Friday April 21st 2023, sees ONE Championship return to the historic Lumpinee Stadium. For it’s latest Prime Video installment ONE Fight Night 9: Nong-O vs. Haggerty.
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Main Event: Nong-O vs. Haggerty
Nong-O is in the midst of an epic hot streak.
He most recently scored a third-round knockout over Alaverdi Ramazanov at ONE Friday Fights 1 in January, improving his perfect ONE Championship record to 10-0 with five straight finishes.
That win also bolstered Nong-O’s status as the most dominant striking World Champion in ONE history, with seven successful defenses of his crown since he first acquired it in February 2019.
The 36-year-old seems to defy time and looks stronger with each outing, while his last defeat came eight years ago in 2015.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Haggerty put together an incredible resume at flyweight before his recent move to the heavier weight class.
With wins over the likes of Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and Joseph Lasiri – plus a pair of epic World Title battles with current flyweight Muay Thai king Rodtang Jitmuangnon – the Englishman has proven that he can go toe-to-toe with the best of the best.
“The General” then earned a hard-fought split decision over Vladimir Kuzmin last time out, and his victory in that 148-pound catchweight encounter will give him added confidence that he can hang with bigger opponents at bantamweight.
Both Nong-O and Haggerty are heavy hitters, and although the defending titleholder stopped more of his rivals in recent outings, the challenger is plenty dangerous with his fists and elbows.
With so much firepower inside the Circle, fans can expect an epic clash for the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title on April 21.
ONE Fight Night 9 Full Card
Main Event – Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship
Nong-O vs Jonathan Haggerty
Bout 9 – Lightweight MMA
Halil Amir vs Maurice Abevi
Bout 8 – Strawweight MMA
Bokang Masunyane vs Hiroba Minowa
Bout 7 – Flyweight Muay Thai
Black Panther vs Jacob Smith
Bout 6 – Atomweight MMA
Denice Zamboanga vs Julie Mezabarba
Bout 5 – Welterweight MMA
Isi Fitikefu vs Valmir Da Silva
Bout 4 – Strawweight MMA
Meng Bo vs Dayane Cardoso
Bout 3 – Bantamweight MMA
Ferrari vs Felipe Lobo
Bout 2 – Bantamweight Muay Thai
Han Zi Hao vs Asa Ten Pow
Bout 1 – Bantamweight MMA
Jhuanlo Mark Sangiao vs Matias Farinelli
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