WWE legend Bill Goldberg gave a combat sports legend incredible advice while walking him to the cage at ONE 168

11/09/2024 22:08

WWE icon, Bill Goldberg, told Liam Harrison an inspiring story in the moments before his fight with Seksan at ONE 168.

The former wrestler hyped up the 8x Muay Thai world champion, while walking him to the cage for one of the biggest fights of his career.

Bill Goldberg gives Liam Harrison words of wisdom before fight with Seksan at ONE 168

On Friday evening, Liam Harrison went head-to-head with Seksan Or. Kwanmuang in a clash of two of the greatest Muay Thai fighters to have ever graced the sport.

And if the Brit wasn’t already fuelled for the bout, he was given an extra push by WWE Hall of Famer, Bill Goldberg.

After watching Harrison defeat Malaipet Sasiprapa in Los Angeles in 2015, the wrestling icon went out of his way to introduce himself to the Leeds fighter, and the pair have remained close ever since.

The duo even engaged in some training during fight week for ONE 168, with Harrison teaching the powerhouse the ropes of Muay Thai.

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Therefore, it only made sense for Goldberg to walk ‘The Hitman’ to the cage for his major bout inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

While Harrison marched towards his rival, the 285lbs monster, delivered a powerful speech to motivate his friend to put on the performance of a lifetime.

He exclaimed: “I had doubt about myself one time before I walked in the ring. I picked up the phone and called a friend of mine, and he said, ‘You’re Bill f***ing Goldberg’. You’re Liam, motherf***ing Harrison. That’s all you need. Go out and bash his brains in. Do what you do.”

Despite not emerging victorious, Goldberg’s words clearly made an impact as Harrison produced one of the bravest performances ONE Championship has ever seen.

Even in the face of getting knocked down twice, he kept on swinging, doing everything in his power to land a knockout blow of his own, before ultimately hitting the canvas for a third time.

So, if that’s the final time we see him compete, he certainly went out with a bang.

Liam Harrison leaves his gloves in the center of the cage after brutal loss at ONE 168

As great fighters often do, following the end of the contest, the Englishman left his gloves in the cage, signaling a potential retirement from the sport.

Having set the world alight, and pioneered a new wave of British Muay Thai fighters, Harrison has undeniably carved his legacy in stone.

However, while his post-fight actions indicated the end, he later flirted with the possibility of one final roll of the dice, revealing the location where he’d like to say goodbye to combat sports.

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