A night out turned into a night of regret as one Thai man poured beer on the wrong woman; a Muay Thai fighter named Pareploy Saeaia. According to Saeaia and eyewitnesses, Saeaia and her friends were enjoying a night out at dinner at a restaurant in the Huai Kwang district of Bangkok, TH. This was […]
A night out turned into a night of regret as one Thai man poured beer on the wrong woman; a Muay Thai fighter named Pareploy Saeaia.
According to Saeaia and eyewitnesses, Saeaia and her friends were enjoying a night out at dinner at a restaurant in the Huai Kwang district of Bangkok, TH. This was until a man walked up to her and offered to buy her a drink.
When Saeaia declined and shooed the man away, the man responded by pouring a beer over her head. As the man walked away, hostilities ensued between the man’s friends and Saeaia’s friends.
But unbeknownst to the unidentified man, Saeaia didn’t need any help. She then confronted the man and began throwing leg kicks and punches at him in the middle of a nearby street. The man didn’t apologize nor did he throw any strikes back at Saeaia as the chaos ensued.
Pareploy Saeaia Wasn’t A Woman To Be Messed With That Night
“If this happens to other women, they might choose not to respond. The guy’s choosing the wrong person because I’m a boxer,” Saeaia said in a social media post. (h/t Bangkok Post)
Following the incident, Saeaia filed a complaint against the man with the Huai Kwang police. There’s no word on any further legal action being taken, although the two of them paid a small fine at a local police station.
Pareploy Saeaia recently gave an interview to Thai PBS regarding the incident. During the conversation, she claimed to have won 40 out of her 50 matches during her time as a boxer. The 24-year-old began practicing Muay Thai at 13 but is now retired from fighting and instead spends her time training people who are interested in the Thai martial art.
What do you make of this clip? Did you enjoy seeing this female Muay Thai fighter teach a belligerent drunk a lesson?
Doing a best Muay Thai fighters list of all time is a daunting challenge for a number of reasons. There’s so many great Thai fighters that you’re liable to forget someone and these types of lists never make everyone happy. The crew at LowKickMMA got together and after a long discussion came up with this […]
Doing a best Muay Thai fighters list of all time is a daunting challenge for a number of reasons. There’s so many great Thai fighters that you’re liable to forget someone and these types of lists never make everyone happy.
The crew at LowKickMMA got together and after a long discussion came up with this list. These are the 12 best Muay Thai fighters of all time from Thailand.
Below we have detailed the stellar careers of some of the best Thai fighters that have ever competed. Detailing some of their best accomplishments and their legendary styles.
Buakaw is a Muay Thai fighter that has inspired many new to Muay Thai to start training. He is an international star that is known worldwide and it’s fitting that he starts our best Muay Thai fighter list.
Buakaw Banchamek started training in Thai boxing when he was just 7 years old and went pro at 9 years old. Active for an unheard of 30 years and still hasn’t retired from the sport.
In his time fighting, Buakaw has fought just about all the big names in his career and won many of them. Fighting in 4 different weight classes and winning multiple titles in Thai boxing and kickboxing.
While many don’t consider Buakaw to be the most technical Thai fighter ever, he is one of the most fierce. He has a well rounded game and has knocked out numerous opponents with various strikes.
Thongchai tor Silachai is arguably not only one of the best Muay Thai fighters ever, but maybe the toughest. You don’t get a nickname like the “Great Stone” without being tough as nails.
Silachai started fighting in the early eighties and would fight for 30 years. In this time, he would beat the best in the world and win 6 Muay Thai world titles.
Everything he threw was thrown with bad intentions and he wasn’t afraid to take a shot to land one. Thongchai is also one on a very short list of fighters that has a KO win over the great Saenchai.
No best Muay Thai fighter list is complete without Thongchai tor Silachai.
#10 Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn
Born: October 13th, 1979
Nickname: The Emperor
Gym: Tor.Silachai gym
Record: 280-15-5
Years Active: 1995-2010
Weight Class: Lightweight
Championships: 8x Muay Thai Champion
The Emperor was a fixture in Thailand fighting in all of the big stadiums during a 15 year career. During this time, Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn was considered the best lightweight fighter in the world.
He would win 8 Muay Thai championships and voted fighter of the year multiple times. Namsaknoi was known for his incredible clinch game, jab, and relentless roundhouses that won him 280 fights.
Also going undefeated from 2000-2006 in fights held at the Lumpinee stadium. At the end of his career, Namsaknoi would have a dispute with his manager and was left broke.
But things turned around for the emperor and he has found a second life as a revered Muay Thai coach.
Sagat Petchyindee was one of the most exciting fighters during Muay Thai’s golden age. Petchyindee was actually one of the better boxers during this period and was known for his knockout ability.
He had an aggressive style of throwing fast flurries at his opponents, which made him a fan favorite. This style would help Sagat earn 4 Muay Thai world championships and 1 kickboxing championship during his career.
Sagat is also allegedly the inspiration for the Street Fighter character by the same name Sagat. A character that is proficient at Muay Thai and rather resembles Sagat, who also had a run in with the law.
Petchyindee will be remembered forever as one of the best Muay Thai fighters ever and through the video games.
The ageless wonder Saenchai has been on top of the sport of Muay Thai for an unheard of 5 decades. What is crazy about Saenchai is that he has gotten even better with age.
Saenchai isn’t your run of the mill Muay Thai fighter as he has a style that is all his own. A style kinned to that of Floyd Mayweather in boxing favoring a precision game over a power game.
He is a master of range and precision, which leaves his opponents dumbfounded. At times, he looks more like a magician than a fighter as he takes his opponents where he wants.
Then when he is ready, Saenchai delivers a knockout blow. In his career, Saenchai has won 18 Muay Thai championships and looks to add more to his resume before he retires.
#7 Pud Pad Noy Worawoot
Born: June 25th, 1951
Nickname: The Golden Leg
Gym: Worawut
Record: 135-15
Years Active: 1969-1994
Weight Class: Featherweight
Championships: 5x Muay Thai Champion
The golden leg Pud Pad Noy Worawoot was a beloved fighter during the 1970s and 1980s. Arguably one of the best southpaw Thai fighters that ever lived.
Long before Cro-Cop even trained, Pud Pad was known for having the most devastating left leg in Muay Thai. He would blast through his opponent’s guards and throw at full force non stop during his fights.
His relentless kicking style would earn Worawoot 5 world titles during his fighting career. Then when Pud Pad retired, he became a highly respected Muay Thai coach.
He coached throughout the US and Paris before returning to coach in his home of Thailand.
Towering over his opponents at over 6ft tall was one of the best Muay Thai fighters ever in Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn. Dieselnoi was the king of the lightweight division during the golden era of Muay Thai in the 1980s.
He had a devastating knee and clinch game that is considered one of the best ever. Thanasukarn’s knees seemed like they could hit his opponents from across the ring..
In 1981, Dieselnoi would win the Lumpinee Stadium Featherweight title and held it for 4 years before retiring. He was actually sort of forced into retirement after cleaning out the entire lightweight division and had no one to fight
Mr Sky Piercing Knee is an all time great and was a fan favorite during Muay Thai’s golden age.
Weight Class: Pinweight, Mini Flyweight, Flyweight, Bantamweight, Junior Featherweight, Featherweight
Championships: 9x Muay Thai Champion
The “computer knee striker” Chamuekpet Harpalang comes in at #5 on our best Muay Thai fighter list. Harpalang’s nickname was a perfect fit, because he was like a computer program with his knee strikes.
He had an all time great mid-range striking game along with great defense and footwork. Making his opponent’s chase him until they came into striking range for him to land vicious knees and elbows.
Chamuekpet would fight for twenty years and in over 6 different weight classes. Winning 9 Muay Thai titles and a featherweight title in pro boxing.
You couldn’t ask for a better career than what the computer knee striker had. Definitely an all time great fighter.
#4 Petchboonchu FA Group
Born: May 8th, 1990
Nickname: Petchboonchu
Gym: FA Group
Record: 204-134-1
Years Active: 1997-2015
Weight Class: Junior Welterweight
Championships: 14x Muay Thai Champion
Petchboonchu FA Group is considered to have the best clinch game of the modern era of fighters. He first began fighting when he was 7 and would keep fighting until he was 28.
FA Group was never one to shy away from a dog fight and loved to press forward and initiate clinches. Unleashing perfect sweeps and nasty elbows and elbow strikes on his opponents.
A classic Muay Khao style of Thai boxing he would use to win 14 Muay Thai titles at multiple weight classes. FA Group is now retired and works for One Championship recruiting Thai boxers.
#3 Apidej Sit-Hirun
Born: September 1941-Died April 4th, 2013
Nickname: Chom tae chak Bang Nok Khwaek(Kicker from Bang Nok Khwaek)
The third spot on our best Muay Thai fighter list is the late, great Apidej Sit-Hirun. Known as the “Kicker from Bang Nok Khwaek ” was an icon of his generation.
Sit-Hirun was active from 1958-1976 and was adored by many Thai boxing fans, which included the King of Thailand. Many consider Apidej to have had the best roundhouse kicks in all of Thai boxing with knockout power in both legs.
His kicking ability would lead him to dominate the welterweight division and earn 5 Muay Thai championships. He was also an accomplished boxer and was a 3x Thai boxing champion.
Sadly, Apidej Sit-Hirun passed away in 2013 from lung cancer, but he inspired many future legends to start training. He was a trailblazer and deserves more recognition.
#2 Somrak Kamsing
Born: January 16th, 1973
Nickname: Mo Amata(Forever Boastful)
Gym: N/A
Record: 150-50,
Years Active: 1992-2013
Weight Class: Featherweight & Lightweight
Championships: Olympic Gold Medalist(Boxing)
Some may dispute having a fighter that never won any Thai boxing titles on a best Muay Thai fighter list. But if you know Somrak Kamsing and the legendary status he has in Thailand you won’t argue.
Somrak Kamsing is the first ever Thai boxing to win an Olympic gold medal in the ‘92 Olympic Games. He is highly revered in Thailand and was immediately a fan favorite when he began Thai boxing.
In Thai boxing, he was just as good as he was in amateur boxing and was known as “Mo Amata.”(Forever Boastful)
Unfortunately Kamsing was never given a title fight in Muay Thai and there are a couple possible reasons. Either because of politics or possibly that Kamsing was a huge betting favorite and made it impossible to make a fight.(Betting is a large part of Thai boxing matches in Thailand.)
Even without a title, Kamsing is still revered in Thailand and considered one of the best Muay Thai fighters ever.
#1 Samart Payakaroon
Born: December 5th, 1962
Nickname: Phetchakhat na yok(Jade-faced executioner)
Many Thai boxing historians and even fighters consider Samart Payakaroon the best Muay Thai fighter of all time. He has been called the Sugar Ray Robinson of Muay Thai.
His original trainer Kru Sityodtong said Payakaroon was the most talented fighter he ever saw. Samart was a master of the teep and people numerous opponents just with that front kick.
Even if his opponent’s got past his teeps, Samart would use his world class boxing ability to stop them.
Payakaroon would win 4 Lumpinee Stadium titles before winning the WBC Featherweight boxing title. The Jade faced executioner is considered the best ever by many and is now a full time trainer.
LowkickMMA is here to keep you up to date on everything going on in the MMA and combat sports world. But we also want to give some product recommendations for our readers that train. That is why we have made this list of the best Muay Thai gloves available for purchase today. Below are our […]
LowkickMMA is here to keep you up to date on everything going on in the MMA and combat sports world. But we also want to give some product recommendations for our readers that train.
That is why we have made this list of the best Muay Thai gloves available for purchase today. Below are our short reviews of some of the best Muay Thai gloves available.
We also added a short section on what the difference is between Muay Thai gloves and normal boxing gloves.
What’s the difference between Muay Thai gloves and boxing gloves?
It may not look like it, but there are subtle differences between normal boxing gloves and Muay Thai gloves. Here are some of the differences.
The cuff/strap
Muay Thai gloves tend to have a shorter and more thick cuff/strap than boxing gloves. This design was added for two reasons.
Protection: Kicks hitting the wrist are common, so a thicker short strap is more practical.
Clinch Support: A shorter strap also allows for better wrist bendability for clinching.
The thumbs
Thumbs in boxing gloves tend to be more closed, so you don’t break it punching. Muay Thai gloves have a more open thumb for blocking kicks and clinching.
The palms
Boxing glove palms tend to either be more rounded or have a bar built in for punching. Muay Thai glove palms are more open for clinching to hold onto the opponent.
Side padding
Boxing gloves have next to no side padding built into the gloves. Muay Thai gloves have side padding added in specifically for blocking kicks.
Fairtex Muay Thai gloves
Fairtex has just about their whole current catalog of the best Muay Thai gloves now available on Amazon. So we’ve made an entire subsection dedicated to the Muay Thai gloves from Fairtex.
For years, these gloves have been the standard when it comes to the best Muay Thai gloves in the world. The Fairtex BGV1 Muay Thai Gloves have been the preferred gloves of Thai fighters for decades.
Made of genuine level and ergonomically engineered to give its user a tight and comfortable fit. Complete with the patented Fairtex foam system that fully protects your hands.
These gloves, like everything Fairtex makes, were built to last. Fairtex really made these gloves for everyone with 12 different color designs and 7 size options.
These top of the line gloves are made of durable microfiber material that is flexible and also odorless. Complete with a water repelling lining that means you can train hard and not worry about sweat absorption in the gloves.
Then just like everything Fairtex makes, these gloves were designed with evenly distributed padding through the glove for maximum protection. Also available from sizes 8oz-16oz and multiple color options.
A bit different from Fairtex’s traditional glove design is the Fairtex Muay Thai Heavy Hitter Mexican Style Gloves. These gloves have a sleek shape and tight padding like Mexican style boxing gloves mixed with Muay Thai gloves.
They have a tight fit design, while also having that extra padding on the side of the gloves to absorb strikes. You can use these training gloves for everything from bag work, mitt work, and sparring.
Then just like most all types of Fairtex gloves, you can get these in 10oz-16oz and in 12 different color designs.
Fairtex went above and beyond in making these specialty designed gloves. Complete with 100% grade material and a 7 layer foam core designed for maximum shock absorbent.
They also added a grip bar to help with punches, but those that prefer to clinch may not like that addition. You can get these limited edition gloves in sizes 8oz to 16oz.
Another specialty glove from Fairtex is a throwback called the Fairtex BGV21 Legacy Muay Thai Boxing Gloves. These gloves are a beautiful classic matte brown color with the original faded Fairtex logo from 1971 on the center.
They also added gold color lettering on the logo located on the strap that really adds to the style. As for performance, these gloves are the top quality that you expect from Fairtex.
You can use them for everything from sparring, bag work, or mitt work and they’re available in 5 sizes.
The Fairtex Microfibre BGV25 Limited Edition Muay Thai Gloves are another one of Fairtex’s line of microfiber gloves. These limited edition gloves are tan colored and have Fairtex 1971 printed on them showing the day the company was established.
But not only are they made with microfiber, but they also used leather to make the straps. Ensuring that the gloves stay on tight.
Then like with all Fairtex Muay Thai gloves, these ones include the patented Fairtex foam system for maximum protection. Also available in sizes 8oz-16oz for kids and adults.
The Fairtex Muay Thai Bag Gloves are a little different from the other Fairtex gloves on Amazon. They are strictly for bag work only, because they have no thumbs.
If you only do recreational Muay Thai training and don’t spar, then these gloves will work for you. Just like the other gloves from Fairtex, these were handmade in Thailand and made of genuine leather.
These bag gloves were designed with a pre-curve and built to last. You can get these in 4 colors and sizes medium, large, and x-large.
On the other side of the spectrum, Fairtex has their Fairtex Super Sparring Gloves. Muay Thai Gloves specifically designed for hard sparring sessions.
Complete with three layers of foam padding to protect your hands. They also included special wrap around hook and loops straps to protect your wrists when punching and blocking kicks.
Whether you’re a Muay Thai athlete or just like sparring, you need sparring gloves like these. They come in 4 sizes and 5 different color options of your choice.
If you want to train in gloves that are used by the best pro kickboxers in the world, these are it. The Fairtex Glory Kickboxing Gloves are the official gloves used by the pros in Glory Kickboxing.
These are sleek white and black gloves that are made of top quality leather with the Glory logo on the straps. Since these are official professional gloves, it goes without saying that you’ll be completely protected in these gloves.
Right now on Amazon, these gloves are available in 14oz if you’re looking for pro style sparring gloves.
The last pair of Fairtex gloves we’ll spotlight is the Fairtex Coach Sparring Gloves. These gloves are one of a kind and specifically designed for coaches to blend together sparring and mitt work.
In the palms of the gloves is extra padding like with a pair of punching mitts. Fairtex made these with their durable microfiber material that were built to last years of work.
If you’re a striking coach that likes to do mitts and spar with your students, you should really consider this product. You’re getting two types of gloves for the price of one.
Another trusted brand that has been a preferred glove in Thailand is the Windy Leather Muay Thai Sparring Gloves. Handmade in Thailand and known for being a quality product.
Windy Muay Thai gloves have been used by some of the top Muay Thai fighters for decades. Made with a dense multilayered foam that gives its user complete protection when sparring.
Also with attached thumbs included to protect your thumbs while allowing you to grip in clinches. You can get these top notch gloves in three different designs and in 12oz, 14oz, and 16oz.
These Muay Thai gloves have a cutting edge design that looks sophisticated, yet is simplistic. Complete with faux leather and three layer foams to protect your hands.
If these additions aren’t enough, they have also been tested and approved by top UFC fighter Sean “Sugar” O’Malley. These may be affordable Muay Thai gloves, but they were built like top shelf Muay Thai gloves.
RDX makes a variety of affordable, yet good quality combat sports products. Their RDX Muay Thai Pro Training Gloves are among the best you’ll find if you want quality without spending a ton.
They made these gloves with genuine maya hide skin leather and included layered EVA foam padding to fully protect your hands. RDX also included a ventilated palm mesh in the design, so your hands don’t get overly sweaty while training.
These gloves can be used for everything from bag work to sparring and will last a long time. You can also get these gloves in sizes 10oz, 12oz, 14oz, and 16oz.
Elite is another martial art product manufacturer that makes good gear that is affordable. For striking, they made the Elite 2022 Muay Thai Specific Gloves.
Made specifically for sparring for those that don’t want to pay too much, but still get quality. They made these gloves with a mixture of high density gel and foam to protect your hands during sparring.
You also won’t have to worry about spraining your wrist or your hands getting overheated during training. Elite made these gloves with a stretchable/sturdy velcro strap and also good ventilation to protect against overheating.
These gloves are available in 5 different color options and 4 different size options.
By far among the best Muay Thai gloves available on the market today are made by the crew at YOKKAO. These are pro style Muay Thai gloves designed by professionals.
You are likely not to find better quality gloves than those that YOKKAO makes. Handcrafted with the best leather you can use and double stitched at the seams for extra reinforcement.
If you buy these gloves from YOKKAO, you are likely never to use another brand again. You can get these gloves on Amazon in 8 different design options and 4 size options right now.
Another trusted top shelf Muay Thai gloves are the Twins Muay Thai Training Gloves. These gloves have been tried and tested for years and considered one of the best you can buy.
Made of 100% premium Thai leather and built to last for years of training. Twins made their gloves easy to take off and also secure your wrists with their hook & loop straps.
They also offer these gloves in 12 different color options and 6 size options. More than most other glove manufacturers offer with their gloves.
Legendary former unified welterweight boxing champion, ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard has shared footage of him drilling kickboxing and Muay Thai combinations on Thai pads and mits, at the stunning age of 65 – 25 years following his final professional boxing match. Leonard, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina is recognised as one of the most accomplished […]
Legendary former unified welterweight boxing champion, ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard has shared footage of him drilling kickboxing and Muay Thai combinations on Thai pads and mits, at the stunning age of 65 – 25 years following his final professional boxing match.
Sugar Ray Leonard was part of ‘The Four Kings’ alongside Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, and the late, Marvin Hagler
The 1976 Olympic gold medalist is also part of the iconic quarter of welterweight boxing phenoms – “The Four Kings” alongside fellow former world champions, Roberto Duran, the late, Marvin Hagler, and Tommy Hearns.
The International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Sugar Ray Leonard defeated his fellow ‘kings’ throughout his pomp in the sport, establishing a 36-3-1 professional boxing record upon the culmination of his career back in March 1997.
Posting footage on his social media recently, Leonard shared videos of him drilling kickboxing and striking combinations on Thai pads, including round kicks to the body, front kicks to the midsection, and step-in elbows.
Throughout his gold-laden professional career, Leonard, who managed to land 25 separate knockout victories, has managed triumphs against the aforenoted trio of Duran, Hagler, and Hearns, as well as Ayub Kalule, Donny Lalonde, Dave Boy Greene, Wilfried Benitez, Floyd Mayweather Sr. of note.
Leonard, who debuted professionally in 1977 following his Olympic gold medal victory back at the summer games in Montreal, Canada the year prior, managed to score five titles across five separate weight classes. Following his loss to Hector Camacho in 1997, Leonard was slated to meet with Tony Menefee the following year, however, firmly confirmed his retirement from the sport citing a lack of motivation to compete, Sugar Ray Leonard withdrew from the bout.
Joe Rogan has provided fans an insight into how he’s currently training after posting his latest video on Instagram. Rogan who is a former taekwondo competitor himself shared the video of him throwing powerful spinning back kicks onto a Muay Thai heavy bag. The UFC broadcaster was unleashing some hard-hitting strikes despite still recovering from […]
Joe Rogan has provided fans an insight into how he’s currently training after posting his latest video on Instagram. Rogan who is a former taekwondo competitor himself shared the video of him throwing powerful spinning back kicks onto a Muay Thai heavy bag. The UFC broadcaster was unleashing some hard-hitting strikes despite still recovering from a knee injury.
Rogan’s impressive technique was on full display and his intensity was without a doubt high. He shared a message alongside his post providing brief updates on how he’s recovering and a special mention to former UFC Champion George St-Pierre.
“Working on perishable skills. 10 rounds on the bag followed by technique work. I wanna sharpen everything up again now that my knees are feeling good. Many thanks to @ways2well for helping me with my injuries and @kneesovertoesguy for the knee strengthening instruction! And shoutout to the great @georgesstpierre for the inspiration from his @rootsoffight shirt!”
Watch Joe Rogan’s training video here:
Joe Rogan Talks on Conor McGregor’s ‘Freakish Power’
It’s pretty clear to see that Rogan himself packs a devastating punch, or kick should we say. Watching fights nearly every week must mean that you see devastating power quite often.
However, there is one man and one moment that sticks out to Rogan above anything else.
“He’s just got that freakish punch. I mean that’s just genius; he had a little bit of a cut over his right eyebrow from that punch. Look how genius this is, that’s so genius. You know what’s even more genius? He worked on the exact same thing, and he mimicked what he was going to do, in the green room. There’s a video of him, Conor, Conor pretending to be Aldo and then him showing what he’s going to do and counter. He does the exact same move in the green room, knowing in the dressing room, knowing that’s going to be the fight.”
Despite seeing many fights, it appears no one throws a punch quite like Conor McGregor.
A self-proclaimed Kung Fu master recently issued a call out to former K-1 Grand Prix victor and Knockout of the Year winner, the 23-8, Rukiya Anpo, and when pitted with the 26-year-old in a sparring session, suffered a rather one-sided and difficult to watch beating over the course of a single round. Posting the entire […]
A self-proclaimed Kung Fu master recently issued a call out to former K-1 Grand Prix victor and Knockout of the Year winner, the 23-8, Rukiya Anpo, and when pitted with the 26-year-old in a sparring session, suffered a rather one-sided and difficult to watch beating over the course of a single round.
Posting the entire 20-minute long video on his official YouTube page, Himeji, Japan native, Anpo first battles with another Muay Thai practitioner in a sparring session, before the proclaimed Kung Fu master challenges him to a spar.
‘Kung Fu master’ suffers one-sided beat down in sparring session with former K-1 best, Rukiya Anpo
Sporting a blue Gi, the Kung Fu practitioner in question is immediately laced to the body with a series of sharp, stabbing front kicks, as Anpo then begins to lash through with leg kicks, before throwing his lower limbs higher. A well-placed front teep kick also drops the Kung Fu practitioner early
Throughout the sparring session, which lasted a round, Anpo really begins to unload on the Kung Fu practitioner, landing a series of winging hooks and countless flurries of strikes with his hands, visibly staggering and wobbling the Kung Fu master.
Before the buzzer signals the end of the frame, the Kung Fu master is backed to the corners of the padded room, with Anpo unleashing a series of winging hooks, catching him clean on almost every output, before the klaxon sounds, and the Kung Fu practitioner bows and smiles after finding himself on the receiving end of a series of knee strikes to the midsection.
Anpo, 26, has managed to score 23 separate career victories and has lodged 12 separate knockout wins over the course of his professional kickboxing career. Anpo has a background in both kickboxing as well as Kyokushin karate.
The former K-1 super lightweight champion is currently competing at the welterweight limit under the organization’s banner and holds a series of notable wins over the likes of Fukashi, Kaew Fairtex, Daizo Sasaki, Hideaki Yamazaki, Kenta Hayashi, and Deng Zeqi to name a few.
The two-time K-1 Knockout of the Year victor has been awarded those accolades for highlight-reel knockout wins over both Hiroshi Mizumachi and the aforenoted, Yamazaki.
Doing a best Muay Thai fighters list of all time is a daunting challenge for a number of reasons. There’s so many great Thai fighters that you’re liable to forget someone and these types of lists never make everyone happy. The crew at LowKickMMA got together and after a long discussion came up with this […]
LowkickMMA is here to keep you up to date on everything going on in the MMA and combat sports world. But we also want to give some product recommendations for our readers that train. That is why we have made this list of the best Muay Thai gloves available for purchase today. Below are our […]
Legendary former unified welterweight boxing champion, ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard has shared footage of him drilling kickboxing and Muay Thai combinations on Thai pads and mits, at the stunning age of 65 – 25 years following his final professional boxing match. Leonard, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina is recognised as one of the most accomplished […]
Joe Rogan has provided fans an insight into how he’s currently training after posting his latest video on Instagram. Rogan who is a former taekwondo competitor himself shared the video of him throwing powerful spinning back kicks onto a Muay Thai heavy bag. The UFC broadcaster was unleashing some hard-hitting strikes despite still recovering from […]
A self-proclaimed Kung Fu master recently issued a call out to former K-1 Grand Prix victor and Knockout of the Year winner, the 23-8, Rukiya Anpo, and when pitted with the 26-year-old in a sparring session, suffered a rather one-sided and difficult to watch beating over the course of a single round. Posting the entire […]