“Guy is tough as nails”- Fans in pure awe of Jonathan Haggerty’s tenacity against Mongkolpetch in Singapore duel

The last appearance of Jonathan Haggerty in the flyweight division before officially moving up to the bantamweight division happened in February 2022 at ONE: Bad Blood against Mongkolpetch Petchyindee.

Full fight replay of this exciting matchup between Haggerty and Mongkolpetch was reposted by the promotion on YouTube recently, with the description:

"Before two-sport king Jonathan Haggerty defends the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title against ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Superlek in the main event of ONE 168: Denver on September 6, relive his incredible battle with Thai striker Mongkolpetch at ONE: BAD BLOOD in 2022!"

'The General' showcased his full arsenal with crisp combinations of punches and kicks that backed off his Thai opponent multiple times during the fight. But the most damage that he inflicted was from his elbow strikes, which were enough to sway the judges in giving him the unanimous decision nod.

This outstanding performance by the reigning ONE bantamweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion was lauded by fans, especially users @Faize, @DogTBH, @brendanhall6961, @aidosaidos4509, @WillYip-z6e, @MrSlapaphoe, and @albert12256, who commented:

"Thais like to start slow 🐌 rd 1 so he takes rd 1 initiative which is smart"

"Gotta give it to Haggerty though, guy is tough as nails. Mongkolpetch has a chin like steel. Amazing. Thank-Q for the upload!"

"These guys throw with such violence its crazy, super entertaining"

"Haggerty is one of the toughest guys I've ever seen"

"Haggerty is a force to reckoned with."

"Those elbows almost felt personal"

"The General getting it done, let go!!"

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Jonathan Haggerty ramping up preparation for Superlek fight with brutal leg drill

Knowing how powerful Superlek Kiatmoo9's kicks will be during their ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title clash on Sept. 6 at ONE 168: Denver, Haggerty was recently seen having a brutal leg kick drill with famed coach Christian Knowles.

The 27-year-old athlete will be defending his Muay Thai crown against the ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion in front of the Ball Arena crowd in Colorado and avenge his 2018 loss from 'The Kicking Machine' at Yokkao.

ONE 168: Denver will transpire at the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept. 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.