Lion Fight continues to grow and is heading the North American Muay Thai movement. Billionaire business mogul Mark Cuban recently went on record in a USA Today interview.
"We have always been Muay Thai fans," Cuban said. "We just hadn't had the right partner. Lion Fights put together the best of the best, and we were excited to expose fans to a different side of MMA."
Things are looking good for Lion Fight and this pat Friday at Lion Fight 9 they delivered some great Muay Thai action at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
In the night's main event Canada’s Simon Marcus kept his undefeated record in tact while capturing the Lion Fight Light Heavyweight Title with his win over Artem Levin. Tiffany Van Soest also kept her undefeated record in tact with a win over Natalie Yip, and Kevin Ross won his second consecutive fight since returning from ACL surgery. Ognjen Topic put everyone on notice when he knocked out Thai champion Paowarit Sasiprapa in the third round and Jason Andrada is 2-0 as a pro now with both wins coming by stoppage.
Below are a few match-ups we think would make sense as the next possible fight for the winners at Lion Fight 9, whether it’s on Lion Fight or a different fight card.
Simon Marcus vs. Steve Wakeling
Coming into the bout with Levin, Marcus was considered the number two light heavyweight in the world with Levin being number one. Now that Marcus is the number one line heavyweight Wakeling and Levin are easily considered two and three. Levin and Wakeling fought to a draw last July. Marcus vs. Wakeling would make perfect sense and Wakeling is the next suitor in line. Not to mention that both are known for being assassins in the clinch, and it would be interesting to see who can out maneuver who.
Tiffany Van Soest vs. Lucy Payne
Before Van Soest’s bout at Lion Fight 9 against Alexis Rufus it was rumored that Lion Fight tried to put together the bout between Van Soest and Payne, but for some reason or another it did not happen. That did not sit well with Lucy Payne’s coach Nathan Kitchen and he hit the social media sites claiming Van Soest was ducking Payne. After Van Soest’s knockout of Alexis Rufus, she stated in her post fight interview that she would be more than willing to get in the ring with Payne. For whatever reason we got Van Soest vs. Yip, but there is no reason that Van Soest vs. Payne shouldn’t be next.
Kevin Ross vs. Matt Embree
With Ross now having collected two wins since returning from his ACL surgery, a fight with Embree makes sense. They are considered by many to bet the top two super lightweights in North America. This would definitely answer questions regarding as to who the number one is.
Ognjen Topic vs. Coke Chunhawat
If Topic and Coke could meet in the mid 130’s it would be a great fight. Both have technical styles and if Topic could beat Coke, it would be another great name for him to add to his resume. For Chunhawat it gives him a chance to slow down the Topic train and steal some of this thunder for himself.
Jason Andrada vs. Anthony Castrejon
The pair previously met as amateurs and the bout ended in less than a minute when Castrejon landed a perfectly timed head kick. Now that Andrada has gone pro and has two wins by (T)KO in as many tries it would be nice to see this re-match. Castrejon has put together a 3-1 record as a pro since the bout.
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