FAIRTEX: NAMED OFFICIAL PARTNER TO MTGP
Muay Thai Grand Prix, the World’s premier Muay Thai & Kickboxing promoter, announced a global equipment partnership with Fairtex, engineers of the top performing Muay Thai and Kickboxing gloves. As the combat sports leader’s official glove provider, Fairtex will outfit all MTGP athletes on fight night, beginning immediately with MTGP London in April 2022 and extending to eve..
WADA REMOVES NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING ORGANIZATIONS OF INDONESIA AND THAILAND FROM WORLD ANTI-DOPING CODE NON-COMPLIANT LIST
Following a circulatory vote of its Executive Committee (ExCo), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has removed, with immediate effect, the National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) of Indonesia and Thailand from the list of Signatories that are non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code). On 14 September 2021, WADA’s ExCo asserted that the Indonesia and Tha..
SITTHICHAI OVERWHELMS KIRIA, ADVANCES TO GRAND PRIX FINAL
Sitthichai “Killer Kid” Sitsongpeenong locked up his spot in the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship Final with an elite performance at ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE. The #3 contender advanced in the prestigious tournament by defeating Davit Kiria via unanimous decision in their semifinal bout at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 28 January. The two men were no..
ANTHONY JOSHUA READY TO ACCEPT’ £15M TO ALLOW TYSON FURY vs OLEKSANDR USYK
Anthony Joshua is set to accept a £15million step-aside fee to pave the way for Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury. Joshua lost his heavyweight world titles at the hands of Usyk last year whilst Fury defeated Deontay Wilder to defend his WBC crown. The pair will now look to face off for the undisputed heavyweight title bout, which is likely to place in the Middle East. Cardiff’s Pr..
CHATRI SITYODTONG OPEN TO FIGHT DANA WHITE
On The MMA Hour Wednesday, Chatri Sityodtong left the door open for a fight against UFC boss Dana White after his ONE Championship social media team sent out a post recently asking, “Who wants to see Chatri vs. Dana,” accompanied by footage of Sityodtong training. Sityodtong insisted that the post and his response — “send me location” — was strictly tongue-in..
FORECASTING UFC CHAMPIONS IN 2022
Past history teaches us to expect the unexpected in mixed martial arts, especially at the highest levels. The 12 men and women currently in possession of Ultimate Fighting Championship gold will enter their respective 2022 campaigns with a sense of anticipation. Some will be rewarded with extended title reigns while others will endure very public falls from grace. Such is the nature of the beast i..
TOP 10 HIGHEST-EARNING FIGHTERS IN 2021
10. Billy Joe Saunders | £5.7 million Saunders earned his biggest purse to date when he took on Alvarez in Texas. The Brit put up a solid effort but was pulled after the seventh round after an uppercut from Alvarez left him with a fractured eye socket. 9. Dustin Poirier | £7.2 million Poirier earned the bulk of his earnings from his two fights agains..
KNOCKOUT! WATCH RAFAEL FIZIEV FINISH BRAD RIDDELL WITH BRUTAL WHEEL KICK - UFC VEGAS 44
Rafael Fiziev kept his winning way in Las Vegas, Nevada, as “Ataman” put a brutal stop to fellow lightweight striker Brad Riddell with a spectacular wheel kick knockout. This was a matchup of two high-level strikers and that’s exactly what we got. Fiziev was a little more technical with his movement and counter punching, but Riddell’s ferocity and grittiness allowe..
PHUKET TO HOST MUAY THAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Blue Tree will serve as the host venue for the torunament which has been confirmed to take place between Dec 1-12 and which will invite over 800 participating athletes from 80 countries worldwide. The Amateur Boxing Association of Thailand and IFMA will jointly organisethe event in accordance with government policy as one of the projects to promote sports tourism with the goal of creating a g..
NAMSAKNOI. MUAY THAI LEGENDS
Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn is a retired Muay Thai fighter from Thailand. He holds one of the highest winning percentages (95% wins in 300 fights), and one of the longest reigns as a Lumpinee Stadium Champion in history, remaining undefeated for the 135 lbs title between 2000–2006. Namsaknoi is known for his graceful and elaborate Wai Kru Ram Muay, winning the award for the ..
GOLDEN ERA OF MUAY THAI. DIESELNOI'S KNEES
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn born December 27, 1961 as Charin Sorndee is a Thai former lightweight Muay Thai kickboxer and undefeated Lumpinee Stadium champion. He is famous as the best knee fighter and one of the greats of Golden Age Muay Thai in the 80's in Thailand. According to the Thai tradition, his first fighting name was Dieselnoi Sor Banchongsak, named in the honor ..
CIS GAMES TO DEBUT IN KAZAN. MUAYTHAI WILL BE FEATURED 3 – 9 SEPTEMBER
4-11 September, the city of Kazan will host the first CIS (Commonwealth of the Independent States) Games with more than 2000 participants from CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) in the age between 14 to 23 years. The event will highlight 16 sports with muaythai sharing the stage with the sports like judo, karate, sambo, bad..
GLORY CHAMP RICO VERHOEVEN DEFENDS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST ALISTAIR OVEREEM ON OCT. 23
Former UFC heavyweight title contender Alistair Overeem recently signed a multi-year deal with GLORY kickboxing and won’t be dicking around with any warm-up fights. “Demolition Man” today announced his Oct. 23 debut opposite reigning division champion Rico Verhoeven. That means fans will have to wait for a third Badr Hari fight. “Me and Badr fought twice..
MUAY THAI SEALS OLYMPIC WIN
After 30 arduous years of trying to clinch the listing, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) finally certified Muay Thai as an Olympic sport and granted the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) permanent membership of the committee on July 20 at the 138th IOC session in Tokyo. It marks a momentous step up for Muay Thai to be competing in a class alongside international ..
WADA ENCOURAGES CONTINUED COLLABORATION IN ANTI-DOPING AMONG GOVERNMENTS OF ASIA
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) encourages continued collaboration in anti-doping across all nations within the Asia region in order to strengthen the anti-doping system for athletes of the region and the world. Addressing a virtual meeting of the Ministers of Sport and other senior Government officials of the East, South and South-East Asian countries to discuss anti-doping matters, WADA Pre..
THE FIRST FEMALE FIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF LUMPINI STADIUM
The first female fight in the history of "Lumpini" Stadium between Thailand's Sanaejan SorJor Tongprajin and her compatriot, Buakaw SorPorror Chaiyaphum will be contested for the WBC MuayThai mini-flyweight world title and the Lumpinee Stadium mini-flyweight title. Before this fight, women are not allowed to fight in the stadium or enter the ring. History w..
FAIRTEX PARTNERS WITH CAGE WARRIORS
World famous Thai brand Fairtex to announce a partnership with Cage Warriors. Fairtex will be supplying gloves and equipment to the organization. The British Mixed Martial Arts promotion started in the UK in 2002. The organization has hosted 122 shows and is broadcast on UFC Fight Pass. Athletes from all over the world have competed in its cage. “Over the past 10 years, we've ..
CANELO BREAKS DOWN SAUNDERS, FORCES HIM TO QUIT AFTER 8TH ROUND
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez won his world super-middleweight title unification fight with Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday in Texas with an eighth-round uppercut; Saunders did not re-emerge for the ninth round; the Brit has had surgery on a broken orbital bone For all of the talk about whether Billy Joe Saunders could be the Kryptonite for Canelo Alvarez's hope of taking one..
LITHUANIAN MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN PANEVEZYS
Lithuanian combat sports are breaking free from the grip of the coronavirus pandemic and the Lithuanian Muay Thai Championship held in Panevezys last weekend have become one of the most striking reflections of this. The representatives of Muay Thai were among the first to decide to organize the Lithuanian Championship. The competition took place under strict safety conditions which we..
WEIDMAN SURGERY A SUCCESS AFTER SUFFERING HORRIFYING LEG BREAK IN UFC 261 FIGHT AGAINST HALL
Chris Weidman suffered one of the worst injuries in MMA history at UFC 261 on Saturday night, but he is now on the mend. The American middleweight, 36, broke his leg after just 17 seconds of his bout with Uriah Hall when he attempted to throw the first strike. Upon impact, Weidman’s leg snapped and he crumbled back with the entire crowd at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonv..