It can be tough when you compete at 105 pounds and are frequently the only female training with a team containing some of the best pound-for-pound mixed martial artists in the region, but atomweight Kirstie Gannaway believes that mixing it up with the men every day at Evolve MMA will help to forge her into a world-class fighter. The Singaporean will step inside the ONE Championship cage for the second time when she faces late replacement April Osenio in Kuala Lumpur on March 13 and, although her opponent was changed at the last minute, Gannaway believes the preparation she has undergone makes her ready for anything, “I have confidence in everything I have learned with my team. I am working my striking skills with boxing world champion Yodsanan Sidyodtong and Muay Thai World Champion Dejdamrong Amnuaysirichoke and with BJJ World Champions Herbert Burns and Marcos Ratinho, as well as the rest of the team at Evolve
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