ONE Bantamweight Kings Fabricio Andrade and Jonathan Haggerty Will Make a Transition to Kickboxing and Lock Horns for the Vacant World Title

History will be made at ONE Fight Night 15, as a new two-sport ONE World Champion will be crowned. ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Jonathan Haggerty will meet the division’s MMA king Fabricio Andrade for the vacant ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title on the rapidly growing card, which is set to go down on October 6. 

Former titleholder Petchtanong Petchfergus tested positive for a banned substance during an off-competition drug test, and he was stripped of the belt as a result. In the hopes of keeping the stacked weight class active, ONE announced the intriguing meeting between Andrade and Haggerty in an Instagram post this week.

Both Jonathan Haggerty and Fabricio Andrade will be making a transition

“👑 CHAMP vs CHAMP 👑 A ✨NEW ✨ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion will be crowned on October 6 as our Muay Thai and MMA kings go to war at ONE Fight Night 15 on Prime Video! ⚔️,” the Singapore-based promotion wrote. While both men have yet to defend their World Titles, they have been eager to get back in action as soon as possible. And the opportunity to become a two-sport titleholder was something neither man could turn down. 

Andrade claimed the bantamweight MMA crown by demolishing John Lineker in their heated rematch at ONE Fight Night 7 this past February. The Brazilian star comes from a striking background, and he has utilized his skill set to great success in the all-encompassing sport, claiming six wins under the ONE banner.

Jonathan Haggerty has made the Bantamweight Muay Thai division his new home

For his part, Haggerty shocked the world by ending Nong-O Hama’s longtime reign over the bantamweight Muay Thai division with a TKO victory at ONE Fight Night 9 in April. “The General” has proven to be one of the best strikers to come out of England in recent times, having previously reached the top of ONE’s flyweight Muay Thai division in 2019. 

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After dealing with weight and hydration issues there, he decided to move up to bantamweight last year, and he has clearly found a new home. One man will leave ONE Fight Night 15 with a second World Title when these two meet, and the world is all but guaranteed a firefight when their battle goes down.

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