“I have a pretty good understanding of what to expect”

Australian grappling icon Lachlan Giles has done his due diligence on his ONE Fight Night 38 opponent Marcelo Garcia.

The 39-year-old legend will come out of retirement on Dec. 5 to face a man many regard as the BJJ GOAT in a lightweight submission grappling match at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

A true student of the game, Giles spent years studying Garcia’s revolutionary techniques. ‘Giant Killer’ admits he’s long been a fan of ‘Marcelinho’ and analyzed his signature style long before they were scheduled to fight.

Giles watched countless instructional videos and rolling footage of the Brazilian maestro and is confident that he found some openings to expose.

The Absolute MMA head coach shared on The FloGrappling Show:

“I spent probably seven or eight years trying to be some version of Marcelo’s game. I was on MGinAction [Marcelo Garcia’s virtual academy], watching his instructionals, watching rolling footage, just trying to emulate as much of his game as possible. I have a pretty good understanding of what to expect from him.”

Giles, who gained global popularity for his inspiring bronze finish in the Absolute Division at 2019 ADCC World Championship, seeks to score the biggest win of his career against a man he holds great respect for.

Lachlan Giles excited for clash of styles with Marcelo Garcia

Lachlan Giles‘ signature attacking guard will face Marcelo Garcia’s fundamental positional excellence.

The 39-year-old is quite intrigued with the clash of styles at ONE Fight Night 38.

‘Giant Killer’ said in a clip posted on Absolute MMA ST Kilda’s YouTube channel:

“This [fight against Marcelo Garcia] should be a really exciting match. It’s a really interesting stylistic matchup. So for me, it’s a chance to, you know, try to prove myself in my weight class against, you know, the best to ever do it.”

Catch Giles vs. Garcia at ONE Fight Night 38 live in U.S. primetime exclusively on Prime Video for North American viewers.