“You’re gonna see my actual style” - Jackie Buntan teases new facets to her game in kickboxing debut
Filipino-American fighter Jackie Buntan said she has adjusted her game well in preparation for her kickboxing debut in ONE Championship in her next match and cannot wait to showcase it come fight night.
The 27-year-old Boxing Works standout will try to claim the inaugural ONE women's strawweight kickboxing world title at ONE 169: Malykhin vs. 'Reug Reug' on Nov. 8 in Thailand. Standing in her way is veteran French-Algerian kickboxer Anissa Meksen.
Speaking to Sportskeeda MMA in line with her upcoming match, Buntan shared how her prepation been like and the progressed she has made in kickboxing.
She said:
"At first, it took a bit but I found my groove with it. You're gonna see my actual style. I think I'm a very adaptable fighter if I have to change things on the fly."
ONE 169 will see Jackie Buntan shoot for a world title for a second time following her failed bid for the inaugural ONE women's strawweight Muay Thai world title in April 2022, where she lost by decision to Sweden's Smilla Sundell.
Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium will host ONE 169, which will be aired live and for free in U.S. primetime to North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Jackie Buntan says her power will stay the same even in kickboxing
Jackie Buntan does not see her power being affected too much with bigger gloves in her kickboxing debut at ONE 169: Malykhin vs. 'Reug Reug' on Nov. 8 in Thailand.
She conveyed this in the same interview with Sportskeeda MMA, highlighting that her power is something she has worked on for a long time and she is not expecting it to fail her even in kickboxing.
Buntan said:
"I've always been confident in my power going into ONE Championship. I mean, I always relied on it. I know my power is always gonna be there."
Under ONE Championship's global kickboxing rule set, 8-ounce gloves are used in matches as opposed to 4-ounce ones in Muay Thai.
Buntan will be making her kickboxing debut in her title match against Anissa Meksen at ONE 169 after opening her promotional campaign with seven Muay Thai matches, where she won six of them.