WATCH: Liam Harrison shares the importance of putting in the work in the gym

English striker Liam Harrison has always believed that to have a successful career in combat sports, it all starts in what one does in the gym.

'Hitman' further highlighted this in a recent episode of his Kickin’ It with Liam Harrison podcast, an excerpt of which he shared on Instagram. The post was captioned with:

“All your thinking is done in the gym …the fight [you’re] just reacting… is this how you train and fight? I always say the worst thing a fighter can do in a fight is think …you need to just react.”

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Liam Harrison has always banked on such a mentality in his two decade-long career, which has seen him parlay his talent in various tournaments and organizations in different parts of the world.

In 2018, Liam Harrison signed with ONE Championship and has seen action in five fights in the promotion so far, including challenging Nong-O Hama for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title last August.

For his aggressive style of fighting, meanwhile, his showdown with Muangthai PK Saenchai in April earned ONE’s 2022 Muay Thai Fight of the Year award.

'Hitman' is currently waiting for word on his next assignment as he continues to recover from injury.

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Liam Harrison shares his craziest fight experience competing in Cambodia

British Muay Thai fighter Liam Harrison has practically seen it all in his long combat sports career, including some which he considers as “crazy experiences.”

Among these was a pro boxing fight in Cambodia over a decade ago, which has 'Hitman' still shaking his head to this date.

In a two-part video posted on Instagram, Liam Harrison narrated his insane experience when he and his team agreed to compete in a pro boxing tournament in Cambodia.

The brief exploit, he said, had a lot of twists and turns, including for his arrival, the weigh-ins, and the fight itself, where he was forced to settle for a decision win.

In the video, Liam Harrison highlighted how on fight day the referee seemingly did not want to give him a stoppage win, or a victory for that matter, over his Cambodian opponent in their six-round fight.

He shared:

“In round two, I dropped him with a left hook and he was out starfished, and I was running round the ring, jumping on the ropes, celebrating and stuff like that. That must have been 20 seconds running around and when I turned round and the ref was still counting, going, ‘five, six,, that slow, and I think, ‘What’s going on here?’”

Harrison added:

“And eventually on eight, he picked him up off the floor and stood him up. I dropped him again, and this time his nose was bleeding. So the ref picked him up back again, didn’t give him a count, took him over his corner, wiped his nose, and then sent him back out again, and then the bell went. I dropped him again in round four and dropped him again in round six and the ref just picked him up from the floor and didn’t want to stop the fight and I just thought, 'I am never ever going back there to fight again.'”

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