Filipino-American striking sensation Jackie Buntan scored her first knockout victory in ONE Championship against Diandra Martin, whom she stopped in the opening round of their match in May 2023 at ONE Fight Night 10. The fight IQ she displayed in the contest was featured by ONE Championship in a recent Instagram video.
The caption to the video read:
"KO artistry 🎨 Who will come out on top in the epic ONE World Title tilt between Jackie Buntan and Anissa Meksen at ONE 169? @jackiebuntan"
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Buntan used a feint to setup her left hook body and right hook that instantly dropped the Australian contender down the canvas. Martin couldn't answer the eight-count from the referee, making Buntan the victor.
Fight fans, especially users @arwynfarron, @motorcyclestuff, @btx.jordan_, @levelupboxing, and @joe_easy5 couldn't help themselves but praise Buntan for her fantastic display of power and accuracy, as they commented:
"Outclassed"
"Gsus she's a true baddie 💀"
"Bro dat was beautiful 😭🔥😅"
"CLEAN AF!!! @jackiebuntan 🤌"
"That's what they call BONK 💥"
Jackie Buntan says execution of her fight plan is crucial in her upcoming championship clash with Anissa Meksen
The Boxing Works representative is now ready for her second crack at the coveted 26-pound golden belt, as she faces Anissa Meksen on Nov. 8 at ONE 169 to crown the inaugural ONE women's strawweight kickboxing world champion.
Before their exciting match at the packed Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, she had an interview with Violent Money TV, where she talked about executing her fight plan perfectly to have the best chance of securing the victory, as she stated:
"I think the challenge is just being able to execute what I have been working on for the past two months and execute it on fight night. The experience, obviously I'm not going in there naive. She [Anissa Meksen] is a force to be reckoned with, but as long as I'm able to stay calm and present and execute what I need to do, then I'll be good."
North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can watch all the action at ONE 169 on Nov. 8.