“Put all my eggs into fighting” - Jackie Buntan ditched traditional college to focus on martial arts career

Reigning and undisputed ONE women's strawweight kickboxing world champion Jackie Buntan of the United States and the Philippines knew early on she had a future in combat sports, which is why she made the decision to go all-in on her fighting career.

Buntan took the unconventional route and skipped school to become a professional fighter. It's a risk that is very much frowned upon in society. But today, Buntan is a world champion in the world's largest martial arts organization, and one of the most successful female fighters in the world.

Speaking to The Casuals in a recent guest podcast appearance, Buntan talked fans through her decision to pursue a career in fighting.

The 27-year-old Boxing Works representative said:

"I actually did. I did almost two years at community college, Long Beach City College. I finished that, and then pretty much opted out after. Like, right before trying to figure out what to major in, where to transfer, I kind of was just like, I don't even want to do this. I wanted to kind of put all my eggs into fighting and see where that takes [me]."

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Jackie Buntan leaves it to ONE Championship for first title defense: "I want to be busy"

Newly crowned strawweight kickboxing queen Jackie Buntan will leave it to ONE Championship as to who gets the first crack at her freshly minted gold.

She told DeWar Report by Val de War:

"In terms of opponents, I don't even know. I said it last year, in the strawweight division for Muay Thai, it's been kind of random. I definitely am the most active strawweight athlete in the roster. That's a fact. So in terms of whoever's worthy of another title shot, I don't know that's up to the company, but yeah, next year, I want to be busy."

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