Young phenom Freddie Haggerty says MMA switch not on his radar: "Muay Thai is where it's at"

Freddie Haggerty only has eyes for Muay Thai
Freddie Haggerty only has eyes for Muay Thai

During his short time in ONE Championship, Freddie Haggerty has emerged as one of the most exciting rising contenders in Muay Thai.

The 20-year-old has been able to follow on directly from the pattern of his older brother Jonathan by hitting the ground running in the world's largest martial arts organization.

During his sibling's time at the top of the sport, there has always been talk of whether he would make a big transition in his career.

'The General' is already competing in both Muay Thai and kickboxing but he has expressed an interest in stepping into MMA to really try and test himself.

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Freddie Haggerty, however, doesn't have the same ambitions to see whether he can take his specialist skill set into another area.

Ahead of his return at ONE 170 on Jan. 24 where he will look to extend his winning streak in ONE to four, he spoke about whether an MMA move could be on the cards for him in an interview with Goated Combat:

"Like Jon says, we've done MMA training cause our gym is quite MMA-based, so we do mix it up sometimes with the boys, but Muay Thai is where it's at."

Watch the full interview below:

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Freddie Haggerty is focused on one goal right now

Considering that he is still so young in his career, it makes sense for Freddie Haggerty to have tunnel vision right now.

Working his way up the Muay Thai ladder whilst gaining more experience is his one true focus at the moment and that has served him well thus far.

His next bout — a flyweight Muay Thai duel — against debuting Jordan Estupinan is sure to be a big test for him. But it's one that the Brit striker is extremely confident about.

All of his eggs are in the Muay Thai basket so turning his attention elsewhere isn't an option right now.

ONE 170, which goes down at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, will be available via watch.onefc.com.

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Edited by Tejas Rathi
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