The United States Muay Thai scene right now is stronger than ever before, quality shows are going one from the west coast to the east coast. The next big step will be when a promotion lands a TV deal in the United States that doesn’t relegate them to a 2AM time slot. The newly re-branded Friday Night Fights Muay Thai originally announced a deal with SNY, but after deciding to hold off on airing their “8-to1” tournament this past August they have been very quiet about what is going on with their TV deal. FNFMT President, Justin Blair usually known for being tight lipped with their plans has been especially so since their initial announcement regarding broadcasting the series, so one can only wonder what is going on behind closed doors.
Muay Thai Authority was recently apprised of an exclusive sneak peak of one Friday Night Fights TV pilots and from what we’ve seen, it’s hard to understand why Blair hasn’t already broadcast it. We are not aware of what negotiations are going on behind closed doors, or when the potential air date will be, the only thing we know is that the production is damn good. The fights & production quality are great and the commentary is very solid, all of it in HD mind you. This is the type of production that Muay Thai needs, if that is what Friday Night Fights will be putting out on their first attempt, we can only imagine what their future productions will look like after they hit their stride. If anyone else happens to broadcast before they do, let’s hope they bring their A game because Friday Night Fights is definitely not holding back any punches and they are clearly here to play with the big boys.