WATCH: British Muay Thai powerhouse Liam Harrison polishes up his game plan with famed trainer Cookie Lokwichit
Liam Harrison is a mere fortnight away from his highly anticipated return. He's doing everything he can to sort out any remaining wrinkle in his game plan.
The British Muay Thai legend has set up camp at Evolution Samui Muay Thai Retreat heading into his return from injury at ONE 167 against Katsuki Kitano on June 7 at Impact Arena.
Although he's oceans away from his home gym of Bad Company in Leeds, Harrison still has some of the best training partners he can hang with ahead of his bantamweight Muay Thai clash against the Japanese standout.
Famed trainer Cookie Lokwichit, one of the head coaches at Evolution Samui Muay Thai Retreat, has been pushing Harrison in the final days of camp since the 'Hitman' arrived in Thailand a week ago.
In an Instagram video, Harrison was shown working the pads and displaying the trademark power that led him to multiple world titles and 90 career wins.
Harrison has been out of action for nearly two years after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee when he faced then-holder Nong-O Hama for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title in August 2022.
Despite the career-threatening injury, Liam Harrison looks to be back in full force and is ready to unleash his brand of punishment at ONE 167 against Kitano.
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Liam Harrison shares the difficult rehab process he had to go through after injury
Injuries are often the crux of any athlete, and recovering from such adversity isn't always the easiest of methods.
Liam Harrison knew he was entering difficult territory when he began rehabilitation therapy following his knee injury in 2022.
In an interview with talkSPORT MMA, Harrison detailed the physical demands he had to go through to get back into proper fight shape.
He said:
"So this was when I was waiting for the surgery on my ACL and my MCL. The injury that the doctor wanted me to go away and do rehab. He said do like three-four months of rehab and just get your quad as strong as possible. He said, ‘I know there's no stability in your leg at the minute you can't really move properly but I don't want to do the operation now and then it's going to make your rehab harder.'"
Liam Harrison added:
"Try and get your left leg your left quad as strong as possible, do what you can while keeping it stable. So I was just building my quad up and my glute and my hamstring because obviously, I knew how hard the rehab was going to be."
See the interview below: