4 years of shared periods at Phuket Battle Membership give the Austrian striker a greater view of Allycia Hellen Rodrigues than most individuals ever get. What she has seen leaves no room for doubt.
Stella Hemetsberger — the reigning two-sport ONE Girls’s Strawweight World Champion — is backing her shut buddy and coaching associate to retain the ONE Girls’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Title when Rodrigues defends in opposition to “The Queen” Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom in the principle occasion of The Inside Circle 19 on Friday, June 19, streaming stay for members from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Hemetsberger has been dwelling in Austria all through camp and admits she was not there for the preparation. However realizing Rodrigues’ habits on the fitness center makes that irrelevant.
She is definite the Brazilian has not taken a single time off from the usual she has all the time held herself to.
“I haven’t been in a position to be there as a result of I used to be at dwelling, however I do know Allycia and the way arduous she works,” she mentioned.
“I’m sure she has been coaching like she all the time does – one hundred pc locked in, grinding on daily basis, and doing all the pieces in her energy to be a good higher [version of herself] from the time we final noticed her within the ring.”
Stella Hemetsberger’s message for her amiga
Stella Hemetsberger has watched Rodrigues evolve since they first shared a mat in 2022. At that time, Rodrigues was already ONE Girls’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion and the usual Hemetsberger wished to achieve. 4 years on, the Austrian holds two belts of her personal and nonetheless thinks Rodrigues is the best feminine striker on the earth.
Hemetsberger has no hesitation about Friday’s end result. Phetjeeja arrives undefeated in eight ONE Championship appearances, however the Austrian has seen up shut what Rodrigues brings to a world title combat.
“Allycia will stay champion and get the win. It’s, in fact, not going to be a straightforward combat,” she mentioned.
“But when there may be one one who can neutralize Phetjeeja, it’s Allycia. Let’s all keep in mind who it’s that Phetjeeja might be going through.”
She is not going to be ringside on Friday. However she might be watching, and he or she has a message able to ship earlier than the bell.
“Amiga, I can’t wait to look at you placed on an incredible efficiency and combat. You’ve put in all of the arduous work. Now it’s time for the enjoyable half,” she mentioned.
“Go and present them why you’re the greatest on the earth. All of us might be cheering for you.”
