ONE Championship, Combat Sports, and the loss of integrity
Not too long ago I wrote a fairly passionate article about Liam Harrison’s recent performance against Muangthai PK. Saenchai. I’ll be the first to admit that I was too harsh – Harrison’s style of Muay Thai isn’t for me. The fight was exciting to the average viewer, just not myself, and I recognise that now. I’ve no problem with the fighter, and he deserves nothing but respect. The one thing I stand for is that he hasn’t earned his upcoming title shot. While at work I scrolled by a post that expressed excitement at Harrison’s upcoming title shot. I sat there bewildered. Going onto the ONE championship website I was met with the news that Harrison was going up against Nong-O in a Bantamweight Title fight. Liam Harrison, an amazing fighter with an amazing record and a long line of experience, hasn’t earned this title shot. His only fight against a ranked Bantamweight fighter was a unanimous loss to Rodlek , who currently sits at third place in the top five ranking. Rodlek was makin...
