"He looks after his fighters great" - Jonathan Haggerty offers a glimpse into his relationship with Chatri Sityodtong

ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Haggerty personally attested to how down-to-earth and approachable ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong truly is.

Appearing as a guest on the Winners Talking Podcast, 'The General' shed light on the personality of ONE's big boss:

"Yeah. He [Chatri Sityodtong] will message me on Instagram. He's just easy-going, the owner of ONE Championship, Chatri. He looks after his fighters great. A lot of people talk, but he's looked after me great and he's always communicating with me."

He added:

"I'd never have to go through someone else to speak to him. It's always him coming to me, and that's nice, you know. Yeah. He's a great person, business-minded. And he likes the top fights, you know. He likes putting on the fights that everyone wants to see."

Watch the entire interview here:

In his 11-fight ONE tenure, Jonathan Haggerty has shared the Circle with Thai heroes Rodtang Jitmuangnon, the great Nong-O Hama, and reigning ONE flyweight kickboxing and bantamweight Muay Thai king Superlek Kiatmoo9, among other marquee names.

The 27-year-old's next assignment will be to defend the 145-pound kickboxing crown versus Wei Rui at ONE 171: Qatar on Feb. 20, 2025, inside the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar.

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Jonathan Haggerty remains positive despite knockout to Superlek

Fans expected Jonathan Haggerty to be crestfallen after losing the bantamweight Muay Thai world championship to Superlek in 49 seconds at ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6 inside the Ball Arena. However, that is just not who he is.

Speaking recently with Sky Sports MMA Club, Haggerty said:

"I'm all for it. I've wanted to get in on interviews to tell everyone that I'm feeling okay, I'm still the same person, and I'm doing great. I'm not down in the dumps, and I'm going to be working on myself to be a better fighter, a better person, you know, sky's the limit."