Professional fighters are among the toughest athletes around, but a powerful, well-placed shot to the midsection can give even the most seasoned prizefighters a moment’s pause. That’s why the world’s best fighters put themselves through punishing gym sessions to firm up their abdomens and, in some cases, even invite their training partners to train their abs for the punishment of fight night by unloading a barrage of strikes to their torso. One such athlete is ONE Championship striking ace Hiroaki Suzuki , who is looking to get himself back into title contention after his first title shot ended in defeat. Related Stamp Fairtex set for MMA return at 'ONE Championship 110: No Surrender' Vitor Belfort is looking swole before his ONE Championship debut Suzuki lost out to Thai legend Nong-O Gaiyanghadao for the ONE bantamweight muay Thai title in May last year in a fight that saw him on the receiving end of more than 50 thumping body kicks from one of the best muay Thai strikers on the planet. But, despite taking a barrage of kicks to the midsection, Suzuki took the champion all the way to the scorecards in a remarkable display of durability. Now the Japanese striker will be hoping to bounce back and make a run at either of the bantamweight belts in ONE’s all-striking league, ONE Super Series, which features bouts under muay Thai and kickboxing rulesets.
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ONE Championship’s Hiroaki Suzuki shows abs of steel in gut-punishing workout – MMA Junkie