Hong Kong MMA star Alain Ngalani talks viral MTR face mask stunt – ‘I’ve had enough of this coronavirus’
- ONE Championship athlete Ngalani explains motivation for video that has racked up millions of views on social media
- ‘I’ve had enough of not working, of not competing and not travelling. I hope we can get this over with,’ says ‘The Panther’
ONE Championship MMA star Alain Ngalani is fed up not being able to showcase his martial arts skills inside the ring. That’s why he took a stand against people in Hong Kong not wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic in a video which has gone viral on social media.
“The Panther” used all of his trademark agility and flexibility this month to prevent an unmasked passenger on Hong Kong’s MTR system from sitting down, by doing the splits on a row of seats – all while casually not taking his eyes off the book he is reading.
The 45-year-old originally posted the video on Instagram and it has racked up over 7.7 million views on Twitter, largely thanks to a retweet from New York governor Andrew Cuomo. The American wrote: “We appreciate the commitment to social distancing and the flexibility! Wear a mask.”
“I’ve had enough of not working, of not competing and not travelling. I hope we can get this over with,” Hong Kong’s Ngalani told SCMP MMA.
The four-time Muay Thai champion’s Impakt gym in Central district has been shut down for the second time this year as Hong Kong gets hit by a third wave of Covid-19 infections.
