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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight ...
Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [mūaj tʰāj] ⓘ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs [3] or the Science of Eight Limbs, [4] is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques. [5]
In the co-main event took place a ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship bout between current champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Jacob Smith. [6] The pair previously met at ONE 157 in May 2022, which Rodtang won by unanimous decision. [7] At the weigh-ins, Rodtang weighed in at 135.5 pounds, 0.5 pounds over the limit.
Khaosai Galaxy – was a Muay Thai fighter; switched to boxing and became WBA super flyweight champion with 19 defenses in seven years (1984–1991); with a record of 47–1, he is listed No. 19 on Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and named him the 43rd greatest fighter of the past 80 years in 2002 [33]
A bantamweight muay thai bout between former Super Lightweight (140 lbs) Channel 7 Stadium champion Rambolek Chor.Ajalaboon and Soner Şen served as the event headliner. The headline international bout, Mavlud Tupiev was expected to face Avatar P.K.Saenchai in a bantamweight muay thai bout, but he withdrew due to illness and was replaced by ...
Is a film about two talented muay Thai boxers, boyhood friends whose lives take divergent paths after they arrive in Bangkok. Master KIMs: 2007 The Nak Muay team appears in the final scene. [citation needed] Chocolate: 2008 Muay Thai fighters Yanin Vismitananda and Lim Su-Jeong star in this film. [16] [17] Down for the Count (Aukmen) 2009
Muay Thai is unique in that it is the only style of kickboxing that allows elbows, knees, clinch fighting, throws, sweeps and low kicks. [66] [67] [68] Groin strikes were allowed until the 1980s in international Muay Thai and are still partially allowed in Thailand itself (though the boxers wear cups to lessen the impact). [69]
The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, or IFMA, called the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur until 27 July 2019, is a sport governing body of amateur and professional Muay Thai and Muay boran consisting of 140 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations after unification of International Federation of Muaythai Amateur and World Muaythai Council.