In what was a historic night for mixed martial arts fans across the globe, Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Jonathan Haggerty proved his doubters wrong as he emerged victoriously against Fabricio Andrade for the Bantamweight Kickboxing Championship, becoming a two-sport world champion in the process.
The British prodigy did not waste any time calling out Andrade for his MMA belt as he set his eyes on becoming a three-sport world champion next. “Fabricio, I want your MMA belt,” – Haggerty said in the post-fight interview.
The world’s biggest mixed martial arts organization returned to Lumpinee Boxing Stadium with ONE Fight Night 16: Haggerty vs. Andrade for the Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship in the main event of the evening.
Jonathan Haggerty vs Fabricio Andrade: As it happened
The General Haggerty started the first round strong, beating up the leg of Andrade and landing some vicious shots to the body. However, the Brazilian fighter showed his temperament, landing a brutal knee to the body to land the most significant strike in the first round.
He started the second round strong, but the aggressive approach did not work against Haggerty, who played fire with fire, putting his foot on the pedal and landing some incredible combos to shut Andrade with his offense completely.
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The moment Andrade went down, the referee had seen enough. The British fighter received a $100,000 bonus for his spectacular performance. With the victory, Jonathan Haggerty becomes a two-sport world champion, and his intentions are clear: to become a ONE three-sport World Champion next!