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Liam Nolan is out to make some noise in combat sports.<\/p>\n

The London-born Muay Thai star returned to ONE Championship in 2022 after a three-fight stint a few years ago as he marked his long-awaited comeback with a TKO victory over Kim Kyung Lock. A knockout defeat to Sinsamut Klinmee followed before he returned to winning ways with a decision victory against Eddie Abasolo in November of last year.<\/p>\n

That remains Nolan's last bout after having to pull out of a fight in August due to injury. However, after a year away from battle, he takes on the man that knocked him out in a rematch where he attempts to right that wrong on November 4. In an exclusive interview with Daily Star Sport<\/b>, the ONE Championship star details how he's coped with the long lay-off.<\/p>\n

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"It's been okay to be fair, obviously I want to compete but I got injured, I've been offered fights but injuries happen," the 26-year-old said. "I've still been training and kept in the gym so its not like I'm rusty, I don't think ring rust will come into it at all, if anything because I haven't fought for a while, I feel very motivated to put on a bit of a statement, I feel more hungry because of that time off.<\/p>\n

Taking on an opponent that stopped you in the ring could be a daunting task but for Nolan, his focus remains on getting that win back against the Thai Klinmee. "I lost the first fight, it's still a fight I know I can win, I'm very motivated to get back in there and show everyone what can I do and show I can win that fight and that I'm a better fighter," he insisted.<\/p>\n

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Already looking ahead to next year, the middleweight was enthusiasm about the potential of a mixed-rules fight in ONE given the organisation hosted a fight of that nature between ex-UFC legend Demetrious Johnson and ONE Flyweight Muay Thai champion, Rodtang Jitmuangnon in 2022 as the pair alternated between MMA and Muay Thai rounds. <\/p>\n

The Brit already had an opponent in mind should he be the next fighter to take part in a special rules fight. "I want to do a mixed rules fight next year, I want to fight Sage Northcutt, who's in my weight class, I would love to fight him in a mixed rules fight, first round Muay Thai, second round MMA.<\/p>\n

The ex-UFC star – who fights in the same division as Nolan – recently returned to the ring in May as he defeated Ahmed Mutjaba after four years out of the ring due to facial injuries suffered in a knockout loss to Cosmo Alexandre in 2019.<\/p>\n

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