Tiger Muay Thai

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Tiger Muay Thai
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Est.2003;21 years ago (2003) [1]
Primary trainersPhet Chaimanee (Muay thai)
Alex Schild (BJJ)
Rafael Fiziev (Striking)
Eric Uresk (MMA/Wrestling)
Joseph Henle (MMA)
Prominent fighters Roger Huerta
Alexander Volkanovski [2]
Rafael Fiziev
Cyrus Washington [3]
Dan Hooker [4]
Loma Lookboonmee
Dave Leduc
Kai Kara-France
Valentina Shevchenko
Brad Riddell
Shannon Wiratchai
Mairbek Taisumov
Khamzat Chimaev [5]
Anissa Meksen [6]
Headquarters Phuket, Thailand
Address7 35 Soi Ta-iad, Chalong
LocationPhuket, Thailand
Training facilities Phuket, Thailand
San Sai District, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Website Tiger Muay Thai

Tiger Muay Thai is a Thai mixed martial arts and muay thai training facility located in Phuket, Thailand. It has several prominent competitors such as UFC champions Petr Yan, Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko.

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History

William McNamara – an American teaching English in Darasamuth Catholic School – had previously owned a gym in Phuket consisting of only one ring to serve his muay thai training purposes. [7] [8] The gym gained popularity, so with the help of investors, he founded Tiger Muay Thai in remarkably larger premises in 2003. [7] [8] Subsequently, mixed martial arts program was added to the repertoire by McNamara. [9]

Since 2013, the gym has been arranging annual Fight Team tryouts where the best applicants receive scholarships to mixed martial arts and muay thai programs. [10] Among the tryout winners are Kai Kara-France, Dan Hooker, Dave Leduc, Loma Lookboonmee and Casey O'Neill. [11]

In 2015, the gym was sold to Thai businessmen and one of them – Viwat Sakulrat – became the managing director of the gym. [7] [9] It has continued to grow and is one of the world's most prominent muay thai gyms. [9]

In July 2021, MMA coaches George and Frank Hickman announced they were leaving the team after an amicable split. [12] In April 2022, they opened their own gym called Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA which trained UFC champions such as Alexander Volkanovski, Jiří Procházka and Zhang Weili. [13]

Gyms

While the original Tiger Muay Thai in Chalong, Phuket remains the headquarters, they opened a new facility to San Sai District, Chiang Mai in 2013. [14]

In 2019, they opened Tiger Muay Thai Beachside in Chalong. [15]

In 2023, Tiger Muay Thai is set to open a new location in Bali, Indonesia. [16]

Notable fighters

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References

  1. ↑ "Kru Phet - Tiger Muay Thai Trainer". Tiger Muay Thai. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Team TMT Fighter Alex Volkanovski gets his shot in the UFC". Tiger Muay Thai. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Penthouse Magazine runs article on Tiger Muay Thai's Cyrus Washington". Tiger Muay Thai. 12 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Congrats to the Figh Team Tryout 2016 winners & welcome to Tiger Muay Thai". Tiger Muay Thai. 9 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Huge Update on UFC Star Khamzat Chimaev's Training and 2023 Campaign". 25 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "TMT Fighter Meksen Anissa just signed with ONE Championship!". 25 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tiger Muay Thai Review". muaythaicitizen.com. September 18, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "The History & Evolution of Tiger Muay Thai". Tiger Muay Thai.
  9. 1 2 3 Frances Watthanaya (April 26, 2020). "Tiger Muay Thai's Rise From Humble Gym To Global Juggernaut". ONE Championship .
  10. ↑ "Calling All Fighters! Apply for 2014 Fight Team Tryouts now!". Tiger Muay Thai. February 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Congrats to the Fight Team Tryout 2016 winners & welcome to Tiger Muay Thai". Tiger Muaythai. 9 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "George and Frank Hickman leave Tiger Muay Thai". asianmma.com. July 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ "'Training in paradise': Bangtao MMA gym changing the game in Phuket". South China Morning Post. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  14. ↑ Wannakorn Moolkam (October 18, 2012). "Tiger Muay Thai – massive Muay Thai gym to open in Chiang Mai". chiangmaicitylife.com.
  15. ↑ "Tiger Muay Thai Beachside, our beautiful 2nd Gym located next to Chalong Beach, is opening on the 1st of February 2019!". Tiger Muay Thai. January 9, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Tiger Muay Thai to open new gym in Bali". Asian MMA. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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