Hong Kong MMA fighter Ramona Pascual returns to fray in Mexico and declares ‘I plan on going far’

UFC China Academy alumni faces first fight since November 2019 at iKon Fighting Federation 7 event on June 11, following move to Las Vegas to pursue dream

‘For me, it’s kinda like enjoy this while it lasts, fighting for fighting’s sake … because I’m sure things are going to get hectic eventually,’ Pascual says

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Ramona Pascual training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, before her move to Syndicate MMA. Photo: Joseph Baura

Published: 10:11am, 9 Jun 2021Updated: 9:05pm, 9 Jun 2021

Ramona Pascual is finally returning to action – halfway across the globe.

Booking fights has proved difficult for Hong Kong’s Pascual (4-2) since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with the UFC’s China Academy alumni making the move to Las Vegas from the Shanghai Performance Institute this year to pursue more opportunities.

The 32-year-old featherweight prospect has taken a short-notice offer and will go south of the border to Mexico to compete at iKon Fighting Federation 7 on June 11, marking her first foray into the cage since November 2019.

“We got matched up four weeks ago now so I had five weeks,” Pascual told SCMP MMA. “I just have basically been staying ready.

“I moved over at the end of February, beginning of March, and kinda just hit the ground running, and have just been training for this fight ever since. Just getting my body ready, acclimated to the way they do things.