Joe Rogan has joined the refrain of analysts raving about Superlek Kiatmoo9’s gorgeous 49-second destruction of two-sport king Jonathan Haggerty in ONE Championship’s landmark ONE 168: Denver essential occasion on September 6. In episode 163 of the wildly fashionable “Joe Rogan Expertise” podcast’s MMA sequence, the world-famous podcaster introduced up “The Kicking Machine’s” spotlight reel knockout.
“Dude, Superlek is that this bada** Muay-Thai fighter, and he fought Jonathan Haggerty who was the champion. He caught him with this over-the-top elbow, and it occurred actual fast within the struggle, I feel 40 seconds,” Rogan gushed.
Rogan, alongside visitors John Rallo, former UFC Champion Matt Serra, and Din Thomas, then considered the clip of Superlek touchdown a pinpoint straight elbow to drop the on-rushing Haggerty. The American podcasting legend then broke down the transfer that noticed Superlek add the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title to the flyweight kickboxing strap he has held since January 2023.
“What I noticed that was attention-grabbing, was somebody broke down, there a was a video breakdown of his tells. Haggerty has a sure hop, hop, after which he goes in. Superlek had timed it. He tried it earlier within the spherical and didn’t catch it, then take a look at this [pointing to screen], excellent timing. He will get his head off the middle line and oh my god, excellent elbow,” Rogan defined.
Rogan’s dialogue of Superlek’s end is the most recent in a rising pattern of the UFC commentator voicing his appreciation of ONE’s high athletes. It comes because the promotion is within the midst of its newest push into the USA market, with a pair of occasions in 2024 constructing upon its highly-successful debut in North America in 2024.
ONE 168: Denver was one other profitable night time for the martial arts big, with the fan reception reflecting the fights that resulted in seven finishes from 9 contest. Six fighters had been awarded US$100,000 efficiency bonuses for his or her efforts on the night time.
ONE returns to the USA on November 8, with ONE 169: Atlanta to be headlined by the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title grudge match between three-weight king Anatoly Malykhin and hulking Senegalese wrestling star Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane.
