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Jonathan Haggerty has come to terms with his loss to Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 168: Denver. Still, there are some things he wished he could have done differently.
The Englishman headed into his rematch against 'The Kicking Machine' in the form of his life after an impressive run of six victories to go with his shiny ONE bantamweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world titles.
Everything seemed to be going well for the English striker until the very moment he stepped inside the Circle inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 6, 2024.
Despite enjoying one of the best fight camps he's had, the Knowlesy Academy and Team Underground affiliate was sent crashing to the canvas in under a minute courtesy of Superlek's wondrous elbow.
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In a recent appearance on the Sky Sports MMA Club Podcast, Jonathan Haggerty went on to explain why he felt like he let his entire team down in his ONE bantamweight world title loss in Denver:
"I wanted to perform the best I could and that was the hardest part, really. Knowing how hard I really trained, me and my coach, the time he's taken out from his family, myself, my girlfriend. We took a lot of time out to dedicate our craft for this fight. That was the hard part, just not being able to show what we were going in there to do and getting caught so early."
Jonathan Haggerty geared up to return to winning ways
While there is still some regret on his end, it's safe to say the Londoner won't dwell too much on things not within his control.
'The General' bounced back in style when he suffered back-to-back losses to Rodtang Jitmuangnon previously, showcasing that setbacks are only a stepping stone to greatness.
With a possible ONE bantamweight Muay Thai kickboxing world title defense on the horizon, the 27-year-old is keeping himself fit to cause mayhem when he struts his stuff in the ONE Circle.
In the same podcast session, Jonathan Haggerty added:
"I want to defend that [the ONE bantamweight kickboxing world title]. I don’t want to keep the division on hold."
