The Luikse Vechter, French: Combattant de Liège, is an endangered Belgian breed of gamecock.
It is named for its area of origin, that of the city of Liège in Wallonia, in eastern central Belgium.
[1]: 47 [3] In the later part of that century, in the area of Liège, in Wallonia in eastern central Belgium, efforts were made to improve the fighting capabilities of the Brugse Vechter by cross-breeding with fighting birds of Oriental origin.
The other Belgian fighting breed, the Tiense Vechter from the area of Tienen in Flemish Brabant, was created in much the same way.
[1]: 47 The Luikse Vechter is endangered in Belgium, but is the least threatened of the three Belgian gamecock breeds.