Amateur Fighter Spotlight: Pawel Zawistowski
The Muay Thai and Kickboxing world is filled with amateur fighters. Most of the amateurs won’t turn into a professional fighter for one reason or another, while some will go on to make excellent pro athletes. If they go into the pro ranks or not one fact remains, they play a significant role in shaping […]
Amateur Fighter Spotlight: Ahmad Ibrahim
The Muay Thai and Kickboxing world is filled with amateur fighters. Most of the amateurs won’t turn into a professional fighter for one reason or another, while some will go on to make excellent pro athletes. If they go into the pro ranks or not one fact remains, they play a significant role in shaping […]
NEW Muay Thai Gym Ranking System: Could Mean Tremendous Benefits for the Existing Muay Thai World
by Paula Ibieta I hadn’t actually sat down to watch an entire UFC event in a while. This past Saturday, watching UFC 189 from beginning to end turned out to be a much-needed reminder. I had forgotten why nakmuays have a visceral reaction to any suggestion that they need to be more like the UFC. […]
WKA – Helping build our future
The World Kickboxing Association (WKA) recently held the 2012 WKA North American Combat Sports Championships in Virginia. Grappling and MMA was part of the agenda, but of course what we are interested in was the Muay Thai and Kickboxing which is what the WKA is known for. In addition to regulating professional combat sports in […]
The Jump V.2 – Five amateurs we want to see turn pro
There are many great amateur fighters in North America, many posses skills that are on par with what is needed to compete at the pro level. This is the second installment of “The Jump” in which we will highlight five fighters that we would love to see make the transition from the amateur to the pro […]
The Jump – Five amateurs we want to see turn pro
There are many great amateur fighters in North America, many posses skills that are on par with what is needed to compete at the pro level. We would like to introduce to you a segment we call “The Jump” in which we will highlight five fighters at a time that we feel are ready to […]
Pictures: Stand Up Promotions “Oblonsky vs. Krause” Amateur Fights
Aside from the action packed pro fights at Stand Up Promotions “Oblonsky vs. Krause” event there were some excellent amateur fights. Enjoy these photos by Scott Hirano of the amateur portion of Stand Up Promotions “Oblonsky vs. Krause”.
Monthly “Road to WCK” series kicks of February 26th
On February 26th, WCK Muay Thai will kick off “Road to the WCK”. It will be a monthly series featuring amateur Muay Thai and MMA bouts. The events will be under the guidance of WBC Muay Thai. “We see an acute need to bring new generation of fighters into Muay Thai in the United States, […]