“I didn’t think it was a thing really, I thought everyone was talking about it,” admitted Haggerty, speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press this week. “I went running the first night I got here, I’ve been here for four weeks. But the first day I got here, I went running, it was alright. Then the next afternoon I was hitting the pads, and it was just literally, I went white in the face, couldn’t find my legs. I was like yeah, I need to adjust to this.”

“That’s why I’m grateful I’ve been here for four weeks. So yeah, we’re ready.”

Opponent Superlek did not come to town nearly as early as Haggerty, and has been known for gassing in fights at times. Will that play a factor? “You said it yourself, he does gas out. So imagine what it will be like against me at this altitude,” responded Haggerty. “But as long as I’m ready, 100%, that’s what I’m worried and I’m focused on. I’m sure he’s not underestimating me, I’m sure he’s been training. He says he’s been training with scientists, we’ll have to see how far that scientist gets him.”

Watch the full ONE 168 media scrum with Jonathan Haggerty above.

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Gone was the Stamp Fairtex vs. Xiong Jing Nan main event that had been so highly anticipated, especially after Stamp had arrived stateside as a star in ONE’s U.S. debut. And gone was the ONE flyweight grappling title that had been attached to Mikey Musumeci, after he failed his hydration test for his match with Bebeto Oliveira.

Still, the event had Jonathan Haggerty facing Superlek for the promotion’s bantamweight Muay Thai title, plus John Lineker trying his hand at Muay Thai as well. On the MMA side, Adrian Lee returned for his second fight as a pro, while former double champ Aung La N Sang was also in action.

ONE 168 had memorable moments from the retirement announcement by MMA legend Demetrious Johnson to Renzo Gracie awarding ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong his black belt in BJJ, it was one to remember.

Where to Watch ONE 168

Friday, September 6, 2024 finds ONE Championship at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. The card airs live on Amazon Prime Video for users in the U.S. and Canada. Full results can be found below.

ONE 168: Haggerty vs. Superlek Results

Superlek Kiatmoo9 def. Jonathan Haggerty via R1 KO, 0:49 – for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai championship
Mikey Musumeci vs. Bebeto Oliveira – submission grappling
Seksan Or Kwanmuang def. Liam Harrison via R2 TKO, 1:49 – Muay Thai
Shamil Erdogan def. Aung La N Sang via R2 TKO, 2:48 – MMA
John Lineker def. Asa Ten Pow via R2 KO, 2:50 – Muay Thai
Isi Fitikefu def. Hiroyuki Tetsuka via Unanimous Decision – MMA
Victoria Souza def. Alyse Anderson via Unanimous Decision – MMA
Adrian Lee def. Nico Cornejo via R1 SUB (RNC), 2:37 – MMA
Johan Ghazali def. Josue Cruz via R1 KO, 3:00 – Muay Thai
Johan Estupinan def. Sean Climaco via R2 TKO, 1:28 – Muay Thai

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ONE announced on Wednesday that ONE 168 in Denver, Colorado on Sept 6 will be headlined by two world title fights. ONE atomweight MMA champion Stamp will move up to strawweight to challenge for Xiong Jing Nan for her title.

The co-main event sets ONE bantamweight Muay Thai champion Haggerty defending his title against Superlek Kiatmoo9.

Xiong will be defending her strawweight title for the 8th time since winning gold in 2018. She’s coming off a win over Nat Jaroonsak in a special rules MMA bout last September.

Stamp (11-2) returns to Denver for the first time since last May where she finished Alyse Anderson in an MMA bout.

Since then she’s also collected a victory over Seo Hee Ham that earned her the ONE atomweight championship in late 2023.

Haggerty looks to defend his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai title and get a win back against Superlek who defeated him in 2018.

The champ is coming off a knockout victory over Felipe Lobo in February. That was following a kickboxing win over Fabricio de Andrade last November.

ONE 168 takes place at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Sept 6 and broadcast on Prime Video.

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In the main event, Jonathan Haggerty was set to make the first defense of his bantamweight Muay Thai title as he took on Felipe Lobo of Brazil. On the MMA side, meanwhile, Danial Williams met Lito Adiwang in a men’s strawweight bout, while a second strawweight fight saw ex-champ Yosuke Saruta paired up with Mansur Malachiev.

Where to Watch ONE Fight Night 19

ONE Fight Night 19 takes place on Friday, February 16, 2024 at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The card airs live on Amazon Prime Video in North America; full results can be found below. More broadcast details can be found via watch.onefc.com.

The action gets underway at 8PM ET.

ONE Fight Night 19: Haggerty vs. Lobo Results

Jonathan Haggerty (c) def. Felipe Lobo by TKO, Round 3, 0:45 — for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai championship
Saemapetch Fairtex def. Mohamed Younes Rabah by TKO, Round 1, 1:33 — Muay Thai
Lito Adiwang def. Danial Williams by unanimous decision — MMA
Nauzet Trujillo def. Liam Nolan by unanimous decision — Muay Thai
Hiroyuki Tetsuka def. Abraao Amorim by submission (arm-bar), Round 1, 4:57 — MMA
Luke Lessei def. Eddie Abasolo by split decision — Muay Thai
Martyna Kierczynska def. Nat Jaroonsak by TKO, Round 2, 1:24 — Muay Thai
Mansur Malachiev def. Yosuke Saruta by unanimous decision — MMA
Thongpoon PK Saenchai def. Timur Chuikov by TKO, Round 1, 1:37 — Muay Thai

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Haggerty claimed kickboxing gold against MMA champ Fabricio Andrade in the main event on streaming platform Prime Video, with the action-packed fight playing out at the famed Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

“The General” sealed the deal in the second round, when he began teeing off on Andrade, who soon found himself under a constant barrage of strikes. For a moment, it appeared the Brazilian had recovered, but a right hand dropped him a short time later — and he stumbled on his way up. That was enough for the ref to wave off the fight, giving Haggerty the knockout victory, and more importantly, a second title in ONE Championship.

After the bout, Haggerty called for a third, as he now has his sights set on Andrade’s mixed martial arts championship. The decorated striker has long been asked about a crossover to MMA, and it appears the time is now.

“Fabricio, I want your MMA belt,” he exclaimed, shortly before learning that he had won not one but two $50,000 Performance bonuses with the win.

“I’m feeling amazing. You can’t beat this feeling Mitch,” Haggerty told ONE Championship broadcaster Mitch Chilson following the win. “That’s what I’m doing this for.” Later, the 26-year old added that “Through dedication and hard work, anything is possible.”

A third title certainly is possible, but it won’t be easy. Current ONE atomweight champ Stamp Fairtex has won titles in Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and MMA — but she was not able to hold all three simultaneously. Doing that would be a historic first, if Jonathan Haggerty can pull it off in the near future. If it’s not in the cards, of course, there are no shortage of contenders for his Muay Thai and now kickboxing belts.

Official Result: Jonathan Haggerty def. Fabricio Andrade by KO, Round 2, 1:57 — for the ONE bantamweight kickboxing championship

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The latest Amazon Prime Video card featured a pair of title fights, one in kickboxing and the second in submission grappling. Headlining the show was a bantamweight kickboxing world title bout, with Muay Thai champ Jonathan Haggerty facing MMA champ Fabricio Andrade for the vacant 135lb title with the winner set to become a two-sport champ.

In the co-feature, Tye Ruotolo and Magomed Abdulkadirov looked to become the inaugural ONE welterweight submission grappling champion.

Earlier in the evening in MMA action, standouts Meng Bo and Ayaka Miura faced off at strawweight.

Where to Watch ONE Fight Night 16

ONE Fight Night 16 takes place on Friday, November 3, 2023 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand airing on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. and Canada starting at 8PM ET. Full results from the event can be found below.

ONE Fight Night 16: Haggerty vs. Andrade Results

Jonathan Haggerty def. Fabricio Andrade by KO, Round 2, 1:57 — for the ONE bantamweight kickboxing championship
Tye Ruotolo def. Magomed Abdulkadirov by unanimous decision — for the ONE welterweight submission grappling championship
Seksan Or Kwanmuang def. Karim Bennoui by unanimous decision — Muay Thai
Halil Amir def. Ahmed Mujtaba by TKO, Round 1, 5:00
Sinsamut Klinmee def. Mouhcine Chafi by unanimous decision — Muai Thai
Rui Botelho def. Zhang Peimian by split decision — Kickboxing
Ayaka Miura def. Meng Bo by submission (scarfhold Americana), Round 1, 2:09
Ben Tynan def. Kang Ji Won by submission (arm triangle choke), Round 3, 1:22
Cristina Morales def. Anna Jaroonsak by TKO, Round 1, 2:54 — Kickboxing
Lito Adiwang def. Jeremy Miado by unanimous decision

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The latest Prime Video card from the martial arts powerhouse featured longtime bantamweight Mauy Thai champion Nong-O, putting his title on the line against former flyweight champ Jonathan Haggerty.

In the co-main event mixed martial arts contest, undefeated lightweight talents Halil Amir and Maurice Abevi threw down. In women’s atomweight action, meanwhile, grand prix alums Denice Zamboanga and Julie Mezabarba were set to collide, while at strawweight, China’s Meng Bo returned to take on Dayane Cardoso.

ONE Fight Night 9: Nong-O vs. Haggerty goes down on Friday, April 21, 2023 in Bangkok and airs on Amazon Prime Video. The action gets underway at 8PM ET; full results can be found below.

ONE Fight Night 9: Nong-O vs. Haggerty Results

Jonathan Haggerty def. Nong-O Hama via R1 2:40 KO  — for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai championship
Halil Amir def. Maurice Abevi via Unanimous Decision
Bokang Masunyane def. Hiroba Minowa via Unanimous Decision
Felipe Lobo def. Saemapetch Fairtex via R3 1:56 KO — Muay Thai
Denice Zamboanga def. Julie Mezabarba via Unanimous Decision
Isi Fitikefu def. Valmir Da Silva via R1 4:15 Submission (RNC)
Meng Bo def. Dayane Cardoso via Unanimous Decision
Asa Ten Pow def. Han Zi Hao by TKO, Round 3, 0:52 — Muay Thai
Jhanlo Mark Sangiao def. Matias Farinelli by submission (kneebar), Round 1, 0:58

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That main event saw former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Jonathan Haggerty going the distance with Japan’s Taiki Naito. In the end, Haggerty maintained his spot in the flyweight division hierarchy, winning a unanimous decision.

In the co-main event, standout Dutch kickboxer Nieky Holzken, a former GLORY world champion, stopped Elliot Compton in the opening round to retain his #1 ranking in the lightweight division.

On the MMA side of things, Tyler McGuire defeated fellow ONE Championship mainstay Agilan Thani by unanimous decision. And China’s Chen Rui continued to impress by finishing Ali Motamed within a round.

Full results and a gallery of highlights from ONE Championship: Big Bang II can be found below.

ONE Championship: Big Bang II

Jonathan Haggerty def. Taiki Naito by unanimous decision  – Muay Thai main event
Nieky Holzken def. Elliot Compton by knockout, Round 1, 1:36 – kickboxing bout
Kim Jae Woong def. Tetsuya Yamada by TKO, Round 2, 4:39
Rade Opacic def. Errol Zimmerman by TKO, Round 2, 1:35 – kickboxing bout
Tyler McGuire def. Agilan Thani by unanimous decision
Chen Rui def. Ali Motamed by TKO, Round 1, 1:56

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Big Bang II was broadcast via tape delay, the fights comprising the six-bout event held alongside the original live Big Bang card a week ago in Kallang, Singapore. The second half of the event included Muay Thai and kickboxing action in addition to MMA, and was topped by a flyweight Muay Thai fight between Japan’s Taiki Naito and former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Jonathan Haggerty.

In the co-main event, kickboxing action saw Nieky Holzken looking to defend his #1 ranking at lightweight against Elliot Compton.

On the MMA side of things, two ONE Championship standouts were set to collide as Agilan Thani went up against American Tyler McGuire.

A stream of the ONE Championship: Big Bang II broadcast can be viewed above where available. Full results from the event, which begins at 7:30AM ET on Friday, are below.

ONE Championship: Big Bang II Results:

Jonathan Haggerty def. Taiki Naito by unanimous decision  – Muay Thai main event
Nieky Holzken def. Elliot Compton by knockout, Round 1, 1:36 – kickboxing bout
Kim Jae Woong def. Tetsuya Yamada by TKO, Round 2, 4:39
Rade Opacic def. Errol Zimmerman by TKO, Round 2, 1:35 – kickboxing bout
Tyler McGuire def. Agilan Thani by unanimous decision
Chen Rui def. Ali Motamed by TKO, Round 1, 1:56

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The co-main event, meanwhile, sees multi-sport champ Stamp Fairtex continue her MMA journey, against India’s Puja Tomar.

Check back come fight time for full results below, and a live stream (above) where available!

ONE Championship: A New Tomorrow Results

Main Card

Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Jonathan Haggerty by TKO, Round 3, 2:39 – for the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship
Stamp Fairtex def. Puja Tomar by TKO, Round 1, 4:27
Sangmanee Sathian MuayThai def. Kenta Yamada by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Thanh Le def. Ryogo Takahashi by knockout, Round 1, 2:51
Liam Harrison def. Mohammed Bin Mahmoud by knockout, Round 1, 2:03 – ONE Super Series Muay Thai

Prime Card

Muangthai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym def. Brice Delval by split decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Raimond Magomedaliev def. Joey Pierotti by submission (guillotine choke), Round 1, 3:50
Adam Noi defeats Victor Pinto by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series kickboxing
Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg def. Ma Jia Wen by knockout, Round 1, 0:55
Mehdi Zatout defeats Han Zi Hao by split decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai

Lead Card

Ayaka Miura def. Maira Mazar by submission (Americana), Round 2, 3:01
Roel Rosauro def. Yohan Mulia Legowo by unanimous decision

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