On 17 February 2024, bantamweight kickboxing and Muay Thai double champion Jonathan "The General" Haggerty battled Brazil's Felipe "The Demoman" Lobo in a fiery battle at ONE Championship of the internationally renowned sports IP "The Demoman".
The match was full of twists and turns, and no one expected that Rob, who had a relatively cautious fighting style, suddenly became aggressive, and launched a combination punch attack soon after the opening. As he said before the game, Rob didn't want to be treated like a nobody by Haggerty and wanted to give Haggerty a little color. Haggerty didn't expect his opponent's offense to be so ferocious, and he was hit by his opponent's combination punches in succession, and suffered a knockdown countdown. However, the first-round setback didn't deter Haggerty, who exploded in the second round to go head-to-head with Rob and knock him down in turn.
After each got a countdown, both of them were firing on their firepower and attacking at close range. Rob hit back-to-back combinations, and Haggerty didn't show weakness in his elbow counters. At 45 seconds into the third round, Haggerty landed a punch that sent Rob to the canvas and defend his Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title with a US$50,000 performance bonus.
Haggerty, who has just celebrated his 27th birthday, has fought three championship bouts in the bantamweight division, knocking out Nong-O Hama, bantamweight mixed martial arts World Champion Fabricio "Wonder Boy" Andrade of Brazil, and TKO challenger Rob, all of which have earned performance bonuses. It also proves that his choice to upgrade was wise, and now he maintains the speed of the flyweight division in the past, but is more powerful, physically stronger, more able to withstand heavy blows, and is in explosive form. "I eat more, I'm stronger, and it's easier to prepare. I'm more dangerous than ever! ”
After a spectacular victory, many are watching Haggerty's next match. As a double kickboxing and Muay Thai champion, Haggerty has an obligation to defend his title, but he also wants to continue to challenge himself against Andrade under mixed martial arts rules.
Haggerty lost his first flyweight Muay Thai World Title defense to Rodtang "The Iron Man" Jimunangnon and lost his rematch for revenge, and his trilogy bout has been talked about consistently. Haggerty once said: "The battle between us is not over 100 per cent. Let's do it again! After watching Haggerty's title defense, Rodtang spoke on social **: "Haggerty, congratulations on winning this match, you played very well. Now come with me one more time and we'll see who the really great champions are. ”
Rodtang Rodtang isn't the only Thai Champion looking to fight Haggerty, Superlek is also looking to fight Haggerty again and claim the Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title! Superlek hopes to get the belt back into the hands of the Thai. "I want to face Haggerty, but not for Nong-O revenge, just because Haggerty is a good fighter and he's getting stronger and stronger, so I want to face the best Haggerty. ”
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