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“The Most Incredible Fight I Have Seen in Years” – MMA Community Including Darren Till React to One Championship Fighter’s Unbelievable Comeback

Published 04/24/2022, 11:12 AM EDT

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The Muay Thai bout at ONE Championship’s event ONE 156: Eersel vs. Sadikovic shocked the MMA world. The brutality and action in the bout had big-name personalities in MMA, globally, reacting to it.

The crazy bout saw Liam “Hitman” Harrison overcome two quick knockdowns to land three knockdowns of his own against Muangthai “Elbow Zombie” PK. Saenchai. Thus, resulting in a win for “Hitman.”

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The one-round, action-packed fight had five knockdowns in total. Hence, the world reacted to the fight.

MMA fans react to an insane fight

The bout with five knockdowns had the whole world going crazy. Chiefly, the CEO and Chairman of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, gave a massive $100K post-fight bonus to Liam Harrison for his performance. Not only that but also he gave him a title shot against the Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion, Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.

Even former UFC welterweight challenger & current middleweight contender, the British fighter, Darren Till reacted to the wild performance from Liam Harrison.

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Fighters and famous personalities congratulated Liam Harrison

Harrison was one good shot away from losing the bout, which in retrospect would have caused him a $100K cash and a title opportunity. However, he didn’t give up on himself and made one of the most remarkable comebacks.

 

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The next challenger for the ONE Muay Thai bantamweight gold shared his joy after the fight. He wrote, “The zombie killer. Don’t ever get it twisted there is not one ounce of quit in my body. Massive thank you to all my supporters I love you all. 100k and a title shot. What a night.”

Thus, praises poured in after his entertaining bout.

 

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UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall gave his two-cent and said, “Scary scary man”. Former UFC World Champion & current ONE Championship athlete, Eddie Alvarez said, “Wow … just f**king Wow.”

“F**ken legend brother!!! Absolute warrior,” said George “Ferocious,” Kambosos Jr.

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ONE supremo wrote, “The most incredible fight I have seen in years!!! Congrats, Liam! You represent muay thai in the most beautiful way!”

Also, Khail Rountree, Guram Kutateladze, Carlos Coello Canales, Bobo Sacko, Jack Bateson, Paul Daley, Andy ‘SOUWERPOWER’ Souwer, Alberth Dias, Liam Cooper, Kaz Crossley, Sian Marie, Enver Sljivar, Brendan Loughnane, Ross Pearson, James Vick, Jack Downer and many other personalities from different sports congratulated Harrison.

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What do you think of Liam Harrison’s action-packed performance? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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Deepak Kumar

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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Vibhanshu Kumar