George Jarvis And French The Kid Share More Than A Playlist Ahead Of ONE Fight Night 44
George “G-Unit” Jarvis does not need music to function. He can drive twenty minutes in complete silence and feel better for it. But when he does reach for his headphones in the gym, there is one name sitting at the top of the queue.
The WBC Muay Thai World Champion faces Rungrawee “Legatron” Sitsongpeenong in a lightweight Muay Thai rematch at ONE Fight Night 44 on Prime Video on Friday, June 26, live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Camp is locked in, the noise of daily life has been stripped back, and French the Kid has been the soundtrack to every hard session.
“When I train, I like rap music. Currently, French the Kid is at the top of my playlist,” Jarvis said. “He is a good friend of mine as well. He’s got good tunes, just something that gets you going. You don’t want to be training to some soft, romantic love songs. Some people do, but for me, I need a little heavier kind of music. Obviously, you can’t beat Tupac, Biggie Smalls, and that old-school stuff, but French the Kid’s vibes are new and modern.”
The friendship between the 25-year-old Lumpini Crawley fighter and the British rapper — real name Taidgh Moriarty — was not built on music alone. They met through mutual contacts, stayed in regular contact over the years, and discovered a common thread that runs deeper than shared taste in sound. Jarvis is preparing to welcome his second child. French the Kid is also a family man. Two young men from different worlds, carrying the same weight.
“I met him through one of my pals, and I’ve just stayed in contact with him for the last few years,” Jarvis said. “He’s also a family man now, like me, so we’ve got a little bit in common. We both moan to each other sometimes about how hard it is and then go back to our day-to-day lives. He’s a good lad. We’ve met up a few times, just for the usual. Sometimes for walks, sometimes we go for dinner.”
What keeps French the Kid’s music in rotation specifically is the quality of the writing beneath the energy. Jarvis has cycled through enough rap playlists to know exactly what he is looking for. He wants something that connects emotionally without becoming background noise or tripping over itself in content that pulls him out of the zone.
“With some rappers, I feel you can’t really connect with them. They’re just rapping about street stuff and just kind of get lost in the lyrics,” Jarvis said. “He sings a little bit in his songs as well, and it’s just quite chill. A motivational thing. When you’re training, you don’t want cursing and all that. He’s got this unique style, where he is quite to the point when he raps.”
A live show remains on the to-do list. For now, the only venue on Jarvis’ calendar is Lumpinee Stadium on June 26, and the discipline that has carried him to a world championship and a Prime Video main event is the same discipline that keeps everything else on hold until the job is done.
“At the minute, it’s just the gym and then coming home, and then back to the gym. That’s about it,” he said. “After this fight, we can have a little bit more social time. I’m locked in.”
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