Argentinian veteran will soon return for his second appearance in ONE Championship with another opportunity to assert himself as an elite talent on the global stage.
On June 6 in U.S. primetime, the battle-hardened South American will square off with undefeated Turkish phenom in a lightweight MMA contest at .
Set to go down at Bangkok바카라s Lumpinee Stadium, that bout will also be Vigna바카라s chance to bounce back from a difficult debut loss to submission grappling megastar turned MMA prodigy .
Before he takes to the ring in Thailand, these are five fast facts about the man known as 바카라El Paisa.바카라
#1 A Farm Boy At Heart
Vigna was born and raised in the foothills of the Andes mountains in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
He enjoyed an idyllic childhood in the countryside with his parents and two siblings, often helping out with daily farm chores like feeding livestock, tending to gardens and crops, butchering animals, hunting, and riding horses.
This rural upbringing instilled in Vigna a sense of discipline and work ethic 바카라 and earned him the 바카라El Paisa바카라 nickname, which means 바카라the country.바카라
#2 Late Start In Martial Arts
Compared to many of his peers in the world바카라s largest martial arts organization, Vigna started training in combat sports at a relatively late stage.
He was already 17 years old when he began practicing karate, and a year later, he branched out to the grappling art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Before long, Vigna바카라s natural aptitude for fighting caught the attention of a local MMA coach, who invited him to train in the all-around sport. From there, he was hooked 바카라 and soon made it his life바카라s purpose to reach the highest level of competition.
#3 Undefeated On The Regional Circuit
The Argentinian바카라s late start in MMA didn바카라t slow him down one bit.
Prior to arriving at ONE, he amassed an unblemished 7-0 professional record while training under the careful guidance of respected coach Maximiliano 바카라Maximus바카라 Aldao.
That perfect record established Vigna as one of South America바카라s best MMA talents and captured the attention of ONE바카라s matchmakers.
#4 A Proven Finisher
바카라El Paisa바카라s바카라 impressive professional record only tells one part of the story.
Looking closer, fans will notice that he바카라s a ruthless finisher, boasting a mixture of knockouts and submission wins to make up his 100 percent finishing rate in victories.
What바카라s more, all but one of Vigna바카라s stoppages have come in the first round 바카라 a further testament to his elite killer instincts.
#5 An Educated Professional
Vigna바카라s bomb of a right hand isn바카라t the only explosive material he바카라s accustomed to working with.
Outside of fighting, he바카라s been employed by the National Atomic Energy Commission at the esteemed Bariloche Atomic Center in Argentina.
An electromechanical technician by trade, he바카라s also studying for a degree in Occupational Health and Safety.
