Sunday afternoon, with live Muay Thai on the television before me, one long succession of youthful fighters slinging the heat rocks, most of whom I’ve never seen before, many whom I probably/possibly wont see again. Some great stuff amongst the hardly-pronouncable names, and it got me thinking about fights that could potentially be brilliant, or […]

A quick weekly round-up of notable news from around the world of Asian fightsport. In Muay Thai, the eeeeeeeeeeeeuge super-fight between Yodsaenklai Fairtex & Kem Sitsongpeenong has been made. Yodsaenklai Fairtex (176-77) vs. Kem Sitsongpeenong (109-19) Former Lumpinee Stadium champion vs. former Rajadamnern Stadium champion. Current WMC champion vs. current WMC & Thailand champion. Arguably […]

Yodsanklai Fairtex is once more the WMC World champion, once more at middleweight. The “Boxing Computer” of Thailand improves to 179-71, and proves he can still go strong against international competition in these later stages of his career. His WMC win, over the capable middleweight Slovak Vladimír Moravčík, is the latest in his international period that […]

Will Chope was once 1 win, 4 losses in his Mixed Martial Arts career. Quite the remarkable career-turnaround aye? The Phuket Top Team/Muay Fit competitor now boasts an eleven wins, five losses ledger having embarked on a 10-1 tear, and in his fight last night he won the F-3 championship belt. F-3 are a Malaysian […]

Pac is back, and his dance partner this time is the former long-time WBC and current WBO Light-welterweight world champion and Junior Witter’s conqueror, the awkward Tim Bradley. Judging from the Face-to-Face, Face-Off, or whatever that waste of time was called, Pacquaio doesn’t care about this one, and will speak about, prepare for and probably […]

“It is God’s Will”, says Fedor, the greatest Mixed Martial Arts fighter to have ever competed professionally. That was how he justified his fall from the top, as his decade of destruction and 32-fight-unbeaten streak of terror was finally ended by Fabricio Werdum. And so it is now, as he prepares to end his career […]

Two juicy matchups for Phuket Top Team stars at One FC IV: Destiny of Warriors! It is heavily rumoured that the fights to be signed for Messrs Adam Kayoom and Rodrigo Praxedes are to be all-black-belt affairs. Kayoom, from Malaysia, is a former WPMF middleweight World Muay Thai champion, and a decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu […]

As one Kang prepares to win two fights in one evening and rematch rival Andrew Leone, a more famous and heavier Kang will compete at the same event. Former Pride Welterweight (185lbs) Grand Prix finalist Denis Kang is no stranger to MMA tournaments, having failed at the final hurdle to win his own. The gifted […]

The massive June 9 WBC extravaganza that FightSportAsia first reported here on March 27th has been finalised, and its full lineup announced. And what a lineup. SEVEN world championship fights will be hosted at the event, which is a fundraiser to help raise cash for flood victims throughout Thailand. The card is as follows: Big […]

The Catch-Knee; catch the kick, pull the leg, jumping knee. This technique is demonstrated ably by Kru Bert, former Rajadamnern and Lumpinee fighter who has faced such men as Kem and Sudsakorn, with fellow national stadiums veteran Kru Lucky, who boasts a 129-21 win/loss record. Both men coach/train Muay Thai at Phuket Top Team in […]