ONE: Hagerty, Rodtang, Superlek and Tawanchai say ‘I’ll cut their heads off’ – South China Morning Post

New two-sport champion Jonathan Haggerty plans to ‘take the top spot’ at ONE Championship with Muay Thai superstars Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Superlek Kiatmookao and Tawanchai PK Saengchai on his shortlist He revealed that.

“The General” won the vacant ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing Championship with a stunning second-round TKO win over Fabricio Andrade at ONE Fight Night 16 in Bangkok on Saturday.

Britain’s Haggerty, who also holds the ONE Muay Thai bantamweight title, has plenty of options in multiple sports, including a bold shot at Andrade’s MMA belt.

According to Hagerty and ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sichhotong, the first thing that will come up is defending his Muay Thai title, which could either include Rodtang, who has lost twice in the ONE flyweight division, or Super Bowl, who won the bout. There is a possibility that the long-awaited rematch with Lekku will materialize. In 2018, doctors stopped due to staff reduction.

Although a “dream” match with featherweight champion Tawanchai is a pretty distant idea, the 26-year-old told the Post he intends to “take all their heads off.”

“Anyone would, I don’t shy away from a fight. I’ll drive off anyone who comes in front of me,” Haggerty said backstage after the win.

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“All three of them at the same time, Tawanchai, Rodtang, and Superlek. To be fair, they’d probably wear it, right? Tag team. Just kidding.”

“To be honest, I like the sound of Tawanchai,” he added. “It’s a bigger challenge. I don’t know why I do that to myself, but I love a challenge. People say he’s huge, but I don’t care.”

There is also the possibility of a rematch with Non-O Hama or a British Derby with legendary Liam Harrison. The 38-year-old “Hitman” is scheduled to return in January and could earn prize money if he scores a convincing victory. title shot.

“I mean, I feel like he’s [Harrison] We’ve got to win some fights and we want to get rid of him, so we’ll see,” Haggerty said.

Whoever is next for Haggerty, they know now, if they didn’t already know, that they would be facing a fighter who has gotten stronger with every fight since moving up the weight class late last year. Then you’ll know.

“One hundred percent. I made this weight easily. I was underweight and well hydrated,” he said.

“I’m very comfortable, but when I’m comfortable, I’m dangerous. And when I’m dangerous, I’m a two-sport champion.”