British bantamweight celebrity, Jonathan Haggerty (21-4-0) is the present ONE Muay Thai World Champion, and is wanting so as to add the vacant ONE Kickboxing World title to his assortment when he faces Fabricio Andrade (20-3-0) at ONE Combat Night time 16 on Prime Video, Nov. 3 (EDT).
Now residing in Thailand, M&F caught up with the superfast striker to learn the way he circumstances himself mentally and bodily to be the easiest, and why he jokes that he eats coaching for breakfast.
A two-sport kingpin is about to be topped when the Muay Thai World Champion squares off towards the MMA World Champion in a battle for the division’s vacant kickboxing belt. Haggerty tells M&F that he “leaves no stone unturned” on the subject of his preparation, even shifting from London to Thailand so as keep near the motion always. “I’ve moved out right here completely now,” says Haggerty. “I’m loving it. I’m residing the dream.” Little question, such travels would have appeared virtually not possible to his youthful self, rising up across the bustling Walworth Street. “I knew I had the expertise that it takes to get to the highest, however the place I’m now could be unbelievable and I’m very grateful.”
Attaining the unbelievable has been a staple of this athlete’s profession thus far. Having been launched to Muay Thai by his father; John (who was an MMA competitor), a 7-year-old Haggerty nervously attended his first group session and swiftly drove his sparring companion to tears after kicking him within the head. “From then onwards, I believed; I really like this sport,” he laughs. Haggerty started competing from the age of 12 and now at 26, he’s has been a professional for practically a decade.
As an up-and-comer, Haggerty bought off to an unimaginable begin, profitable his first 8 skilled fights and attaining the ISKA World-Tremendous-Featherweight Muay Thai belt alongside the way in which. Whereas Haggerty suffered his first loss to Ja Kiatphontip, he rebounded with a robust assertion and knocked out Keith McLachlan within the second spherical throughout their bout at Yokkao 29, cementing him as a power to be reckoned with.
To Be the Greatest, You Need to Beat the Greatest
“I imply, the arduous work by no means stops, you realize?” says Haggerty, who explains that he’s usually accepted fights with opponents that had been extra skilled than him. “I took the dangers typically, and it prospered.” When these fights didn’t go his method, he used these losses as a studying expertise, and got here again higher. “I wish to problem myself,” he explains. “I by no means like a straightforward combat. Lots of people say to me ‘ah, why are you taking this combat? Why are you taking that combat? I say I wish to problem the most effective, even when it means I’ve to step up a weight and combat somebody lots heavier than me, I’m at all times up for the problem and it makes me higher in myself.’
Now residing in Thailand, Haggerty trains on the Lamai Muay Thai Camp (also referred to as WMC) on Lamai seashore. “I’ve bought all the things I would like,” explains the champ. “I’m simply mainly round conventional Muay Thai … lots much less distractions,”
Jonathan Haggerty Eats Coaching for Breakfast
Haggerty’s day begins at round 8 a.m. He drinks a espresso and makes his strategy to coaching by 10am. That first coaching session of the day is completed on a quick. “I can’t actually eat within the morning,” says the fighter. “I really feel like coaching within the morning on an empty abdomen is lots higher for me. I imply; coaching is my breakfast,” laughs Haggerty. The champs’ remaining coaching session of the day is a health club exercise and begins at 5pm, lasting for round 2 hours. Lastly prepared to relax, the Englishman says that he settles down with some YouTube earlier than heading to mattress by 11pm. Whereas his macros are labored out for him by a nutritionist, this elite athlete should keep on high of his hydration by ingesting ceaselessly and refuelling with protein shakes between meals. Haggerty additionally dietary supplements with zinc and magnesium to assist with metabolism, bolster restoration, and cut back ranges of fatigue.
To Keep away from Failure in Fight, Jonathan Haggerty Seeks Failure in Coaching
With gold round his waist and an enviable 21-4-0 file, this martial artist has discovered what works finest for his physique, and can be appreciating the calm of his new setting when in comparison with the busy, noisy, streets of London. However, on the subject of coaching, Haggerty goes flat out, in an effort to determine his limits and attempt to push past them. With conditioning being a key side of any fighters arsenal, ‘The Normal’ goes all out on the mat and within the health club. “I’m the primary one in and the final one out,” he explains. Gymnasium classes embrace an hour on the pads, working, average weight lifting, and plyometric workout routines to work on his explosive energy. It’s all designed to push him in direction of exhaustion.
Haggerty begins every health club session with 100 kicks, that’s 50 with every leg, towards pads being held by Muay-Tahi-champ-turned-trainer, Christian Knowles however for added measure, Haggerty receives some digs in return whereas attempting to finish these kicks. Then it’s on to the plyo. “I really feel like a variety of field jumps do come in useful,” shares Haggerty, explaining that when he’s between rounds in an precise combat, and heads again to his nook, that is the time when fighters will understand how fatigued their legs are. “Like jelly,” he says, explaining that coaching with a excessive frequency of field jumps is a good way to arrange his legs for the physicality of competitors.
As a result of his upcoming title conflict was initially delayed, Haggerty has now been in camp for round 12 weeks. “So, if I’m not prepared now, I’ll by no means be prepared,” he says with a smile. “It’s gonna be an excellent combat, you realize? Fabricio Andrade is a superb striker, like everybody within the ONE Championship roster. All people’s nice. Prime strikers, high athletes .. He’s gonna include the hearth, I’m gonna include my hearth, and we’re simply gonna must see who goes out first.”
Jonathan Haggerty takes on Fabricio Andrade at ONE Combat Night time 16 on Prime Video, November 3. For extra data go to: Onefc.com
