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Asia
Video: Muay Thai fighter suffers horrific broken nose during match
An Iranian Muay Thai fighter suffered a severe broken nose when his Thai opponent landed an uppercut straight to his face during a match ove...
Bryan Ke
Culture
Watch: Hearts melt as senior Singapore couple reunite with daughter, grandkids for Lunar New Year
A video showing a woman who came home to Singapore to surprise her parents for the Lunar New Year is melting people’s hearts on TikTok...
Social Media
Top comment on teen’s Instagram post goes mega viral for Thailand, Muay Thai dare
An American teen recently went viral on Instagram after the top comment in his challenge post, which gave a shout-out to Thailand and Muay T...
Interviews
Meet Khai Wu, Mark Zuckerberg’s MMA trainer [interview]
Of today’s most successful businesspeople, Mark Zuckerberg stands out as one who invests time, energy and resources to pursue a personal spo...
Carl Samson
Entertainment
Ross Butler says MMA training is harder than superhero training
Ross Butler recently compared the physicality of playing a superhero in “Shazam!” to becoming a mixed martial artist (MMA) for h...
Ryan General
Thai cadets perform record-breaking Muay Thai ‘wai khru’ ceremony
On Monday, 3,660 Thai army cadets, university students and volunteers set the world record for the largest Muay Thai ceremony, shattering th...
Ines Shin
News
Muay Thai or Kun Khmer? Cambodia, Thailand spar over sport’s name ahead of 2023 SEA Games
Thailand has threatened a boycott of the upcoming 2023 Southeast Asian Games after Cambodia announced that the games will use the name ̶...
‘Filipinos exist’: Female MMA star of ‘Never Back Down: Revolt’ wants to inspire young girls to ‘kick ass’
Filipino Muay Thai fighter Vanessa Campos starred as Mali in Sony Pictures’ 2021 film “Never Back Down: Revolt.” Campos talked with NextSh...
Michelle De Pacina
Uncategorized
Versace Accused of Cultural Appropriation After Debuting Thai Boxing Shorts With No Credit
Italian fashion house Versace has been accused of cultural appropriation for failing to credit the source of its new “boxer shorts.” The gar...
Meet the CEO Putting Asian Martial Artists Back on the Map
Few people understand the what it takes to run a martial arts company — as both a promoter and a fighter — as thorough as Chatri...
Ranier Maningding
Veteran Muay Thai Fighter Dies After KO in Thailand During WBC Title Fight
Christian Daghio, a veteran Italian Muay Thai fighter, was pronounced dead days after his fatal KO during the WBC Asian Boxing Cou...
Why MMA Fighter Mia Kang Has ‘As Much Sex as Possible’ Before Every Fight
Muay Thai fighter and Sports Illustrated model Mia Kang recently revealed some interesting details on her fight preparation routine, includi...
Meet the 25-Year-Old Women Slaying the Muay Thai Scene With an All-Female Gym in Singapore
Singaporeans Vivian Chan and Natalie Soh, both 25, co-founded the Encore Gym in 2016, an all-female gym that incorporates Muay Thai into fit...
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