Like her opponent, wrestling specialist Ritu Phogat, Teo was also a specialist herself. Being a former Singapore boxing champion, Teo was feared mostly for her striking prowess. However, Tiffany Teo’s performance against Meng Bo proved that she has evolved her style into an all-around MMA arsenal - something she doesn’t feel Phogat has just yet.
In an interview with ONE Championship, Teo spoke about what she thinks of Phogat’s MMA game:
Tiffany Teo cites fight with Meng Bo as evidence to Phogat’s underdeveloped MMA game
Expounding further on her criticism of Phogat’s MMA arsenal, Teo cited how the woman she recently beat, Meng Bo, fared against ‘The Indian Tigress’. Meng took the fight to the Indian wrestling prodigy, hurting her multiple times. If not for Phogat’s otherworldly heart and grit, she wouldn’t have been able to pull off a glorious comeback win.
Speaking about Phogat’s fight against Meng, Tiffany Teo said:
At this point in the evolution of the sport of MMA, being good at one thing isn’t going to cut it anymore. Tiffany Teo has a solid basis for her criticism of Phogat’s seemingly imbalanced skillset. There are, however, certain fighters who can rely on their strengths alone simply because they are that much better than everyone else in that area.
Fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov and ONE Championship’s own former lightweight world champion Shinya Aoki are perfect examples of this. Perhaps Ritu Phogat is aiming to do the same.
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