The Fights

On March 31, 2019, he defended his title against Ken Hasegawa for a second time, retaining his ONE Middleweight Title via technical knockout.Show more

La Nsang made his first Light Heavyweight title defense against Brandon Vera at ONE Championship: Century on October 13, 2019. During the match, La N Sang connected a spinning elbow that had Vera stumbling and followed it through with punches. La Nsang defeated Vera by technical knockout in the second round and successfully defended the ONE Light Heavyweight title.

2018
On February 23, 2018, he stopped Alexandre Machado in Yangon to win the ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship to become only the second fighter, after Martin Nguyen, to win ONE Championship titles in two divisions.

On June 29, 2018, Aung La Nsang defended the ONE Middleweight Title for the first time against Ken Hasegawa at ONE Championship: Spirit of a Warrior in Yangon in what is now considered one of the greatest title fights in ONE Championship history. He defeated Hasegawa by TKO in the fifth round to retain the title.

On October 26, 2018, he beat Mohammad Karaki by TKO (punches) in Yangon to retain the ONE Championship Middleweight Title.

In July 2018, Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing issued an official statement of congratulations, claiming the ethnic Kachin fighter embodies the indomitable spirit of Myanmar, the pride of the nation. Aung La was invited to the Ministry of Defence and presented with a cash award as a token of appreciation and recognition by representatives of all three branches of the Myanmar armed forces.

On February 24, 2018, Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and Tatmadaw (army, navy, air force) officials honored to Aung La N Sang. On behalf of the Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief, Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Thet Pone presented Aung La Nsang with a Myanmar Ks 10 million cash prize, as well as a certificate of honor sent by the Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief, at an event held at the Rose Garden Hotel in Yangon.

On 9 November 2018, Aung La was appointed as ambassador of Fighting Wildlife Crime by World Wide Fund for Nature, Myanmar.

2017
In 2017, he became Myanmar's first ever world champion in any mainstream sport, beating Vitaly Bigdash to win the ONE Championship Middleweight World Title. Later that year he met with State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the issues in the Kachin State.

On June 30, 2017, he beat Vitaly Bigdash by decision in Yangon to win the ONE Championship Middleweight World Championship.

Aung La is a passionate advocate for Myanmar's wildlife and he has been a big supporter of Voices for momos, a campaign against illegal wildlife trade, since its launch in November 2017.

2016
On March 18, 2016, he fought in Yangon for the first time, beating Mohamed Ali by submission.

2014
He made his ONE Championship debut in June, 2014 and has headlined multiple shows at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. After signing with ONE Championship in 2014, Aung La N Sang returned to his home country of Myanmar two years later at ONE Championship: Union of Warriors, winning his bout to become a national hero.

2005
Aung La made his professional debut in 2005, and soon built a reputation for his outstanding submission skills, earning himself the nickname of “The Burmese Python". Early in his career, La Nsang fought for King of the Cage and Ring of Combat as well as other, smaller promotions. However, his career got off to a slow start, with La Nsang losing his first fight. At the age of 27, he became a social media sensation when footage of him knocking out Jason Louck at CFFC 17 went viral in the Kachin State. After the fight, he posed with a Kachin flag.

2004
Aung La was born in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar to ethnic Kachin parents Nsang Tu Awng, a jewelry trader, and his wife Shadan Nang Bu. He is the third son of five siblings. He attended high school at International School Yangon. In 2004, he moved to the United States to study Agriculture Science at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He graduated in 2007 and worked as a migratory beekeeper while keeping up his MMA training.

1985
Aung La Nsang (Burmese: အောင်လအန်ဆန်း ; born on May 21, 1985), nicknamed "Burmese Python" is a Burmese-born American mixed martial artist of ethnic Kachin descent currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Middleweight Champion and ONE Light Heavyweight Champion. 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 promotion.