"Just jaw-dropping" - Fans give Jonathan Haggerty his plaudits for insane 4-piece sequence against Thai legend Nong-O
British Muay Thai and kickboxing star Jonathan Haggerty pulled off one of his best performances under ONE Championship in April 2023 when he challenged the legendary Nong-O Hama for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title.
'The General' pulled off an unthinkable sequence of defense flowing into offense that ended with Nong-O being swept off his feet. The sequence can be viewed in its entirety below, as posted by ONE on Instagram.
Fans gave Haggerty his flowers in the comments section, which can be read below:
"It'a just jaw-dropping. Like, really."
"Clean af 🔥"
"Magnifique"
"His opponent smiled out of respect for that craftiness lmao love this sport"
"My fav aside from the tomahawk elbow 😍"
Haggerty would claim the bantamweight Muay Thai world championship off of Nong-O by sending the Thai icon face flat onto the canvas with a furious flurry of punches.
The 27-year-old British megastar then added the ONE bantamweight kickboxing world title to his collection by knocking out Fabricio Andrade in November of that same year.
Jonathan Haggerty confident he will retain at ONE 168
Jonathan Haggerty will put his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world championship on the line at ONE 168: Denver on September 6 against flyweight kickboxing champ Superlek Kiatmoo9.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Haggerty confidently spoke about his chances of retaining:
"Yeah, a hundred percent. I've got the experience now. When I first fought him I probably had 13 fights. I was basically a nobody and I just took the fight. Now I've got the experience, I've got both the belts and I believe I will stop him. I will beat him for sure."
ONE 168 will happen inside the Ball Arena in Denver. Tickets for the event are available via Ticketmaster.