ONE Championship’s Haggerty, Harrison end feud and ‘put differences aside’

ONE Championship stars Liam Harrison and Jonathan Haggerty have buried the hatchet after more than a year of simmering bad blood had threatened to boil over in Denver.
Possibly the two biggest names ever to come out of the British Muay Thai scene, “The Hitman” and “The General” have “put their differences aside” after their respective losses at ONE 168.
The pair had been taking potshots at each other all year in interviews and on social media, with former ONE bantamweight champ Haggerty angering his veteran compatriot by seemingly showing a lack of respect for someone who had paved the way for him in the industry. 
But the Bangkok Post understands Haggerty initially softened tensions by leaving a “heart emoji” on a social media post Harrison had published after his TKO defeat by Thailand’s Seksan Or Kwanmuang. 
Haggerty, 27, was himself left reeling by a shock first-round knockout at the hands of Superlek Kiatmookao in the main event inside Colorado’s famed Ball Arena.
They then bumped into each other in person and shook hands, agreeing to let bygones be bygones.
Harrison confirmed the news on Thursday, when  a fan suggested he “must have smiled a bit when Haggerty got laid on his backside in 49 seconds”.
“I would never wish bad on another fighter or want to see them fall or fail,” Harrison wrote in reply on Instagram. 
“Me and Jon shook hands after the event and we put our differences aside. I hope he comes back with a vengeance.” 
Haggerty had seemingly paved the way for a reconciliation earlier during fight week when he picked Harrison to beat Seksan by knockout during an interview with the Bangkok Post.
The 38-year-old Harrison had also shot down the idea there could be a potential run-in between them with both fighters staying in the same hotel and sharing the same nutritionist, Peter Miller of Condition Nutrition.
“We’re both professionals, it’s all business,” he told the Bangkok Post.
ONE Championship CEO and chairman Chatri Sityodtong had last year suggested a dream fight for British fans between the two could take place at Wembley Arena in London.
But Harrison, already in the final throes of his career, underwent surgery and stem cell treatment on a longstanding knee injury, that seemingly hastened his decision to retire this month after the loss to Seksan.