Jackie Buntan recalls first discovering kickboxing in California: “This looks so cool”

Jackie Buntan - Photo by ONE Championship
Jackie Buntan - Photo by ONE Championship

Newly crowned ONE women's strawweight kickboxing world champion Jackie Buntan of the United States and the Philippines has quickly risen to become one of the most talented female strikers in the world today.

The 27-year-old superstar out of California wasn't always the expert fighter that she is now. At one point, not too long ago, Buntan was practically still just learning the ropes.

Speaking on a guest appearance on The Casuals podcast, Buntan detailed her experience coming up and discovering kickboxing when she was younger.

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The Boxing Works product said:

"It wasn't for me, but my brother in law at the time was training Muay Thai just for, like, a hobby, for fitness, and he introduced me to it and showed me how to do a roundhouse kick. And I was like, this looks so cool. Like, way better than YouTube did. And I was like, Oh, my God, this is even cooler seeing fights."

Today, Buntan competes among the very best fighters in the world's largest martial arts organization, and is now a ONE world champion.

The 27-year-old also says she will be looking to become a two-sport world champion as she aims for the vacant strawweight Muay Thai belt in the near future.

Jackie Buntan on instantly falling in love with fighting: "I had no idea what I was watching"

27-year-old Filipina-American star Jackie Buntan recalls first stepping through the gym doors as an innocent young girl, who almost instantly fell in love with fighting in the ring.

She said on The Casuals:

"I had no idea what I was watching, but, like, I don't know, it just looked so straightforward at a young age. I had no idea what it was, but I was like, this looks like these people are just straight up kicking each other, punching each other. Looks like so useful if I needed to use it. And yeah, I just googled the closest gym to me, which was Boxing Works, [near] Hermosa Beach and been with Boxing Works and Brian ever since."

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