Earlier in the month, Saenchai PK Muaythaigym was defeated by rising superstar Yodwicha Por Boonsit in one of the most anticipated bouts of the year thus far. Yodwicha, who is the co-owner of the 2012 Sportswriter of the year award, has amassed a truly fantastic record since making move up to 130-135 pounds, and will […]

If you know Phil Baroni at all, you also know he’s not the type of guy to hold back on punches or words. With a big fight coming up on ONE FC: “Rise to Power” on May 31 against Karate expert Nobutatsu Suzuki, Baroni is at a point in his career where it’s time to […]

There’s been a lot of recent buzz about the LEGENDS half MMA half kickboxing event scheduled to take place on May 25 in Russia. Not only will the show feature the headline attraction of Alexander Emelianenko taking on Bob Sapp, plus a four man tournament featuring the likes of Dzhabar Askerov, Yuri Bessmertny, Enriko Gogohiya, […]

When wrestling was surprisingly put on the chopping block for the next Olympics games, combat sports enthusiasts began to wonder if another martial art could potentially take it’s place. For a few months there have been rumors that Muay Thai was a likely candidate. Matches would function very similar to the padded amateur muay thai championships, in […]

Tonight in Las Vegas, Thai standouts Sagetdao Petpayathai, Jomhod Sagami/Eminentair, and Superbon Suppachai Meungsang took on the rest of the world in their return to American soil on M-ONE “Reborn.” The Thai’s looked in top form tonight, as each of the main attractions dominated their opponents en route to a 3-0 sweep. In the main […]

“What’s going on in Japan?” As a martial arts writer and fan, I couldn’t count on two hands the number of times I’ve been asked that question. It’s a reasonable thing to ask. At one point in history Japan was at the top of the mixed martial arts and kickboxing world. Kazushi Sakuraba and Masato […]

According to renowned Muay Thai reporter Rob Cox, it was just announced that the rematch between Saenchai and Yodwicha has been set for June 7 in Bangkok. In their last fight, Yodwicha narrowly defeated Saenchai after a tactically brilliant fourth and fifth round, pulling away after continually stalking forward, landing sharp elbows, and pressuring the […]

With GLORY’S eventual move to Spike T.V. in the works for sometime next year, bloggers and journalists within both the MMA and Kickboxing fields have rumored that there might be some fighters crossing over from Bellator to GLORY and vice-versa. Regardless of whether or not this titillating tidbit is based in reality or not, we’ve […]

Last night in Milwaukee, another American Road to Glory came and went. It has been the latest in a big year of Kickfighting, and there’s quite a bit left for Americans to look forward to- including a May 16th affair between Tetsuya Yamato and Sagetdao at M-ONE, a big Lion Fight card, and GLORY 9 […]

Today at Lumpinee’s largest supershow of 2013, Yodwicha Por Boonsit defeated Saenchai PKmuaythaigym after one of the most amazing years in recent history. Yodwicha, a mere 17 years old, is a name that will be remembered for some time to come. The fight itself was masterful, as usual of both men. While the older icon […]