Liam Harrison is a fan favorite for his always-exciting Muay Thai firefights. At ONE 168: Denver, the Brit expects another stellar offering against Seksan Or Kwanmuang in a 140-pound catchweight affair.
“We’ve got a few game plans ready for when he goes into war mode. But, to be honest, when he starts going to war, I’ll be comfortable going to war with him. I’ll probably get told off in the corner by my coach, but I don’t really care to be honest with you,” Harrison remarked to ONE.
“At this point in my career, I’m going to do what I want to do. If I enjoy it and the fans enjoy it, I honestly don’t care if I win or lose. I just want to get in there, enjoy myself, and make sure all the fans – everyone that has bought a ticket and everyone watching at home – get to watch two old war dogs collide in a great fight.”
Both Harrison and “The Man Who Yields To No One” have been in memorable wars that have brought them to legendary status.
With admiration for his opponent, Harrison is ready to put that aside and bite down on his mouthpiece for a war in Denver.
“I just see it being one of the fights of the year. He’s one of my heroes and I’ve always wanted to share the ring with him, so I’m going to make the most of it. Both fighters are going to put everything on the line and the best man will win on the night,” the Brit said.
“I know it’s going to be hard and at times I will get dragged into the trenches, but I’ve been there before.”
Although Seksan has been in his fair share of firefights, stopping the talented Thai star has proven difficult. The idea of finishing Seksan is at the forefront of “Hitman’s” mind.
“I’m looking to be the first guy to knock him out in ONE Championship. Only one person has stopped Seksan before and that was years ago. No one else has come close to looking like doing it,” Harrison commented.
“He hasn’t fought anyone who hits anywhere near as sharp and as hard as I do in ONE, and he’s been wobbled before. If he starts leaving himself wide open, I’ll just check him straight out of there. I can knock anyone out with one shot.”
“But then again, that’s how he fights. He’s willing to take shots to come forward and give it. He drowns you with pressure, so I’ve got to be careful as well. If you do wobble him, you’ve got to realize that he’s one of the toughest men on planet Earth and you’ve got to pick your shots and not go crazy.”
Though most of the talk is about aggression and knockouts, Harrison understands the dangers of throwing caution to the wind.
At ONE 168, the British superstar will try to stay within himself to make calculated decisions to avoid being on the wrong end of Seksan’s powerful strikes.
Even so, “Hitman” admits those plans will likely go by the wayside in one of the year’s most anticipated Muay Thai matchups.
“He has horrible elbows. The angles he throws them and he just swings in with them. If I’m not careful and I just start swinging all over trying to get rid of him, that’s when he ends up putting people out and knocking them down with elbows,” Harrison said.
“He’s got a lot of dangerous weapons. He’ll throw in all kinds of stuff. I will have to be switched on for the entire fight to make sure that I don’t get caught with anything stupid from him.”
“But, like I said, I probably will get caught with all kinds of stupid stuff so there’ll be a point where my game plan goes out of the window and we just go for it.”
ONE 168: Denver airs live on Prime Video at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Friday, September 6. Remaining tickets are available via Ticketmaster.