at a crossroads in his career. Veteran Philippine fight scribes certainly seem to back that train of thought. Having lost three of his last four bouts, Folayang is in a must-win situation against an unranked lightweight contender in Australia\u2019s Antonio […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events","category-latest"],"pageone_source":{"pageone_source":"","author_name":"Camilo Mendoza Villanueva, Jr"},"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}