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A sad day for Muay Thai as European excursion fails to impress

By Siam Voices Sun, May 15, 2011 5:03PM UTC View Comments

By James Goyder Yesterday was supposed to be the day that Muay Thai went mainstream with Thai Fights putting on an exclusive, invitation only card at the Cannes Film Festival. The idea was presumably to sell the sport to the Hollywood types in town but the actual execution of the event was far from impressive....

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Saenchai Sor Kingstar: Interview with Muay Thai’s pound for pound King

By Siam Voices Sat, Apr 09, 2011 12:19PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder Saenchai Sor Kingstar, or Saenchai Sinbi Muay Thai as he is now known, has been involved in Muay Thai for the past 20 years and has been widely regarded as the best fighter on the planet for almost a decade. He will be facing highly regarded English fighter Liam Harrison in Doncaster...

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Mixed martial arts coming to Pattaya, Thailand

By Siam Voices Sun, Mar 20, 2011 7:32PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder The first ever fully dedicated mixed martial arts (MMA) show will be taking place in Pattaya later this month. Scheduled for Saturday March 26 at the Pattaya Centre Hotel ‘MMA, The Beginning’ will feature fighters training in Thailand and Singapore. While Muay Thai is very much king when it comes to fighting...

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Jean Claude Van Damme to fight Somluck Khamsing in Thailand’s National Stadium

By Siam Voices Fri, Mar 04, 2011 7:27PM UTC View Comments

In this photo provided by Universal City Studios, international martial arts expert Jean-Claude Van Damme, left, stars as a soldier out to avenge the death of his brother in this scene from the film, "Lionheart", 1990. Pic: AP.

by James Goyder It seems that the long awaited Muay Thai / kickboxing bout between ’90s movie star Jean Claude Van Damme and Olympic gold medal winning boxer Somluck Khamsing might be heading to Thailand. The two originally signed a contract in December 2009 with the bout expected to take place in Las Vegas but...

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A tourist’s guide to watching Muay Thai in Thailand

By Siam Voices Fri, Feb 25, 2011 5:32PM UTC View Comments

Thai and foreigners practice "muay thai," or kickboxing, at Sor Vorapin boxing camp in Bangkok, Aug. 13, 2002.

by James Goyder Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and a trip to a stadium to witness the ‘science of the two limbs’ is an essential part of many tourist’s experience. Unfortunately the reputation of Muay Thai shows here have been slightly soured in recent years for two reasons; the first is the...

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