At ONE Fight Night 9 on Prime Video, former ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Jonathan Haggerty will challenge Nong-O Hama for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai throne. On April 21, 'The General' will attempt to become a world champion in a second weight class by challenging one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time.
In a recent video released by ONE Championship on Instagram, we saw Haggerty doing some uphill runs straight to multiple kicks on the pads. Needless to say, not a lot of people can pull that off so smoothly and effortlessly:
""The General" is going FULL STEAM AHEAD 😤 Can Jonathan Haggerty STOP Nong-O's win streak and become the NEW ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion on April 21? 👑 @jhaggerty_"
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The comments are pretty much divided between who is rooting for 'The General' and who is for Nong-O. Haggerty's fans, however, are all very excited and supportive:
@frantzhorleif is sounding really bold and certain:
"Time for an upset. I belive Jon. 🔥"
@diniscab has a more specific comment on Haggerty's technique:
"Haggerty is lookin real clean and sharp, I honestly think he can do it 🔥"
@jakeson_kk sees the improvements Haggerty has made in preparation for ONE Fight Night 9:
"Looks fit💪🏼. He really stepped up his game"
Aside from the epic clash between Nong-O Hama and Jonathan Haggerty, ONE Fight Night 9 will also feature a few high-profile bouts that can headline their own events. Former ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title challengers Saemapetch Fairtex and Felipe Lobo will lock horns in a bid to get back into world title contention. Strawweight standouts Bokang Masunyane and Hiroba Minowa will look to one-up each other in the hopes of facing ONE strawweight king Jarred Brooks again.
ONE Fight Night 9 will take place at the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium and will be available live and for free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.