ONE 171: Qatar has only just been announced, but that hasn’t stopped ONE Championship from beginning to add bouts to the card.
On Thursday, 20 February 2025, ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty will defend his crown against #1-ranked contender Wei Rui inside the Lusail Sports Arena.
Haggerty experienced a meteoric rise to bantamweight superstardom in 2023. He initiated his journey in the division with a shocking knockout of former bantamweight Muay Thai king Nong-O Hama in April to claim the title.
In November, he added the division’s vacant kickboxing crown to his accolades with a thunderous stoppage of bantamweight MMA champion Fabricio Andrade, making him a two-sport ONE World Champion.
However, after losing his Muay Thai title to Thai megastar Superlek Kiatmoo9 this past September at ONE 168, his seven-fight winning streak came to an end. Haggerty will be eager to return to his winning ways this February, but Wei will be determined to keep him down.
One of China’s greatest strikers, “Demon Blade” proved his skill in his ONE debut this past March by delivering a blistering three-round performance against former bantamweight kickboxing champion Hiroki Akimoto in May, improving his record to an impressive 70-3.
As China’s first-ever K-1 World Champion, Wei aspires to enhance his legacy further by defeating one of the world’s best strikers for the ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title at ONE 171.
