{"id":3825,"date":"2024-03-22T02:43:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T02:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2024-03-22T02:43:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T02:43:44","slug":"nico-carrillo-takes-aim-at-jonathan-haggertys-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/mma\/nico-carrillo-takes-aim-at-jonathan-haggertys-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Carrillo Takes Aim at Jonathan Haggerty&#8217;s Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nico Carrillo<\/strong>, the Scottish Muay Thai prodigy, is stirring up the fighting scene once again with his bold declarations aimed squarely at two-sport world champion, <strong>Jonathan Haggerty<\/strong>. Carrillo, 25, isn&#8217;t holding back in his critique of Haggerty&#8217;s move to the same weight class, asserting his dominance as the larger contender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview with the <strong>South China Morning Post<\/strong>, Carrillo didn&#8217;t mince words when discussing his upcoming clash with Haggerty. Referring to Haggerty&#8217;s transition to bantamweight, Carrillo emphasized the difference in their sizes, claiming he&#8217;s always had the physical advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nico Carrillo says only he and Akimoto deserve Haggerty fight, &#039;rankings are there for a reason!&#039;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99qEV6NLypw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carrillo&#8217;s Challenge:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[Haggerty] was never my weight. He has always been like 59-61 kilos. I was always like 63 1\/2 coming up, so I was always just a wee bit bigger than him. And now he&#8217;s come up. He&#8217;s come up the way, and now we&#8217;ve just kind of fallen into the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nico Carrillo<\/strong>, currently ranked as the top bantamweight Muay Thai contender in <strong>ONE Championship<\/strong>, is poised to challenge Haggerty&#8217;s supremacy in the ring. With a mix of confidence and determination, Carrillo sees himself as the rightful heir to Haggerty&#8217;s throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carrillo&#8217;s Aspiration:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was always just patient. I clapped for them and I knew when it was my turn it would come. And now it&#8217;s my turn and I&#8217;m going to take everything he&#8217;s got.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Clash of Titans:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anticipation for a showdown between Carrillo and Haggerty is palpable among fight fans worldwide. As both athletes continue to dominate their respective weight classes, the prospect of them facing off promises a spectacle unlike any other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Inevitable Encounter:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether destiny brings them together in the ring sooner rather than later remains uncertain. However, one thing is clear: when Nico Carrillo and Jonathan Haggerty finally meet, the world will be watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay tuned for further updates as the rivalry between these two titans of the sport continues to unfold.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/mma\/fans-react-to-dricus-du-plessis-fight-poll\/\">Fans React to Dricus du Plessis\u2019 Fight Poll<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nico Carrillo, the Scottish Muay Thai prodigy, is stirring up the fighting scene once again with his bold declarations aimed squarely at two-sport world champion, Jonathan Haggerty. Carrillo, 25, isn&rsquo;t holding back in his critique of Haggerty&rsquo;s move to the same weight class, asserting his dominance as the larger contender. In a recent interview with &#8230; <a title=\"Nico Carrillo Takes Aim at Jonathan Haggerty&#8217;s Crown\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/mma\/nico-carrillo-takes-aim-at-jonathan-haggertys-crown\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nico Carrillo Takes Aim at Jonathan Haggerty&#8217;s Crown\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3828,"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3825\/revisions\/3828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsbeatsindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}