“Haggerty mops him” - Fans in overwhelming support of Jonathan Haggerty in dream matchup against Sean O’Malley

British striker Jonathan Haggerty has expressed intrigue and interest in taking on MMA fighter Sean O'Malley in a possible dream match. Fans chimed in and many had 'The General' winning over 'Suga'.

The reigning ONE bantamweight kickboxing king and former Muay Thai champion highlighted the solid stand-up game of the UFC campaigner in an interview on the "Winners Talking Podcast" and said he would not mind testing it against his skills.

Digital creator If Only MMA picked it up and played it further by suggesting on Instagram that the two make it happen and see how things go.

Fans took to the comments section and shared their thoughts on a possible dream match between the two topnotch fighters, with not a few seeing the Orpington, England native taking the win. Below are what some of them wrote.

One fan saw Haggerty overwhelming O'Malley with his striking, saying:

"In striking Haggerty mops him, there are some Thai guys I feel like Sean could do well against with his boxing, but Jonathan ain't one of them."

Jonathan Haggerty is a different beast.

Another, meanwhile, did not discount O'Malley's skills outright but still had Haggerty on a different level, writing:

"MMA we know who wins this, but if you think Sean is winning under Thai rules you're simply delusional. The best MMA strikers still pale in comparison to any high level Thai boxer."

Pale in comparison?

Check out what others had to say below:

Jonathan Haggerty all the way.

Haggerty was the former ONE flyweight and bantamweight Muay Thai world champion and currently holds the bantamweight kickboxing world title. He has compiled an 8-3 record since joining ONE Championship in 2019.

O'Malley, for his part, has an 18-2 MMA professional record and was the former UFC bantamweight champion.

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Jonathan Haggerty defends bantamweight kickboxing gold at ONE 171

Before any fight against Sean O'Malley happens, if at all, Jonathan Haggerty continues his ONE Championship journey and is set to defend the bantamweight kickboxing world title next month in Qatar.

The 27-year-old champion takes on the challenge of No. 1 contender Wei Rui of China in the headlining contest at ONE 171: Qatar on Feb. 20 at the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail. It will be his first defense after claiming the then-vacant championship belt in November 2023.

Haggerty enters ONE 171 highly determined to maintain his world champion status after losing the bantamweight Muay Thai world title he previously concurrently held in his last fight back in September.

Tickets for ONE 171 are now available for purchase on this link.