The young Suriname Light-Heavyweight Donegi Abena is focussed on his opponent on GLORY Collision 4 on 8 October against Felipe Micheletti.
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Despite being only 24 years old, the kickboxer already has fought the best of the best in the sport. Here is that Abena said for glory.com:
It’s been a while since we’ve last seen you. How are you doing?
I am good. Training and hard at work. Preparing for a new battle!
I have been quietly waiting for a new opportunity in the last year, now it has finally come. My goal is to win. In the past year I have watched GLORY but have mainly been focused on myself.
A lot happened last year, I will share more information about that soon. You will see that my style has changed a lot. I have changed my philosophy about martial arts. The philosophy of Mike Passenier that I learned as a young man I have slightly adjusted, and you will see what that looks like at GLORY COLLISION 4 on October 8th.
You will fight Felipe Micheletti at GLORY COLLISION 4. What do you think of your opponent?
He is very tall. I last saw him when I was fighting Vakhitov. I thought he was quite big at the time. But I’ve had that with multiple fighters. As soon as we come face to face, the difference in length is never too bad. I’m curious how it will be this time with Micheletti.
I’m going to be all over him. He’s not the most intelligent fighter out there. I’ll confuse him during the fight. I’m going for the KO anyway! I’m not going to force the KO, but I’m going for it. That’s what the audience wants to see.
How important is this fight for your career?
Every fight is important. This is the top of the light-heavyweight division. This is a title eliminator in my eyes. The winner of this must fight for the title.
How do you look back on your GLORY career so far?
I’ve had a lot of learning moments. I’m glad the audience sees what kickboxing is and who the real winner is. The record doesn’t make me, it doesn’t break me, it doesn’t do anything to me. I know for myself that I am the best kickboxer in the world, and I train hard every day to show that.
People are going to remember me as someone who never gave up and still managed to pick up the belt. I’m going to take over the game and dominate. In addition, I have all the time, I am only 24. I was 21 when I fought against Vakhitov and Pereira and managed to put in a great performance.
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