“I hope he’s still got it” - Jonathan Haggerty hopes the 'old' Rodtang shows up to fight

At ONE on Prime Video 4, Jonathan Haggerty makes his long-awaited return to the circle. After a year featuring several canceled fights, ‘The General’ will make his debut in the bantamweight division on November 18 (US primetime).

At the same event, two former opponents of Haggerty will clash with the flyweight world championship on the line. The strawweight champ Joseph Lasiri will move up a weight class to challenge Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a battle of champions.

ONE on Prime Video 4 is live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium and free to watch for North American viewers with a Prime Video subscription.

In an interview with SCMP MMA, Haggerty gave his thoughts on what he has seen from his former adversary Rodtang Jitmuangnon going into this fight:

“He missed weight [in his last fight]... When he fought me, he came in under, and looked strong. The version that I fought was unreal. And maybe, he’s taken his foot off the gas a little bit. But I hope he hasn’t. I hope he’s still got it.”

Watch the full interview below:

Jonathan Haggerty will compete earlier on in the event, facing Russia’s Vladimir Kuzmin as he looks to announce his arrival at bantamweight.

With Haggerty’s former world title on the line, Joseph Lasiri will need to continue his 'Rocky'-like rise that he’s had in his recent fights if he’s going to take the belt from ‘The Iron Man’ who is undefeated in Muay Thai inside the circle.

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“To this day I’m still not sure how he didn’t go to sleep” - Jonathan Haggerty baffled by Rodtang’s incredible chin

At ONE on Prime Video 4, Jonathan Haggerty will share the card with a former opponent of his.

Haggerty once fought ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon in back-to-back fights. Both fights became examples of why Rodtang is one of the most exciting fighters in ONE Championship, walking through Haggerty’s best shots without flinching.

In a post shared to his Instagram profile, Haggerty said:

"To this day I’m still not sure how he didn’t go to sleep"

In their first fight, the judges were called into action as Rodtang won a unanimous decision, taking Jonathan Haggerty’s flyweight Muay Thai world championship.

After their first fight lived up to its big expectations, a rematch was scheduled for five months down the line in January 2020. Rodtang was able to improve upon his performance, earning a third-round TKO with a hook to the body and an overhand right. The Thai phenom is the only man to beat Haggerty at flyweight.

Meanwhile, after the Rodtang rematch, the Brit picked up two more wins in ONE Championship before deciding to move up to bantamweight, where he will debut at ONE on Prime Video 4.