Liam Harrison says UK is in good hands with promising stars Freddie Haggerty, Ellis Barboza: "We're in a very bright place"

Muay Thai icon Liam Harrison is quite happy with the surge of promising young talent coming from the UK at the moment.

Before making his rise in the combat sports community, Harrison was one of the first Europeans who left for Thailand to compete at the highest level.

At the time, that was a very unpopular choice to make. But 'Hitman' stayed the course, and after years of hard work and dedication, became a three-time Muay Thai world champion.

These days, athletes in the UK have sponsorship opportunities to help them get to where they want to be at a rapid pace. Seeing the fruits of its evolution, Liam Harrison is proud to say that his country is bringing in some of the best talents with the highest ceilings.

At the ONE 168 press conference this week, 'Hitman' said:

"Yeah, we're in a very bright place. There are a lot of really exciting young stars coming through from the UK. Obviously, Jonathan's brother Freddie Haggerty, incredible young talent. And we've got other guys, like Ellis Barboza, he's won like, a couple of fights as well."

He added:

"We've got other fighters. We're fighing on other promotions. We're going to be working the way into this so, yeah, it's a very bright, bright time for the UK."

Check out Liam Harrison comments below (17:30):

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"I just see it being one of the fights of the year"- Liam Harrison anticipates a wild dogfight with Muay Thai hero Seksan at ONE 168

Liam Harrison is ready to brawl with long-time hero Seksan Or Kwanmuang at ONE 168: Denver.

On Friday night, the fans will be tuning in to an incredible 140-pound catchweight showdown between two Muay Thai legends.

Although they hail from different ends of the world, they both possess that never-say-die attitude in them to make this show a memorable one for all the fans watching.

He told ONE:

"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."

Tickets for ONE 168: Denver are available via Ticketmaster. The full event is free for Prime Video subscribers in North America.