Liam Harrison asked to fight Seksan or Kwanmuang and his wish has been granted. The two men will meet in a catchweight Muay Thai fight at ONE 168.
The event is set for Denver on September 6th and will feature some of the promotion’s biggest Muay Thai stars. Harrison has not fought since 2022 when he injured his knee during a defeat to Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.
Seksan only made his ONE Championship debut in 2023 but has already fought nine times for the promotion, winning eight. While Harrison has been sidelined with the knee injury the Thai veteran has been competing every other month.
The fight is set for a catchweight which is likely to be around 140lbs. Harrison’s comeback fight is booked for ONE 167 in June and he will need to emerge from that with a clean bill of health if he wants to face Seksan in September.
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— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 25, 2024
Submission grappling
The card will also feature a submission grappling title fight. Mikey Musumeci is moving up several divisions in order to challenge Kade Ruotolo for his lightweight title.
Musumeci holds the flyweight submission grappling belt and has a bantamweight bout booked for ONE 167 in June. Ruotolo will also be competing on that card, he is making his MMA debut against Blake Cooper.
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Two titles
Two title fights have already been confirmed for the card which will take place at the 18,000 capacity Ball Arena. Jonathan Haggerty will be defending his bantamweight Muay Thai title against Superlek Kiatmoo9 in a rematch.
The two first met in 2018 and the Thai won by second round stoppage. Haggerty also holds the bantamweight kickboxing belt while Superlek is the reigning flyweight kickboxing champion.
Also moving up a division on September 6th will be Stamp Fairtex. She is challenging Xiong Jing Nan for her atomweight title in a fight that will headline the card.
ONE 168, Denver, September 6th
Xiong Jing Nan (c) vs. Stamp Fairtex (For strawweight title)
Muay Thai: Jonathan Haggerty (c) vs. Superlek Kiatmoo9 (For bantamweight title)
Muay Thai: Liam Harrison vs. Seksan Or Kwanmuang (Catchweight)
Submission grappling: Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci (For lightweight title)
