Gaiyanghadao and Haggerty (right) (photo via ONE)

By FCF Staff

ONE Championship’s “For Honor” card will take place this Friday, and recently Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and Jonathan Haggerty commented on their upcoming title fight.

The rising Haggerty will challenge the renowned striker and ONE’s Muay Thai flyweight champ in the card’s main event. At the open workouts, the competitors had this to say about Friday’s match-up (quotes via ONE Championship press release).

Gaiyanghadao: “It feels good to be back. Winning the World Title is a huge honor for Thailand and I am proud to represent Muay Thai on the global stage of competition. My opponent is young and hungry, and determined to take my title. But I’ve faced a lot of adversity throughout my career. I am prepared to defend my belt and bring glory to my country. I am thankful for the opportunity to showcase my skills once more to millions of fans around the world.”

Haggerty: “I thank ONE Championship for this amazing opportunity. Fighting for the World Title against a legend like Sam-A Gaiyanghadao is a huge honor. I’ve been watching him since I was a teenager. He’s an absolute warrior and just a machine. Now I’m fighting him and it’s brilliant. I hope he’s training hard, because I’m no pushover. I’m coming for the belt with everything I have. I’m definitely gunning for the stoppage so don’t blink.”

“For Honor” will take place at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Here is the complete line-up.

Main Event
ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao (C) vs Jonathan Haggerty
ONE Super Series Muay Thai: 61.2kg

Main Card
Yushin Okami vs Kiamrian Abbasov
Mixed Martial Arts:83.9kg

Tetsuya Yamada vs Marat Gafurov
Mixed Martial Arts: 70.3kg

Yodpanomrung Jitmuangnon vs Tyler Hardcastle
ONE Super Series Muay Thai: 65.8kg

Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol vs Nou Srey Pov
Mixed Martial Arts: 52.2kg

Thanh Le vs Yusup Saadulaev
Mixed Martial Arts: 70.3kg

Paul Lumihi vs Sunoto
Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg

Dae Hwan Kim vs Ayideng Jumayi
Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg

Keanu Subba vs Ryogo Takahashi
Mixed Martial Arts: 70.3kg

Kenta Yamada vs Deividas Danyla
ONE Super Series Muay Thai: 65.8kg

Rudy Agustian vs Chan Rothana
Mixed Martial Arts: 61.2kg

Andrew Miller vs Mohammed Bin Mahmoud
ONE Super Series Muay Thai: 65.8kg

Adrian Mattheis vs Himanshu Kaushik
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg

Guntur vs Angelo Bimoadji
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg