British bantamweight celebrity, Jonathan Haggerty (21-4-0) is the present ONE Muay Thai Global Champion, and is having a look so as to add the vacant ONE Kickboxing Global identify to his assortment when he faces Fabricio Andrade (20-3-0) at ONE Combat Night time 16 on High Video, Nov. 3 (EDT).
Now residing in Thailand, M&F stuck up with the superfast striker to learn the way he stipulations himself mentally and bodily to be the perfect, and why he jokes that he eats coaching for breakfast.
A two-sport kingpin is about to be topped when the Muay Thai Global Champion squares off in opposition to the MMA Global Champion in a combat for the department’s vacant kickboxing belt. Haggerty tells M&F that he “leaves no stone unturned” with regards to his preparation, even shifting from London to Thailand so as keep with reference to the motion always. “I’ve moved out right here completely now,” says Haggerty. “I’m loving it. I’m residing the dream.” Indubitably, such travels would have gave the impression virtually unimaginable to his more youthful self, rising up across the bustling Walworth Street. “I knew I had the skill that it takes to get to the highest, however the place I’m now could be implausible and I’m very grateful.”
Reaching the implausible has been a staple of this athlete’s occupation thus far. Having been presented to Muay Thai by means of his father; John (who was once an MMA competitor), a 7-year-old Haggerty nervously attended his first workforce consultation and hastily drove his sparring spouse to tears after kicking him within the head. “From then onwards, I assumed; I like this recreation,” he laughs. Haggerty started competing from the age of 12 and now at 26, he’s has been a professional for just about a decade.
As an up-and-comer, Haggerty were given off to a fantastic get started, profitable his first 8 skilled fights and achieving the ISKA Global-Tremendous-Featherweight Muay Thai belt alongside the best way. Whilst Haggerty suffered his first loss to Ja Kiatphontip, he rebounded with a powerful observation and knocked out Keith McLachlan in the second one spherical all through their bout at Yokkao 29, cementing him as a power to be reckoned with.
To Be the Easiest, You Must Beat the Easiest
“I imply, the onerous paintings by no means stops, you recognize?” says Haggerty, who explains that he’s continuously permitted fights with warring parties that have been extra skilled than him. “I took the hazards once in a while, and it prospered.” When the ones fights didn’t cross his approach, he used the ones losses as a studying revel in, and got here again higher. “I love to problem myself,” he explains. “I by no means like a very easy struggle. Numerous other folks say to me ‘ah, why are you taking this struggle? Why are you taking that struggle? I say I wish to problem the most productive, although it approach I’ve to step up a weight and struggle any person so much heavier than me, I’m all the time up for the problem and it makes me higher in myself.’
Now dwelling in Thailand, Haggerty trains on the Lamai Muay Thai Camp (sometimes called WMC) on Lamai seashore. “I’ve were given the whole lot I want,” explains the champ. “I’m simply mainly round conventional Muay Thai … so much much less distractions,”
Jonathan Haggerty Eats Coaching for Breakfast
Haggerty’s day starts at round 8 a.m. He beverages a espresso and makes his method to coaching by means of 10am. That first coaching consultation of the day is completed on a quick. “I will’t actually devour within the morning,” says the fighter. “I think like coaching within the morning on an empty abdomen is much better for me. I imply; coaching is my breakfast,” laughs Haggerty. The champs’ ultimate coaching consultation of the day is a gymnasium exercise and begins at 5pm, lasting for round 2 hours. After all in a position to cool, the Englishman says that he settles down with some YouTube ahead of heading to mattress by means of 11pm. Whilst his macros are labored out for him by means of a nutritionist, this elite athlete should keep on best of his hydration by means of consuming often and refuelling with protein shakes between foods. Haggerty additionally dietary supplements with zinc and magnesium to help with metabolism, bolster restoration, and scale 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 report, this martial artist has discovered what works absolute best for his frame, and may be appreciating the calm of his new atmosphere when in comparison to the busy, noisy, streets of London. However, with regards to coaching, Haggerty is going flat out, to be able to work out his limits and take a look at to push past them. With conditioning being a key side of any combatants arsenal, ‘The Normal’ is going all out at the mat and within the gymnasium. “I’m the primary one in and the closing one out,” he explains. Gymnasium periods come with an hour at the pads, operating, reasonable weight lifting, and plyometric workout routines to paintings on his explosive energy. It’s all designed to push him in opposition to exhaustion.
Haggerty starts each and every gymnasium consultation with 100 kicks, that’s 50 with each and every leg, in opposition to pads being held by means of Muay-Tahi-champ-turned-trainer, Christian Knowles however for additonal measure, Haggerty receives some digs in go back whilst looking to entire the ones kicks. Then it’s directly to the plyo. “I think like a large number of field jumps do come in useful,” stocks Haggerty, explaining that after he’s between rounds in a real struggle, and heads again to his nook, that is the time when combatants will notice how fatigued their legs are. “Like jelly,” he says, explaining that coaching with a prime frequency of field jumps is an effective way to organize his legs for the physicality of pageant.
As a result of his upcoming identify conflict was once to start with behind schedule, Haggerty has now been in camp for round 12 weeks. “So, if I’m no longer in a position now, I’ll by no means be in a position,” he says with a grin. “It’s gonna be an excellent struggle, you recognize? Fabricio Andrade is a brilliant striker, like everybody within the ONE Championship roster. Everyone’s nice. Most sensible strikers, best athletes .. He’s gonna include the hearth, I’m gonna include my hearth, and we’re simply gonna have to look who is going out first.”
Jonathan Haggerty takes on Fabricio Andrade at ONE Combat Night time 16 on High Video, November 3. For more info talk over with: Onefc.com