There is little doubt in the mind of many that two-sport ONE bantamweight world champion Jonathan Haggerty is one of the hardest-hitting fighters on the ONE Championship roster right now. He proved that this past February.
'The General' had his first defense of the bantamweight Muay Thai world title at ONE Fight Night 19 against Brazilian sensation Felipe Lobo, who produced the first shocking moment of the fight when he knocked down Haggerty in round one.
Haggerty survived the surprising onslaught from Lobo and evened the knockdown count midway through round two, with the finishing blow happening early in round three to retain his 26 pounds of ONE gold in stunning fashion.
ONE Championship posted the ringside view of Haggerty putting away Lobo via Instagram, and it looks even more devastating than the one seen on the live broadcast...
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The victory gave Haggerty his sixth-straight triumph and it also marked the third-straight contest won by way of a finish, pushing his ONE record to 8-2.
Jonathan Haggerty going all-out in training camp for ONE 168
The United Kingdom combat sports star will have his second bantamweight Muay Thai world championship defense against flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 168: Denver on September 6.
With 'The Kicking Machine' eyeing to become a two-sport ONE world champ at Jonathan Haggerty's expense, the 27-year-old knows that he will need to be at his absolute peak.
In pursuit of that goal, Haggerty has been putting time in the gym and he looks even deadlier than ever as he aims to keep his bantamweight Muay Thai world title around his waist.
Tickets for ONE 168 are available via Ticketmaster.