{"id":26190,"date":"2023-04-12T05:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T05:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/12\/jackie-buntan-talks-about-always-being-the-smaller-fighter-against-her-opponents\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T05:13:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T05:13:01","slug":"jackie-buntan-talks-about-always-being-the-smaller-fighter-against-her-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/12\/jackie-buntan-talks-about-always-being-the-smaller-fighter-against-her-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Buntan talks about always being the smaller fighter against her opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3920560\" data-slug-id=\"1467452\">\n<p>Jackie Buntan has discussed what it\u2019s like to always have a height disadvantage in her fights.<\/p>\n<p>Coming in at 5\u20194\u201d, Buntan has been shorter than all of her ONE Championship opponents besides Daniela Lopez. The American\u2019s sixth appearance in the Circle on May 5 will be no different as Diandra Martin will hold a four-inch height advantage with a four-inch longer reach advantage.<\/p>\n<p>During an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda, Buntan had this to say about being the shorter fighter:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think it\u2019s kinda the same idea going into my, really all of my professional fights because everyone\u2019s taller than me by a good amount. I got to work my way inside but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m gonna bum rush in. I know I can\u2019t go straight in because threats will be there. So I have to work my way inside and be able to stay inside range.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jackie Buntan last fought in December 2022, defeating Amber Kitchen to extend her promotional record to 4-1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-jackie-buntan-plans-more-aggressive-diandra-martin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">The 25-year-old<\/a> started her ONE tenure with three consecutive wins before losing against Smilla Sundell for the inaugural women\u2019s strawweight Muay Thai world championship.<\/p>\n<p>Buntan\u2019s next opponent will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-jackie-buntan-breaks-problems-diandra-martin-poses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Diandra Martin<\/a>, who holds a 1-1 promotional record after defeating Kitchen in August 2022. <\/p>\n<p>The intriguing strawweight Muay Thai matchup will go down inside the sold-out 1stBank Center in Colorado during the ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III on Prime Video, the promotion\u2019s first event on North American soil.<\/p>\n<p>ONE Fight Night 10 can be watched live and for free by North American Prime Video subscribers. <\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the ONE Fight Night 10 fight card featuring Jackie Buntan vs. Diandra Martin below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 21px 0; overflow: visible !important;\">\n<div class=\"bottom-info-container\">\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '952063904834769'); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-jackie-buntan-talks-always-smaller-fighter-opponents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackie Buntan has discussed what it\u2019s like to always have a height disadvantage in her fights. 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