Fabricio Andrade Believes Jonathan Haggerty Will Feel ‘Difference In Power’ At ONE Fight Night 16

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ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion Fabricio Andrade has already conquered one realm of the world's largest martial arts organization. And in just two weeks, the Brazilian aims to add more coveted gold to his ONE Championship resume.

"Wonder Boy" meets ONE bantamweight Muay Thai king Jonathan Haggerty for the weight bracket's vacant kickboxing crown in the main event of ONE Fight Night 16 on Saturday, 4 November.

The historic clash will take place inside the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand - the very same venue that saw both competitors capture their respective ONE World Titles via knockout.

But despite their striking accolades, Andrade insists his prowess will be the most dominant, and that it will be Haggerty who will have to adapt his game to suit the dynamics of kickboxing.

"It's going to be a very difficult fight for him. Haggerty has never done kickboxing, so he's not used to the rules," the Brazilian said.

"People say he has the advantage because I'm drastically changing sports from MMA to kickboxing, something nobody wants to do, but I think it's going to be much more difficult for him."

Because of the firepower that Andrade possesses, his rise from prospect to superstar was meteoric. Inside seven bouts in ONE, "Wonder Boy" has established himself with four knockouts against solid names in former king John Lineker, Kwon Won Il, and Jeremy Pacatiw.

But while that list is decorated, a victory over Haggerty will certainly be the most prominent name in his collection. And with the power he holds, Andrade predicts his handiwork will be too much for the British star to handle.

"Haggerty was knocked out by Rodtang [Jitmuangnon], and that defeat was in a division below. As we are a category above, there will be a big difference in power in the strikes," Andrade said.

"And I believe that I have much more punching power than the guys in the lower division. So, Haggerty will really feel the power of my punches in this weight division."