Jonathan Haggerty reveals father had reservations about him fighting Nong-O: “He's a bigger version of Rodtang”
Jonathan Haggerty does not have doubts and second thoughts, but those are because of his closest circle.
The UK superstar had experienced tough losses at the hands of Rodtang Jitmuangnon, but he bounced back and successfully became a two-sport ONE world champion in a new division.
But he also had to have a tough discussion with his team before he accepted the fight against Thai legend Nong-O Hama, who was ruling the bantamweight Muay Thai division at the time.
He shared this in a recent video dubbed as Retrospect with Jonathan Haggerty in his YouTube channel, where he said:
"So, yeah, I remember, when they did give us the fight, I told my dad about it, and I don't think my dad was too keen on me accepting the fight."
"His exact words were, he's a bigger version of Rodtang. But then my comeback was, I'm a bigger version, a stronger version of Jonathan Haggerty. That was my point."
However, the 27-year-old took the fight and ended it early at the 2:40 mark of the first round, bagging a US$100,000 performance bonus for his fine display of skills.
Check the full video below:
Jonathan Haggerty wants revenge on Superlek at ONE 168: Denver
Two-sport king Jonathan Haggerty will only aim for one thing when he clashes again with Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 168: Denver, and that is revenge.
After losing in their first Muay Thai bout against each other outside of ONE, Haggerty wants to even the score and defend his bantamweight crown against someone who can be said as his toughest challenge up to this point.
He told SkySports in a previous interview:
"Now's the time for revenge. I'm glad it's come, we're both at our peak, and we're both in the best organization in the world."
Tickets for ONE 168: Denver are available for purchase here. ONE's return to North America will take place in Ball Arena, live in U.S. primetime on August 2.