Filipino-American fighter Jackie Buntan has steadily built an impressive resume in ONE Championship, anchored on her crisp striking skills and punching power. She has used them to win six of seven matches since making her promotional debut in February 2021.
Among those victories was over towering Australian fighter Diandra Martin in May last year in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., in a catchweight Muay Thai clash that she won by TKO in the opening round.
The full fight was uploaded by ONE on its official YouTube channel on Nov. 6 ahead of Buntan's scheduled return to action this week in Thailand.
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Against Martin, Buntan was solid despite surrendering a three-inch height deficit. Using her A-1 striking, the Boxing Works standout was on top of things right at the onset.
She ended the proceedings in devastating fashion with a solid power combination to the body and head midway into the first round, from which the Canberra native could not recover.
Jackie Buntan makes another go at a world title at ONE 169
The form she displayed against Diandra Martin is something Jackie Buntan looks to replicate as she makes another go at a world title at ONE 169: Malykhin vs. 'Reug Reug' on Nov. 8 in Thailand.
At the stacked event happening at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, the 27-year-old California-based fighter will vie for the inaugural ONE strawweight kickboxing world title against veteran Algerian-French fighter Anissa Meksen.
It will be her second stab at a world title after a failed bid for the inaugural strawweight Muay Thai belt in April 2022 when she lost by decision to Sweden's Smilla Sundell.
Entering the contest, Jackie Buntan is riding a three-fight winning streak, with the most recent of her victories coming last March over Martine Michieletto of Italy by unanimous decision.
The Buntan-Meksen title clash is one of three championship fights on offer at ONE 169, which will be aired live and for free in U.S. primetime to North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.