Nuon Sorya replaces Matt Embree against Greg Wootton
It was announced last week that Canadian fighter Matt Embree was forced to withdraw form his bout with Greg Wootton at Muay Thai in America: In Honor of the King on December 1st. Stepping in to replace Embree is Nuon Sorya from Cambodia. The 39 year old Sorya will be taking on one of the […]
Matt Embree out of December 1st fight with Greg Wootton due to injury
Matt Embree has been forced to pull out of his upcoming fight against Greg Wootton on the December 1st Muay Thai in America. Embree fractured his foot in training and the search for a replacement is underway. Embree had recently defeated Nate Smandych at Journey Fight Series VIII. Wootton is considered by many to be […]
Updated North America P4P Rankings 11/20/2012
Since our last update in March to the P4P rankings, there has been a lot of shake up. Simon Marcus takes the number 1 spot, while new entrants Eddie Walker, Shane Campbell and Gregory Choplin join the ranks. Michael Mananquil returns to the list after a successful comeback following a year long layoff. Falling out […]
Pictures: Journey Fight Series VIII
Maegan Hawkes was on hand at Journey Fight Series VIII in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to capture pics of all the night’s action which featured the likes of Matt Embree, Nate Smandych, Shane Campbell, Troy Sheridan, Preston Baptiste, and Sean McKinnon. Maegan was kind enough to share some pics with us here at Muay Thai Authority. […]
Journey Fight Series VIII Live Play by Play and Results
Journey Fight Series VIII is taking place tonight and will feature the semi-final bouts of their 160lb tournament. For those that can’t watch the stream on GFL.tv you can keep up with all the action here. The night’s main event will feature a bout between Nate Smandych and Matt Embree. Smandych was originally set to […]
MTIA returns with December 1st event featuring Simon Marcus, Julie Kitchen, Rungravee, Coke, and Chike Lindsay
Muay Thai in America (MTIA) is set to return on December 1, 2012 for their event “In Honor of the King” a celebration of the King of Thailand’s 85th Birthday. The MTIA event will take place at Raleigh Studio in Playa Vista and will be available for PPV purchase on Direct TV and INDEMAND. Headlining […]
Matt Embree set to fight Nate Smandych at Journey Fight Series VIII, Sean Kearney forced to withdraw due to injury
Sean Kearney was set to fight a re-match with Nate Smandych (@TeamSmandych) at Journey Fight Series VIII this weekend in Calgary, Alberta, Canada but was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Matt “Matics” Embree has stepped up to take the fight on one weeks notice. Promoter Trevor Smandych has confirmed that […]
Results and Recap: Push Kick Promotions “Thailand vs. The Americas”
Push Kick Promotions “Thailand vs. The Americas” took place last night in Pomona, CA and it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Four pro bouts were scheduled for the event but only three took place. Ky Hollenbeck was originally set to fight Aegpracha Meenayothin in a highly anticipated co-main event but Meenayothin was forced to withdraw from […]
Video: Matt Embree talks about upcoming fight with Lerdsila “Mr. Lightning”
Matt Embree talks upcoming bout with Lerdsila Chumpairtour at Push Kick Promotions “Thailand vs. The Americas”
Matt Embree has the biggest fight of his career coming up on August 18th. He will be fighting Lerdsila Chumpairtour at Push Kick Promotions “Thailand vs. The Americas”. Matt took some time from his busy training schedule to answer a few questions for Muay Thai Authority about his upcoming fight. MTA: You have a big […]