Yodsanklai set to fight at Thai Fight Vietnam 2015

Muay Thai superstar Yodsanklai Fairtex will be back in action on October 24th for Thai Fight when they present Thai Fight Vietnam 2015 from Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam. 

Yodsanklai will improve his already impressive 20 fight win streak. He last competed at Origins 7 in Australia where he defeated Marco Tentori by unanimous decision. 12 of the wins during his impressive run have come by way of (T)KO all though his last three fights have gone the distance. Yodsanklai's opponent for Thai Fight Vietnam 2015 has not been announced yet.

As usual Thai Fight Vietnam 2015 will also feature a few other regulars for the promotion including Antoine Pinto, Victor Pinto, Saenchai and Saiyok.

Action Pro Gear Fight of the Week: Artur Kyshenko vs. Yodsanklai Fairtex

This week's Action Pro Gear Fight of the Week features Artur Kyshenko vs. Yodsanklai Fairtex. Most fans probably forget that about 4 years ago it seemed Yodsanklai was on on his way out, but a career resurgence and new dedication has fight fans buzzing about him again. Yodsanklai is currently on a twenty fight win streak, his last defeat was at the hands of Kyshenko in this bout. It took place at Rumble of the Kings 2011 on November 26, 2011 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Kyshenko is considered by many to be the best fighter out of the Ukraine. Since his fight with Yodsanklai he has continued to fight top talent around the world and has gone 14-4.

Enjoy this fight between two great fighters.

Origins 7 Results: Yodsanklai takes decision over Tentori

Origins 7 took place this past weekend in Perth, Australia. The main event featured Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Marco Tentori. 

Tentori came out aggressive in the bout, throwing strikes in volume. Yodsanklai didn't seem affected by the volume of strikes that were thrown his way as he calmly held the center of the ring and stalked Tentori. Yodsanklai started to pick up his output in the second round and both fighters were showing a diverse arsenal as they mixed in their kicks, punches, knees and elbows together. 

The third round is when Yodsanklai really began to take control despite Tentori throwing more volume. Yodsanklai defended well from most of Tentori's strikes, and when he did connect they didn't seem to affect Yodanklai. In the fourth round a well placed elbow opened up a cut over Tentori's right eye, after Yodsanklai noticed this he targeted the eye a bit more. 

Tentori was still game in the final round until with less than a minute to go an elbow from Yodsanklai hurt Tentori, as he tried to back away Yodsanklai followed with a knee and Tentori dropped to his knees and received an 8-count from the referee. Tentori was able to make it to the end of the fight in a valiant effort, but the judges awarded Yodsanklai a unanimous decision. With the win Yodsanklai has now won 20 consecutive fights, and has not lost since November of 2011.

Results: 

Yodsanklai Fairtex def. Marco Tentori via Unanimous Decision

Ben Worsfold def. Alex Amoroso via Split Decision

Nat Edwards def. Whitney Tuna via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Nathan Eadon def. Jordan McGregor via Unanimous Decision

Jordan Weir def. James Rowland via Split Decision

Eddy Duva def. Jeremy Firth Split Decision

Ross Clarke def. Varchas Vee via Unanimous Decision

Victoria Callaghan def. Jennifer Sinclair via Unanimous Decision

Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Marco Tentori set as main event for Origins 7 on August 8th in Australia

Rumors of Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Giorgio Petrosyan circulated like crazy earlier this week. Although the Thai super star wont be stepping into the ring against Petrosyan, he will be fighting in August. He will be headlining Origins 7 in Perth, Australia against Marco "Machine Gun" Tentori.

Yodsanklai needs little introduction as he is one of the most popular Muay Thai fighters of all time. It seemed his career was coming to an end late 2011, but a new dedication to training saw him storm back into the spotlight in 2012 and has since won 19 consecutive fights. Names like Victor Nagbe, Marat Grigorian, Yohan Lidon, and Kem Sitsonpeenong are among the fighters he has beat during his current run. 

Tentori is an ISKA Muay Thai Commonwealth Champion, and has been in the ring with some of Australia's more recognized fighters. He went the distance with Steve Moxon dropping a decision to him, but holds a decision win over Franki Giorgi. Yodsanklai will easily be the toughest test of Tentori's career. Known for his rapid fire approach that earned him the nickname "Machine Gun", Tentori will have to put on the performance of his career against Yodsanklai, and if he does he will immediately garner the attention from Muay Thai fans around the world.

Fight Card:

Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Marco Tentori

Giorgio Petrosyan and Yodsanklai Fairtex are NOT fighting at Hero Legend in August

The image above surfaced online this morning, featuring two of the most popular strikers on the planet,  Giorgio Petrosyan and Yodsanklai Fairtex. As much as fans would love to see this fight we regret to inform you that the pair will not be fighting at Hero Legend this coming August in China.

After speaking to management associated with Fairtex they have confirmed that there is no fight between Yodsanklai and Petrosyan. Yodsanklai will fight August 8th in Perth, Australia against Marco Tentori, with a possibility of him further competing in China towards the end of August, but not against Giorgio Petrosyan.

Sorry for the news fight fans, but hopefully this is one of those super fights that can happen in the future.

Thai Fight 2013 Tournament Results: Yodsanklai and Abraham Roqueni advance

The opening round of the Thai Fight's 147 and 154lb tournaments took place earlier this morning in Thailand. Yodsanklai Fairtex, Abraham Roqueni, and Chike Lindsay were some of the more recognizable names with all three competing the 154lb tournament.

There were high hopes for Lindsay, the only American in the tournament, after a decent showing against Yodsanklai this past July. To the surprise of many he was defeated by Samy Sana via decision and eliminated from the tournament. 154lb tournament favorite Yodsanklai scored a knockout victory and Spaniard Abraham Roqueni also scored a knockout to punch his ticket int he semi-final of the tournament.

You can read the full results below.

 

Results:

147lb (67kg) Tournament Opening Round
Azize Hlali def. Morgan Adrar via Decision
Jimmy Viennot def. Adaylton Freittas via (T)KO (Cut)
Famonghkol Sor Jor Danrayong def. Raouf Beliouz via Decision
Ruslan Kushnirenko def. Sat Shota via Decision

154lb (70kg) Tournament Opening Round
Expedito Valin def. Shimizu Takeru KO
Abraham Roqueni def. Emmanuel Horta via KO
Samy Sana def. Chike Linday via Decision
Yodsanklai Fairtex def. Vladimir Konsky via KO

Super Fights
Victor Pinto def. Jefferson Vulpe via Decision
Antoine Pinto def. Gustavo Mendez via Decision

Video: Scott Kent on Inside MMA for Lion Fight 10

Lion Fight promoter Scott Kent was recently on Inside MMA on AXS TV to talk about this weekend's Lion Fight 10 event. The fight card will feature a main event bout between Yodsanklai Fairtex and Chike Lindsay for the inaugural Lion Fight world middleweight title. Also featured at Lion Fight 10 will be Kevin Ross vs. Matt Embree, Tiffany Van Soest vs. Lucy Payne, Ognjen Topic vs. Coke Chunhawat, and more.

Below in the Scott Kent's appearance on Inside MMA.

Yodsanklai vs. Chike Lindsay, Ognjen Topic vs. Coke Chunhawat, and more expected at Lion Fight 10

When Lion Fight 10 was announced a few weeks back all that was known about the main event was that Yodsanklai would be fighting; now it seems he has an opponent. Although Lion Fight has yet to make any announcement, sources close to the situation informed Muay Thai Authority that Chike Lindsay from Atlanta, GA will be fighting Yodsanklai. Also announced to fight on the card, but their opponents were initially unknown were Ognjen Topic and Joe Schilling. Topic is expected to fight Coke Chunhawat, and Schilling is expected to fight Charles Byrd. Jason Andrada and JP Cole are also expected to fight tat Lion Fight 10 which will take place July 26th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV and will air live on AXS TV. These fight are expected to join the already announced bouts of Kevin Ross vs. Matt Embree, and Tiffany Van Soest vs. Lucy Payne.

Yodsanklai is in the midst of a career resurgence. He was posted five consecutive wins including victories over Kem Sitsongpeenong, Yohan Lidon, and Gregory Choplin and is currently in what many believe to be the best shape of his life. Lindsay is currently on a five fight win streak of his own including victories over Thai legend Somluck Kamsing, Christophe Pruvost, and Malaipet Sasiprapa. This fight will undoubtedly be the toughest test of Lindsay’s career, but if he can pull out the upset if would be a huge step forward for American Muay Thai.

Topic is coming off an amazing knockout over Paowarit Sasiprapa at Lion Fight 9. The young fighter from New Jersey has already made waves in his young pro career and will look to continue the trend against Chunhawat at Lion Fight 10. Chunhawat has long been considered one of the best active Thai fighters living in North America. His nice blend of technique and speed will undoubtedly present a stern test for Topic, and both have a lot to gain from a victory.

Schilling will look to get back on the winning track as he takes on Charles Byrd of Saekson’s Muay Thai in Texas. Byrd has been active in MMA most recently, while Schilling was last fought in October when he suffered a knockout loss to Eddie Walker at Lion Fight 7.

Jason Andrada will look to move to 3-0 when he takes on JP Cole. Andrada has been impressive in his two pro fights this far winning both by stoppage.

Lion Fight has yet to make an official announcement regarding the bouts, but one is expected within the next week.

Expected Fight Card:
Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Chike Lindsay
Kevin Ross vs. Matt Embree
Tiffany Van Soest vs. Lucy Payne
Ognjen Topic vs. Coke Chunhawat
Joe Schilling vs. Charles Byrd
Jason Andrada vs. JP Cole
Malaipet Sasiprapa vs. TBA

Yodsanklai wins by (T)KO at Thai Fight Pattaya

Thai Fight took place last night in Pattaya, Thailand and Yodsanklai Fairtex was the night’s main attraction. Yodsanklai had not fought in a Thai Fight event since August of 2011 when he lost a decision to Yasuhito Shirasu. Currently in the middle of a career resurgence Yodsanklai posted his fifth consecutive victory with a second round (T)KO victory over little known Naimjon Tuhtobaev of Uzbekistan.

To check out the full results from Thai Fight in Pattaya last night visit our friends at FightSport Asia. They are your number one source for all Combat Sports in Asia.

"Lion Fight 8" fight card set with 8 pro bouts; Ross vs. Kwiatkowski, Bonnel vs. Campbell and Malaipet vs. Gulati all official

Lion Fight Promotions (@LFPLasVegas) has been on a tear as of late. First they announced that their January 25th event “Lion Fight 8” would be broadcast live on AXS TV, and then they announced their main even fight of Yodsanklai vs. Gregory Choplin. Now they have released their full fight card and it is a great card from top to bottom.

Aside from the previously confirmed bouts of Yodsanklai vs. Gregory Choplin and Tiffany Van Soest (@TiffTimeBomb) vs. Alexis Rufus, the previously rumored bout between Kevin Ross (@DaSoulAssassin) and Chris Kwiatkowski is now official.

Ross has not competed since October of 2011 when he fought Sagetdao Petchpayathai and will be looking to return to action against New York’s Kwiatkowski. The fight is expected to be the biggest of Kwiatkowski’s career, this past weekend he dropped a decision to Jose Palacios, but a win vs. Ross will definitely thrust him into the spotlight in the American Muay Thai scene.

Remy Bonnel will also be returning to action after nearly a year and a half off. Welcoming Bonnel back to action will be Shane Campbell (@ShaolinStyleMMA) who recently made a successful return to Muay Thai after taking a few years off to focus on MMA. This should be an exciting fight as Campbell’s aggressive style should force the very technical Bonnel into and exciting bout.

Also returning from a long hiatus is World Team USA fighter Vishnu Gulati who has not competed in over two years. Taking on Gulati is Malaipet Sasiprapa, who will be looking to continue his recent resurgence. Malaipet lost his last outing back in June by decision to Chike Lindsay, but will be looking to bounce back this weekend when he takes on Cesar Figueroa in Mexico.

The eight fight pro card will be rounded out with a female bout featuring Vivian Leung vs. Kate McGray and the pro debuts of two Las Vegas locals. Josh Shepard will be making his pro debut against Damien Early (@Early_Damien) and Jason Andrada will be making his pro debut against Thiago Azeredo.

Fight Card:
Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Gregory Choplin
Tiffany Van Soest vs. Alexis Rufus
Kevin Ross vs. Chris Kwiatkowski
Remy Bonnel vs. Shane Campbell
Malaipet vs. Vishnu Gulati
Vivian Leung vs. Kate McGray
Jason Andrada vs. Thiago Azeredo

Josh Shepard vs. Damien Early

You can read the official press release from Lion Fight Promotions below.

LION FIGHT ANNOUNCES “LION FIGHT 8”
HISTORIC MUAY THAI EVENT PREMIERING ON AXS TV

LIVE AT THE JOINT IN THE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 - 10:00 P.M. ET
TICKETS ON SALE THROUGH TICKETMASTER STARTING DEC. 14

MAIN: YODSANKLAI FAIRTEX vs. GREGORY CHOPLIN
CO-MAIN: TIFFANY VAN SOEST vs. ALEXIS RUFUS
KEVIN ROSS vs. CHRIS KWIATKOWSKI
REMY BONNELL vs. SHANE CAMPBELL
MALAIPET vs. VISHNU GULATI
VIVIAN LEUNG vs. KATE MCGRAY
JASON ANDRADA vs. THIAGO AZEREDO
JOSH SHEPARD vs. DAMIEN EARLEY  

LAS VEGAS – Lion Fight Promotions today revealed Muay Thai’s first all-star event of the New Year with the announcement of its complete line-up of fights for “LION FIGHT 8.” This is the fight card making history for Lion Fight and the one stamping it as a national Muay Thai promotion as “LION FIGHT 8” premieres LIVE on AXS TV. The event will be held inside the world famous “The Joint” in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, January 25th and will go live on AXS TV starting at 10:00 p.m. ET.

As previously announced on Inside MMA, the ‘Lion Fight 8’ main event will be a show-stopping stand-up collision between Thai legend Yodsanklai Fairtex and multiple Thai Champion Gregory Choplin. The co-main event will feature two of the fiercest female Muay Thai fighters with WBC Muay Thai Champion Tiffany Van Soest taking on Alexis Rufus.

“Christine Toledo has packed this Lion Fight card and it is going to give fight fans in this country and the 38 million viewers of AXS TV an introduction to Muay Thai - the most exciting stand up fighting style in the world,” said Scott Kent, Owner, Lion Fight Promotions. “Lion Fight has achieved another first for Muay Thai in America by bringing in some of the best international fighters along with the best fighters in the United States, such as Kevin Ross and Tiffany Van Soest. I appreciate Mark Cuban and Andrew Simon for making Lion Fight a part of their sports programming and look forward to a very successful night on Friday, January 25th!”

Tickets for Lion Fight’s full rules Muay Thai event LION FIGHT 8 will go on sale Friday, December 14 beginning at 12:00 p.m. PT. Tickets will be available for purchase through the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino box office, at all Ticketmaster outlets (800-745-3000) and online at Ticketmaster.com.

This first televised Lion Fight Muay Thai event comprises a stacked undercard featuring the top talent of the stand-up world, including Las Vegas native Kevin Ross, who just signed a long-term contract with Lion Fight, as well as his East Coast opposite Chris Kwiatkowski, fighting out of New York City. Following are the bouts that will lead up to the co-main and main event action of LION FIGHT 8:

Kevin Ross (Dublin, CA by way of Las Vegas, NV) vs. Chris Kwiatkowski (NYC) -- 147 lbs
Remy Bonnel (Miami, FL) vs. Shane Campbell (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA) -- 154 lbs
Malaipet (Fresno, CA) vs. Vishnu Gulati (San Francisco, CA) -- 147 lbs
Vivian Leung (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Kate McGray (Los Angeles, CA) -- 118 lbs
Jason Andrada (Las Vegas, NV) (PRO DEBUT) vs. Thiago Azeredo (Phoenix, AZ) -- 120 lbs
Josh Shepard (Las Vegas, NV) (PRO DEBUT) vs. Damien Earley (Phoenix, AZ) -- 156 lbs

For more information on Lion Fight Promotions, please visit lionfightpromotions.com and follow on Twitter @LFPLasVegas and Facebook at Facebook.com/LionFightPromotions.

About Lion Fight Promotions
Lion Fight Promotions, LLC is a Muay Thai fight promotion based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded by Scott Kent, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer, the company's vision is to grow the sport of Muay Thai in America and increase its level of exposure and appreciation to the broad base of fight fans around the world.

About AXS TV Fight
AXS TV Fights is renowned for its universally recognized Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing events. As Your Home For MMA, AXS TV utilizes an expansive network of promotions from the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. "The Voice" Michael Schiavello and five-time MMA world-champion Pat Miletich provide viewers expert play-by-play, in depth fighter coverage and extensive analysis to each fight card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE fight events from Legacy Fighting Championship, Resurrection Fighting Alliance, XFC, Maximum Fighting Championship, BAMMA, The Score Fighting Series and It's Showtime every Friday night, at 7PM PT/10PM ET.

AXS TV Fights can be found online at www.axs.tv, on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/axstvfights and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/axstvfights.

For media inquiries please email pr@lionfightpromotions.com

Pros give their thoughts on Schilling vs. Marcus controversy

Due to the extensive controversy over the Joe Schilling vs. Simon Marcus fight this past weekend at Lion Fight Promotions "Battle in the Desert 5", we decided to take our questions to the pros. We asked them if they thought the throw by Simon Marcus was legal and if they feel the outcome should remain as is and not be changed. Pro fighters from around the world were able to view the fight and in addition to getting responses from North American fighters we also have responses from several international fighters, such as Yodsanklai Fairtex, John Wayne Parr and Artem Levin. In total we asked 50 pro fighters, 31 of which responded. Regardless of the fighters' opinions, at this point the final decision on whether or not to overturn the ruling is in the hands of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The one thing that is very clear is that most would like to see a re-match.

Yodsanklai vs. Kyshenko and Askerov vs. Hadj to take place at Rumble of the Kings in Sweden on November 26th

Yodsanklai Fairtex will be back in action when he fights Artur Kyshenko at Rumble of the Kings on November 26th in Sweden. The event will feature K-1/Muay Thai fights as well as MMA. Yodsanklai and Kyshenko will fight under modified rules with clinch allowed, but no elbows.

Chahid Oulad el Hadj and Dzhabar Askerov are also expected to fight on the event. Askerov recently pulled out of the Fight Code tournament because the contract he had signed for this bout prevented him from competing in the tournament.

There will also be a full rules Muay Thai tournament, the "Nordic" 4-man one night tournament will feature fights between Pasi Luukhanen vs. Sanny Dahlbeck and Rassan Muhareb vs. Martin Akhtar. The winners of the bouts will meet later that night to try and claim the tournament crown.

MPL open workout at Sityodtong to feature Buakaw, Yodsanklai, Corbett, Holzken, Kitchen and more

In addition to the open workout held at Boxing Works in Hermosa Beach, CA today, the MPL has added an additional workout scheduled for Tuesday at Sityodtong LA. The workout is scheduled to start at 7pm PT/10pm ET and will once again feature fighters such as Buakaw, Yodsanklai, Nathan Corbett, Julie Kitchen and Nieky Holzken to name a few.

Sityodtong is located at 3636 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA. Once again the workout will be open to the public so fans and media that were not able to head out to Boxing Works on Monday have another chance to see the fighters working out before their fights at the MPL's "Stars and Stripes" event taking place on Friday September 2nd.

MPL open workout to feature Buakaw, Yodsanklai, Corbett, Kitchen and many more

Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Nathan Corbett, Julie Kitchen and the rest of the competitors for the MPL's "Stars and Stripes" event arrived in California this past Saturday. For fans looking to get a sneak peak of the Muay Thai superstars before their fights this Friday at the MPL's "Stars and Stripes", they will have the opportunity on Monday August 29th.

An open workout is being held by the MPL at Boxing Works in Hermosa Beach, CA. Buakaw, Yodsanklai, Julie Kitchen, Nathan Corbett, Marco Pique, Simon Marcus various others will be on hand to do a light workout. The event is open to the public, fans and media will have the opportunity to get a look at the Muay Thai superstars before Friday's fights. Boxing Works in Hermosa Beach is located at 307 Pacific Coast Highway and the workout is currently schedule to start at 1pm PT. 

Thai Fight Japan results and recap: Yodsanklai loses, Buakaw, Pinca and Saiyok win

Buakaw Por. Pramuk faced Tomaki Makino at Thai Fight Japan and seemed to have no trouble implementing his attack against the taller Makino. Buakaw scored big in the second round when a right elbow cut Makino under his left eye and a left elbow that followed sent him to the canvas. Makino received a count, but came back into the fight meeting Buakaw in the center of the ring. A left by Buakaw later floored Makino again, but once again he came out looking to exchange with Buakaw after the count. After a right by Buakaw hurt Makino, he followed up with with two more punches before the referee stepped in and halted the fight. It seemed as if the stoppage might have been a bit premature, but Buakaw clearly had Makino hurt against the ropes. Buakaw looked in excellent form, despite Makino at times landed some very solid strikes of his own, Buakaw seemed unfazed by them.

Fight card announced for the Muaythai Premier League's "Stars & Stripes" event

The time that most Muay Thai fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. The fight card for the Muaythai Premier League's September 2nd "Stars & Stripes" event has been announced. "Stars & Stripes" will take place at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA and as many already know there are going to be several high profile Muay Thai fighters from across the globe on the card, however, this is one of the greatest Muay Thai cards ever announced. The fight card is stacked from top to bottom as many of these fights could serve as main events on any other fight card.