“I've enjoyed most of it, hated some of it” - Jonathan Haggerty went through toughest fight camp of his career for Superlek
Reigning and undisputed ONE flyweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion 'The General' Jonathan Haggerty of the United Kingdom says his preparations for the upcoming war against flyweight kickboxing king 'The Kicking Machine' Superlek Kiatmoo9 of Thailand have been the toughest ever.
Haggerty has been training for months for his highly anticipated rematch with Superlek, and it all comes to a head this weekend with the entire world watching.
Speaking to InsideFighting in a recent interview, Haggerty says he's been through the wringer to get ready for what will likely be the most important fight of his professional fighting career.
'The General' said:
"It's been 13 weeks of hard work. It's the longest fight camp I've had. But, you know, I've enjoyed most of it, hated some of it, but it's all worth it in the end. We started out in the UK for a couple of weeks with my coach Christian Knowles and I trained at Keddles [Gym] with my dad. Just doing the game plan, and then I moved to Thailand for eight weeks to train at Lamai Muay Thai. And then my coach Christian Knowles flew in to train me."
Haggerty continued:
"And now, we've been in Denver for three weeks now. So we're ready. We're excited to rock and roll."
'The General' Jonathan Haggerty to defend bantamweight Muay Thai throne against Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 168: Denver
Two-sport world titleholder 'The General' Jonathan Haggerty is set to defend his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai belt against 'The Kicking Machine' Superlek Kiatmoo9.
The two lock horns at ONE 168: Denver, which broadcasts live from the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Friday, Sept. 6.
Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live and absolutely free on Amazon Prime Video. Limited tickets are still available via Ticketmaster.
Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding ONE 168: Denver as it happens.