"Such a great knockout" - Fans can't get enough of Jonathan Haggerty's surreal knockout of Thai legend Nong-O
Reigning ONE bantamweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion Jonathan Haggerty shockingly dethroned then-bantamweight Muay Thai king Nong-O Hama with a superb knockout in April 2023.
'The General' looked back at his momentous achievement and the emotions he felt at the time in a video shared by ONE Championship on Instagram.
See the video below:
Fans were greatly impressed with Haggerty's power and shared their thoughts in the comments section, which can be read below:
"Such a great knockout"
"Remember watching this after seeing him come off back-to-back Ls from Rodtang, and I always support our boys, but I genuinely thought coming up to Nong-O's division against the man himself was gonna be too much for him. Never screamed so loud in my life when he got that first knock down. Respect to Nong-O though, one of my absolute favorite."
"This was wild 🔥🔥🔥"
"Still don't know how Nong-O lost like that sucks but these men are warriors so..."
"The hand speed and boxing is just incredible to watch."
After this outing, Haggerty won the then-vacant ONE bantamweight kickboxing world championship with a second-round knockout of bantamweight MMA king Fabricio Andrade in November 2023.
Jonathan Haggerty set for action-packed Muay Thai title defense in September
Jonathan Haggerty will defend the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world championship against ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo 9 in the main event of ONE 168: Denver on September 6 inside the Ball Arena.
Haggerty and 'The Kicking Machine' have fought once before in 2018 outside of ONE Championship, where the British star absorbed a TKO defeat via a doctor's stoppage.
Now with an opportunity to exact his revenge, Haggerty will look to prove that he has improved by leaps and bounds since they last fought.
Tickets for ONE 168 are available via Ticketmaster.