Daren Louis Jose Rolland (born 28 September 1998) is a FrenchMuay Thai fighter who has been competing professionally since 2017. He is the current WMO Featherweight International Champion and former WBC Muaythai Featherweight World Champion. [3]
He is the winner of the 2016 IFMA World Junior Championship and 2017 European Senior Championship.[4] He is the 2018 FFKMDA Featherweight Muay Thai champion.[5]
Martial arts career
WBC Muaythai
He fought for the first major honor of his professional career in 2019, when he was set to for the WBC Muaythai International Featherweight title. His opponent was the future WBC Muaythai International Super Bantamweight title holder, Ryan Sheehan.[6] Rolland captured the title with a third round TKO.[7]
Rolland was scheduled to fight during Cadiz Fight Night 2, when he was set to face Carlos Coello for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Featherweight title.[8] It was a fight between the current and former WBC Muaythai International champions.[9] Rolland won the fight through a second round knockout.[10]
European professional circuit
Rolland was scheduled to participate in the Festival La Belle Equipe muay thai tournament, held on 8 December 2021. He was set to face Abdel Cherragi in the tournament semifinals.[11] He beat both Cherragi and Quentin Alhamdou in the finals in the same manner, by decision.[12]
Rolland was booked to face Silviu Vitez in the semifinals of the one-day four-man MFC tournament, held at MFC 025 on 3 December 2022.[13] He beat Vitez by a second-round technical knockout and was able to overcome Iker Valderrama by unanimous decision in the tournament finals.[citation needed] Rolland was next booked to face Fayçal Bahroumi at Duel en Terre des Farangs on 7 January 2023.[14] Bahroumi withdrew from the bout on 19 December, and was replaced by Brandon Vieira.[15]
Rolland faced Brandon Vieira for the second time in his career at Duel en Terre des Farangs 2 on 7 January 2023. He won the rematch by unanimous decision.[16]
Rolland faced Daniel McGowan for the WMO International -57.5kg title at the inaugural Hitman Fight League event on 23 April 2023.[17] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[18]
Rolland faced Imad El Hamzi at Victory Arena on 25 November 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[19]
One Championship
In late 2019 Rolland signed with ONE Championship. He was soon thereafter scheduled to fight Sam-A Gaiyanghadao during ONE Championship: Century Part 1.[20] While the first round of his fight with the former Lumpini Stadium champion was competitive, Sam-A took over the momentum in the second round. The Thai native scored an early knockdown and, two minutes into the fight, knocked Rolland down with a short left hook. Rolland failed to get up during the ten second countdown, and Sam-A won the fight through a second round KO.[21]
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