"Keep charging forward" - Burmese legend Aung La N Sang roots for Jonathan Haggerty to return to former two-sport glory

ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Haggerty has the full support of Burmese legend Aung La N Sang after losing the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai crown to ONE flyweight kickboxing king Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6 inside the Ball Arena.

Taking to his personal Instagram account, 'The General' shared a video featuring him and his team after his defeat at ONE 168:

Aung La N Sang, who once held the ONE middleweight and light heavyweight MMA world championships, consoled Haggerty in the comments section:

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"I'm so sorry for your loss brother and I too went through your pain that night. In this sport sometimes you just don't get back what you put in. But do we put less? Absolutely not, we keep putting in all our heart and soul into it until the very end. Keep charging forward @jhaggerty_ 🙌🙏🫶🏼"

Screenshot of Aung La N Sang's comment. [Jonathan Haggerty/Instagram, screenshot]

Aung La is one of the most important figures in ONE Championship history, and the former two-division world champion holds 15 wins and 13 finishes in the promotion.

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Shamil Erdogan earns high praise from Anatoly Malykhin following win over Aung La N Sang

Shamil Erdogan's victory over 'The Burmese Python' at ONE 168 had three-division ONE MMA world champion Anatoly Malykhin singing his praises.

The reigning ONE heavyweight, light heavyweight, and middleweight MMA world champion assessed Erdogan's victory at ONE 168 in an interview with ONE:

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"It was a good fight, great fight, an excellent win for Shamil — bright, dynamic, and he's got a strong punch and solid grappling."

Fans in the United States and Canada with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch ONE 168 on demand.

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