Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts
Glory 12 took place tonight in New York and it was a night full of surprises. In the Glory lightweight tournament most were expecting to see a tournament final featuring Giorgio Petrosyan who has not lost since 2007, but Andy Ristie had other plans. In a fight that was pretty even things changed in a […]
Warren Stevelmans replaces Shemsi Beqiri against Ky Hollenbeck at Glory 12 this weekend
Ky Hollenbeck and Shemsi Beqiri were set to face off in the tournament reserve bout of the Glory 12 lightweight tournament this weekend in New York, but Beqiri has withdrawn from the bout for reasons unknown. Stepping in to replace Beqiri is Warren Stevelmans. Hollenbeck will look to win his second bout in as many […]
Ky Hollenbeck vs. Shemsi Beqiri and Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Ben Edwards official for Glory 12
Glory has confirmed two more fights for Glory 12 including their main event. Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Ben Edwards will take top billing at Glory 12 in the night’s main event. The tournament reserve bout will feature Ky Hollenbeck vs. Shemsi Beqiri. The winner of Hollenbeck and Bequiri would replace any of the winning fighters […]
Updated Middleweight Rankings 10/10/2013
Not too many changes to the middleweight rankings this time around. Spots one through three remain the same. Former number four Chaz Mulkey falls off the rankings after not having competed in over a year, he last fought at K-1 against Kit Cope in early September of 2012. Troy Sheridan moves up to number four […]
Glory 10 Results and Recap: Schilling stuns Levin to win 4-man tournament
Glory 10 took place last night in Ontario, CA and the night’s story was Joe Schilling shocking the world by winning the 4-man middleweight tournament. There was a lot of attention surrounding the tournament since its announcement and with Schilling’s original opponent, Steve Wakeling, not able to secure a visa to fight in tournament many […]
Jodan Watson out, Ky Hollenbeck in vs. Albert Kraus at Glory 10
A few days ago rumors surfaced that Ky Hollenbeck would be replacing Jordan Watson at Glory 10 against Albert Kraus. Sources close to Glory informed Muay Thai Authority today that Watson was officially off the fight card, but contrary to previous reports Watson is not injured and visa issues are to blame for his removal […]
Updated North American P4P Rankings 7/5/2013
Some changes to the pound for pound rankings since the last update. Spots one though six go unchanged, Andrew Tate and Shane Campbell each move up one slot to take the seven and eight positions. Joseph Valtellini and Michael Mananquil re-enter the pound for pound rankings at nine and ten. After a three fight losing […]
Top 10 Knockouts
Muay Thai Authority started almost three years ago with the goal of providing coverage that was lacking for the North American Muay Thai scene. In that time there have been many spectacular moments, so we have decided to do a top ten list and our first is the top ten knockouts by North American fighters […]
North American Middleweight Rankings 5/1/2013
The only change since the last update to the middleweight rankings is Shane Campbell moving up to number two and Jesse Miles dropping to number three. Campbell has gone 4-0 in the last year while Miles has only fought once, albeit winning his bout by knockout. 1. Ky Hollenbeck (15-2-1) Hollenbeck didn’t look bad in […]
10 fights we want to see in 2013
2012 was another solid year for Muay Thai in North America, we have decided to compile a list of ten fights we would love to see in 2013. All of the fights include a North American fighter, and if we are lucky and any of these fights do happen in 2013 then hopefully they will […]