Jonathan Haggerty vs Superlek Kiatmoo9 to resolve the very best pound-for-pound striker on the planet | WWE Information

Jonathan Haggerty needs revenge when he fights kickboxing legend Superlek Kiatmoo9 in Denver, stay on Sky Sports activities within the early hours of Saturday morning.

Haggerty misplaced to Thai star Superlek in a 2018 battle, however at present is the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion and can defend his belt towards the “Kicking Machine” within the headline occasion of the present which begins at 1am on Sky Sports activities Combine.

Extra considerably, each fighters have excelled since their first battle and their battle ought to resolve the pound-for-pound finest striker on the planet.

“I believe so. We believe that Superlek is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters and that’s why we’ve trained so hard,” Haggerty informed Sky Sports activities.

“We’re each in the very best organisation on the earth, we’re at our peak. So might the very best man win.

“He looks fired up, he looks excited. That’s what I want really. I want the best Superlek that there is so there’s no excuses once I do beat him.”

The Londoner added: “We’re coming for revenge. However we’re not going to go on the market with a mindset of we’ll steamroll him or something like that. We’ll take our time, we have a gameplan. We’ll persist with it the very best that we will. As soon as the elbows fly, we do not know what is going on to occur.

“Especially with them four-ounce gloves, anything can happen.”

Haggerty relishes a tear-up even with an opponent as harmful as Superlek.

“Especially when the adrenaline’s running and I see red, I’m raring to go,” he mentioned. “I see red a few times, I’m throwing punches, I’m getting punched back but they’re bouncing off my head and I’m just going forward punching.

“You possibly can’t present any worry or any stepping again or that you just’re terrified of getting knocked out, you possibly can’t present that. In any other case folks will put it on you for certain.”

Haggerty tends to thrill crowds when he fights. He is blasted by high stage Thai kickboxers and needed to climate a knockdown to beat Felipe Lobo in his final battle.

“When that did happen with Lobo, I could have chosen to stay down or get back up and there could be a possibility of just getting knocked out completely. I chose to stand up and go through that. And it just goes to show, just fight to the final bell. Just fight to the final bell, you’re a fighter, do what you’ve got to do,” Haggerty mentioned.

“He [Superlek] doesn’t care if he gets knocked out. I’m not sure why he’s saying that. I think it just goes to show that he’s prepared to get knocked out and he’s expecting to get knocked out. That’s what it sounds like to me.

“However it will be an thrilling battle and we’re each going to place it on the road.”

If Haggerty does comes by, additional thrilling choices lie forward of him.

“Nico Carrillo [the No 1 contender in the bantamweight Muay Thai rankings] definitely needs to get the fight for sure, I definitely need to put my hands on him,” Haggerty mentioned.

He added: “I don’t want to keep the kickboxing division on hold. I’ve defended my Muay Thai belt twice. I think it’s about time I defended the kickboxing belt, I think it’s only fair for the division.

“If Fabricio Andrade [ONE’s MMA bantamweight champion] decides he needs to battle, or anybody within the MMA division then I am glad to go to MMA for certain. Positively on the playing cards.

“It all depends on this next fight.”

Professional view

Liam Harrison (kickboxing legend) says:

“Superlek’s a friend and he’s a former training partner. Haggerty’s a fellow Brit, and I know me and him have had words, I still wouldn’t wish bad on any fighter. May the best man win and I hope they have a great fight.

“Haggerty’s going to have the dimensions benefit over Superlek, he will be noticeably larger than him. Superlek can nonetheless make 135lbs very simply. He is had no time to bulk up. Haggerty’s going to have a measurement and energy benefit there. I feel Superlek can have a pace benefit. It is an actual 50-50 battle for me.

“I think Superlek is that good a fighter he can go up and down the weights.

“I truthfully do not know. I am going say possibly Superlek [will win] simply due to his expertise. However it relies upon how Haggerty’s measurement and the altitude performs right into a five-round battle. It is going to come all the way down to the wire I feel.”

Liam Nolan (lightweight contender) says:

“I undoubtedly will go along with Jon, not simply because he is a team-mate and a fellow Brit. I will go along with Jon for a number of causes like the load, he is a weight above. The four-ounce gloves swimsuit Jon higher. I feel the preparation as nicely, he is been out in Denver acclimatising to the altitude whereas Superlek simply turning up on the battle week is possibly a not-so-smart transfer from Superlek.

“It’s hard to say though because Superlek has not really put a foot wrong, he’s won all his fights against some really big names, Takeru, Rodtang. These are big names, these are big punchers as well. Jon’s a big puncher.

“However I’ll go Jon early.”

Jake Peacock (rising star) says:

“I am English, Jonathan Haggerty’s English, however my favorite fighter’s Superlek. I would like to battle Superlek sooner or later and he is so good. He is received the expertise. He has so many alternative weapons he can select from. He can take the battle wherever he needs to.

“On the other hand Jonathan Haggerty is young, he’s hungry, he’s found his groove. I rate Jonathan’s skills and I also rate his coach’s game-planning. They’re very intelligent and I think that they can come up with the recipe to beat Superlek. However I’m not going to say that he’s going to beat Superlek, so we’ll see. I’m going to sit on that fence, and watch!”

Watch Haggerty vs Superlek stay on Sky Sports activities Combine from 1am on Saturday morning