Veteran British striker Liam Harrison was purported to be the one who confronted ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon in ONE Championship’s historic first reside on-ground occasion in america final week.
‘Hitman’ made the revelation in an interview with the South China Morning Put up on the sidelines of the landmark U.S. present, sharing that he was within the dialog to face Rodtang in a catchweight battle for ONE Battle Night time 10 on Prime Video, which went down on Could 5 in Denver, Colorado.
Sadly, Liam Harrison stated, the surgical procedure that he needed to bear for the damage he sustained in his final battle prevented him from getting the nod.
The Leeds fighter stated:
“Yeah it was, I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that however I’ve now. Yeah, that’s what we spoke about, we’re gonna combine at [catchweight] at 140. Clearly, with my surgical procedure and stuff that couldn’t occur. However yeah I wish to get me some again, so I’m again within the mixture of getting off these fights once more.”
Take a look at the interview beneath:
At ONE Battle Night time 10, Rodtang battled and defeated Mexican challenger Edgar Tabares by knockout within the second spherical of their co-headlining title showdown. The Thai megastar caught Tabares with a stable elbow to the jaw after which the challenger couldn’t proceed.
Liam Harrison, in the meantime, was final in motion in August final 12 months, the place he vied for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title towards former champion Nong-O Hama.
His title push went south after he injured his knee following a nasty leg kick from Nong-O within the opening spherical. Unable to proceed, he was compelled to take a defeat by technical knockout.
Liam Harrison had knee surgical procedure earlier this 12 months and has since slowly however absolutely been getting again in form. He’s eyeing a return to motion within the final quarter of the 12 months.
ONE Battle Night time 10 passed off on the sold-out 1stBank Middle in Denver. The replay of the groundbreaking occasion will be watched through Amazon Prime in North America.
