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ONE Championship: Jonathan Haggerty is ‘very confident’ he can adapt from Muay Thai to MMA – ‘I might fall in love with it’

  • Haggerty has competed in 6 Muay Thai bouts in ONE, and reigned as promotion’s flyweight champion before bantamweight move
  • ‘I love the tests. Getting my back on the canvas, throwing a few triangles, it might be exciting,’ the Briton says

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Jonathan Haggerty prepares for his fight with Vladimir Kuzmin in Singapore. Photos: ONE Championship
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Jonathan Haggerty is hoping to try his hand at mixed martial arts in the ONE Championship Circle – and Chatri Sityodtong has suggested it could come soon.

The Briton has never competed in MMA before, but is an accomplished Muay Thai fighter, and is interested in challenging himself by moving between the two sports.

“I’d love to just be able to get in the Circle and fight under the MMA rule set so I can test myself,” the 25-year-old told ONE.

Jonathan Haggerty celebrates his decision win over Vladimir Kuzmin in Singapore.
Jonathan Haggerty celebrates his decision win over Vladimir Kuzmin in Singapore.

“I love the tests. You can tell by the opponents that I’ve faced that I love tests. Getting my back on the canvas, throwing a few triangles [chokes], it might be exciting. I might fall in love with it. Who knows?”

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The martial arts promotion’s CEO caught wind of Haggerty’s comments on Instagram, and clearly liked the idea.

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