Aung La Nsang

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Aung La Maung Nsang (Burmese: အောင်လအန်ဆန်း; born on May 21, 1985) is a Burmese and American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of ONE Championship, where he is a former ONE Middleweight and ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion, and was the second two-division champion in ONE history, having held both belts simultaneously. He made his MMA debut in 2005 and would go on to become a major star in his native Myanmar after signing with ONE Championship and winning two titles with the organization. Aung La Nsang is a national icon in Myanmar and a bronze statue of him was erected in 2018 at the Kachin National Manau Park in his hometown of Myitkyina. During the opening ceremony of the statue, a huge crowd of thousands fans gathered. Aung La Nsang is one of the few Myanmar citizens with an international profile, given the country only began opening up to the outside world over the last decade. He was the subject of unprecedented...

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