Chris Kwiatkowski representing America at the WKN Big 8 World Tournament in Belarus
The WKN Big 8 World Tournament is set to take place on November 26th at the Minsk Arena in Misnk, Belarus. In addition to the tournament the event will feature two super fights, both will be WKN world title fights. Last year America was represented by Michael Mananquil, despite a strong effort Mananquil was eliminated […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Cedric Muller
by Cedric Muller I qualified in 2009 through a French selection tournament to represent France in the “Contender Asia: Season 2”. The show was delayed quite a bit and finally it was re-named “The Challenger Muaythai”, some of the fighters changed from CA2 for multiple reasons. When I arrived in the villa, I saw that […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Antoine Pinto
by Antoine Pinto I was very honored to be chosen with Cedric Muller to represent my country in this international Muaythai show, as well as being an ambassador for the sport because this event will affect millions of viewers worldwide. I think Stephan Fox and his team chose me for my experience in Thailand and […]
Cyrus Washington and Stephen Richards set to fight for WBC Muay Thai national title at Bangkok Fight Night 11
The main event for the Bangkok Fight Night 11 has had the stakes raised. The scheduled bout between Cyrus Washington and Stephen Richards will be for the WBC Muay Thai U.S. national super middleweight title. This will be the first time ever that a WBC Muay Thai title fight will take place in the state […]
Updated North American Men’s Rankings 9/30/2011
A few changes to the rankings this time around. With his recent loss to Joseph Valtellini and Chaz Mulkey’s win over Remy Bonnel, Alex Berrios drops out of the top 10 and Mulkey enters the rankings, while Valtellini moves up. Simon Marcus also moves up a bit with his impressive showing at the MPL. 1. […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Michael Corley
by Michael Corley After spending close to two years in Thailand working and competing I returned home to Houston, Texas late April 2011. I was happy to get back to Texas and enjoy some time off relaxing and eating some American food! So after about 2-3 weeks being in the States I got the call […]
Ky Hollenbeck talks upcoming fight against Jordan Watson at the MPL’s “Strength and Honour” event in Italy
On October 8th Ky Hollenbeck will face Jordan Watson in Padova, Italy as part of the MPL’s “Strength and Honour” event. Hollenbeck is the only American in the tournament and will look to carry his countries as he tries to beat stable of world class competition. Ky took some time from his busy training to […]
Pictures: Sakkedao training for upcoming fight with Kevin Ross
Sakkedao Petchpayathai will be fighting Kevin Ross at M-Ones’ “Team USA vs. Team Thailand” event on October 21st at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA. Scott Hirano was recently at Kiatpetch Gym in Thailand to photograph Sakkedao as he trained for his interim WBC Muay Thai super lightweight world title fight.
Tickets for M-One’s “Team USA vs. Thailand” at Club Nokia on sale now
Tickets for the October 21st M-One event featuring Kevin Ross, Joe Schilling and Romie Adanza are on sale now at Ticketmaster. The event will feature what is being called “Team USA vs. Team Thailand”, stepping in for Team USA are Kevin Ross, Joe Schilling and Romie Adanza, while team Thailand will feature Sakkedao Petchpayathai, Kaoklai […]
Thailand blog – Day 2
by Nathan Aripez The second day in Thailand was bit slower paced. With Thai Fight 2011 taking place that afternoon and in addition it being a Sunday we did not visit any gyms. We spent the morning getting some Thai massages and afterwards we took a visit to the Grand Palace, it was something very […]