WATCH: ONE 168 headliners Jonathan Haggerty and Superlek’s most iconic finishes in ONE Championship
ONE Championship posted a compilation of knockouts from ONE 168: Denver headliners Jonathan Haggerty and Superlek.
On September 6, ONE Championship will travel to the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado for the highly-anticipated ONE 168: Denver card. In the main event, two-sport world champion Haggerty looks to extend his run as the bantamweight Muay Thai king by taking out ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek.
Heading into ONE 168, Haggerty and Superlek have had respective legendary promotional runs. Firstly, 'The General' holds knockout wins against Felipe Lobo, Nong-O Hama and ONE bantamweight MMA king Fabricio Andrade (kickboxing), which were his last three fights.
Meanwhile, Superlek has knocked out the following fighters - Walter Goncalves, Nabil Anane, Tagir Khalilov, and Danial Williams (kickboxing).
ONE recently posted several videos on Instagram of Haggerty and Superlek's promotional finishes to hype up their upcoming meeting in the ONE 168: Denver main event. The promotion added the following caption:
"Battle of the FINISHERS 🤯 Who you got when Jonathan Haggerty defends the bantamweight Muay Thai crown against Superlek in an absolute FIREFIGHT at ONE 168: Denver?"
Watch the previously mentioned video of Jonathan Haggerty and Nong-O's promotional finishes below:
Jonathan Haggerty plans to capitalize on legacy-defining moment at ONE 168: Denver
Before moving to bantamweight, Jonathan Haggerty was the ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion. 'The General' took the gold from Thai legend Sam-A Gaiyanghadao but failed to secure a world title defense before enduring back-to-back losses against current flyweight Muay Thai king Rodtang Jitmuangnon, plaguing his promotional run.
Over his last three fights, Haggerty has taken his fighting career to another level in the bantamweight division. The ONE bantamweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion now looks to significantly improve his resume by taking out Superlek, who is coming off wins against Rodtang (Muay Thai), Takeru Segawa (kickboxing), and Kongthoranee (Muay Thai).
Haggerty vs Superlek isn't the only world title fight taking place inside the Ball Arena for ONE 168: Denver. In the co-main event, Kade Ruotolo will defend his lightweight submission grappling world title against ONE flyweight submission grappling king Mikey Musumeci, who looks to become a two-division world champion.
Tickets for the highly-anticipated ONE 168 can be found on Ticketmaster.