"Both champs!" - Fans loving the respect Superlek Kiatmoo9 showed Jonathan Haggerty and his team backstage in Denver

Newly crowned ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 shared a wholesome moment backstage with ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Haggerty and his team. That was after they clashed over the 145-pound Muay Thai crown at ONE 168: Denver last Friday, Sept. 6, inside the Ball Arena.

Check out their interaction below after ONE 168: Denver, which ONE posted on Instagram:

'The Kicking Machine', who also holds the ONE flyweight kickboxing world championship, and Haggerty received a ton of praise from fans in the comments section:

"Both champs! 👏🔥🔥"

"Respect to both fighters! They respect each other! Why can't other people do it too! They both prepared for this fight! It has to be 2 guys to make the fight, but there is only one winner!"

"Both legends 🔥"

"2 great champions showing each other respect 🇹🇭 This is the true & real martial arts way 👏"

"The respect after going to war.. This sport shows the real respect.. 👏👏 This is nice to see."

The Kiatmoo9 Gym star only needed 49 seconds to end Haggerty's reign over the bantamweight Muay Thai division after catching him with an elbow to the side of the head in one of the most shocking finishes to a world title fight in ONE Championship history.

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Jonathan Haggerty vows to bounce back stronger after Superlek defeat

Jonathan Haggerty is looking at his defeat to new double-champ Superlek at ONE 168: Denver as an opportunity to become an even better fighter.

Speaking with ONE Championship, the 27-year-old ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion stated:

"Tough day at the office, but I dared to be great. I'll be back. I've been in this position before, and I'll definitely be back stronger than ever."

Fans in the United States and Canada with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch ONE 168: Denver via the full fight replay.