3 Reasons Why You Can’t Miss Jonathan Haggerty, Felipe Lobo, Luke Lessei & Others at ONE Fight Night 19

When ONE Championship returns to Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium this Friday, February 16, the organization will bring with it a nine-fight card packed with drama.

Set to air live in North American primetime to over 190 countries globally, ONE Fight Night 19: Haggerty vs. Lobo on Prime Video gives fans a plethora of reasons to tune in.

From the World Title main event steeped in bad blood to a clash between America’s top Muay Thai fighters, the event has all the makings of an instant classic.

With that said, here are three key storylines heading into ONE Fight Night 19.

#1 Heated rivalries take center stage

The card’s top two fights involve plenty of personal animosity.

Main event combatants Felipe “Demolition Man” Lobo and two-sport ONE World Champion Jonathan “The General” Haggerty have been trading words back and forth for nearly a year, each man expressing his desire to knock the other out.

That tension came to a head last November just minutes after the Brit defeated Lobo’s Tiger Muay Thai teammate Fabricio Andrade to claim the vacant ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title.

That night, “Demolition Man” entered the ring and got in Haggerty’s face, causing a near-scuffle and setting the stage for the pair’s much-anticipated clash for the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title.

Before that, in the co-main event, Thai superstar Saemapetch Fairtex will look to avenge a controversial December 2023 loss to undefeated phenom Mohamed Younes Rabah in a bantamweight Muay Thai clash that has the Bangkok faithful anxious with anticipation.

In their wild first encounter, Saemapetch and “The Eagle” traded knockdowns early, but a seemingly late and illegal strike from Rabah looked to stun the Thai, forcing an end to the contest and drawing the ire of the Thai fans.

#2 Explosive Strikers Bound To Excite Fans

Beyond the headlining attractions, several prolific finishers will be in action, each participating in bouts that could steal the show.

Surging Filipino Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang will take on striking specialist “Mini T” Danial Williams in a matchup between two of the strawweight MMA division’s most explosive knockout artists.

Adiwang has finished six of his nine victories in ONE, while Williams – a former WMC Muay Thai World Champion – has earned stoppages in two of his three ONE wins.

Also, fans won’t want to miss a second of the lightweight Muay Thai tilt between all-action British superstar “Lethal” Liam Nolan and the hard-hitting Nauzet Trujillo.

Given each man’s propensity for exchanging at a furious pace and their massive power in both kicks and punches, this bout is unlikely to see the final bell.

#3 An All-American Muay Thai Clash

Iowa native Luke “The Chef” Lessei and Californian Eddie “Silky Smooth” Abasolo will aim to impress the Thai crowd with their creative and uniquely American styles of striking in their much-anticipated featherweight Muay Thai showdown.

Both men are coming off hard-fought losses to top Thais that, despite dropping the judges’ decisions, earned them the respect of the international Muay Thai community.

The pair will now test their unorthodox and wildly entertaining brands of Muay Thai against each other to determine America’s top featherweight striker.

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Given all the interesting matchups set for ONE Fight Night 19: Haggerty vs. Lobo, will you tune in to watch all the interesting fights this Friday? Let us know in the comments section below.

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