{"id":249079,"date":"2026-06-19T16:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/we-knew-what-he-was-going-to-bring-jonathan-haggerty-says-yuki-yoza-brought-nothing-to-the-ring-that-surprised-him\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:54:45","slug":"we-knew-what-he-was-going-to-bring-jonathan-haggerty-says-yuki-yoza-brought-nothing-to-the-ring-that-surprised-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/we-knew-what-he-was-going-to-bring-jonathan-haggerty-says-yuki-yoza-brought-nothing-to-the-ring-that-surprised-him\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe knew what he was going to bring\u201d &#8211; Jonathan Haggerty says Yuki Yoza brought nothing to the ring that surprised him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5181357\" data-slug-id=\"2797152\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reigning ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Haggerty of England walked into ONE SAMURAI 1 with a complete blueprint of his opponent. That game plan was executed to perfection, and he left with his title intact.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The General&#8221; successfully defended his bantamweight kickboxing crown against Japanese sensation Yuki Yoza via unanimous decision at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, last April.<\/p>\n<p>It was a grueling five-round battle against a dangerous challenger riding a 13-fight winning streak, but the English champion never looked rattled throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Yoza brought his trademark Kyokushin karate-style leg attacks, sharp calf kicks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-who-want-face-next-jonathan-haggerty-looks-forward-next-challenge-one-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">and spinning techniques.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For many opponents, that combination would have posed significant problems. For Haggerty and his team, it was all accounted for well before fight night.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>He told Muay Thai Around The World:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say worried. Obviously, you&#8217;re coming up against a great opponent, so you&#8217;re wary of what he&#8217;s going to bring. But we knew what he was going to bring. Hence why we studied him, and we trained the way we did&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Watch the full interview:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0e41\u0e2e\u0e47\u0e01\u0e40\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e15\u0e35 \u0e40\u0e1c\u0e22\u0e40\u0e04\u0e25\u0e47\u0e14\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e22\u0e39\u0e01\u0e34! \u0e1e\u0e23\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e34\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32\u0e17\u0e49\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e19 &quot;\u0e41\u0e23\u0e21\u0e42\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e40\u0e25\u0e47\u0e01&quot; \u0e44\u0e1f\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e08\u0e30\u0e40\u0e14\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e41\u0e04\u0e48\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-BfPi6WE82w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"-BfPi6WE82w\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/-BfPi6WE82w\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/-BfPi6WE82w\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The champion&#8217;s preparation was thorough and deliberate. Every weapon Yoza carried into the ring had already been studied and neutralized in camp. It all came down to performing everything <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-i-wait-get-muay-thai-world-title-back-jonathan-haggerty-targets-return-two-sport-glory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">he worked for on the grandest stage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Haggerty responded not with surprise but with solutions, and added another massive feather to his illustrious career.<\/p>\n<h2>Jonathan Haggerty says he was Yuki Yoza&#8217;s kryptonite<\/h2>\n<p>At the end of the day, Jonathan Haggerty believes his style was simply the perfect counter to Yuki Yoza&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome wouldn&#8217;t have been different any other way, as far as the British <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-my-style-perfect-style-jonathan-haggerty-says-yuki-yoza-gave-best-opportunity-prove-dominance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">champion is concerned.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The General&#8221; said in the same interview:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI think I&#8217;ve said it in many interviews before: he&#8217;s not come up against somebody like myself. I just feel like my style was perfect for his style&#8230; A lot of fans have said it seems like Yuki depends too much on calf kicks. 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