Two of the UK’s most well-known and best Muay Thai practitioners clearly have something to settle. The current ONE Championship bantamweight kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion, Jonathan Haggerty has taken a swipe at fellow countryman, Liam Harrison when on the Sky Sports MMA Club podcast.
Haggerty discussed a range of topics, however, it’s his comments on Harrison that have grabbed headlines. They discussed the potential of The General fighting on home soil, to which he replied:
“If it was up to me, I’d fight there next week. Hopefully soon”
He was asked who would be the right opponent for a UK fight and the two discipline champ responded by saying:
“There has been some talk about a few opponents. Like, Liam Harrison was one of them but I’m not sure if he’d like to fight me now, erm, I’m in my prime and I feel like he just wants to fight legends now and just create a legacy”
When questioned further on Harrison, more specifically on his willingness to fight anyone, Haggerty came back with:
“Well we’ll have to get him face to face and we’ll have to tell him face to face that I want to fight him and then maybe we’ll agree there and then with a pen and paper, that’s how it’s going to happen”
He also said:
“We’re both the best in the UK, there’s no doubt about it and once that fight gets agreed, if it ever gets agreed, I feel that the fans are going to jump on it and are going to love it. I’m a fighter and I love to give the fans what they want and I feel Liam Harrison [vs] Jonathan Haggerty is what the fans are calling for and hopefully one day, yeah he grows a pair and we can get it on”
Understandably, the 5th ranked Bad Company man didn’t take too kindly to this, calling him a ‘smug pr*ck’ on X (formerly Twitter) and claiming that he’s knocked out more elite fighters than Haggerty has had fights.
If this fight were to happen, there’s a good chance that the UK fans could finally get a ONE Championship card on their shores.
Haggerty on sky sports news telling me to grow a pair😫 literally knocked out more elite level guys than he’s even had fights. How about he grows pair and fights someone in their prime the same age like Nico?Best wins have been against a 37 yr old nong O and 37yr SamA. Smug prick
— liam harrison (@LiamBadco) April 4, 2024
Haggerty must first get through a tough task in Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE Fight Night 26: Xiong vs. Stamp on June 9th from Denver, Colorado.
