Jawbreaker International Muaythai Gala set for January 28th in Calgary

The Jawbreaker International Muaythai Gala will take place January 28th at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada. The event will feature a theme of Canada vs. Thailand and will mark the return of Jesse Miles since his time the reality TV show “The Challenger Muaythai”. In addition, Sandra Bastian is also expected to return to action.

Jesse Miles is one of the most recognized fighters out of Canada and was recently featured on “The Challenger Muaythai”. He was eliminated in the opening ground of the 16 man tournament and has not fought since. Miles has also fought in the Kings Cup tournament in 2010 where he dropped a decision to Cosmo Alexandre. Facing Miles at the Jawbreaker event will be Wattana Sit Jor.

Results and Recap: Journey Fight Series Finals

Josh Palmer and Matt Embree met in the finals of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament in Calgary, Canada. The winner of the tournament would not only receive the title of being the tournament champion, but also would take home $10,000 and the first ever WMC North American championship.

As expected both fighters came into the ring and put on a great fight, very technical from the start. Palmer clearly had the size advantage on Embree, but despite the size advantage Embree was more than willing to engage with Palmer. Early on it seemed Palmer was getting the upper hand as he landed his strikes more effectively, however, Embree began to turn things around once the third round started and by the time the fifth round came it was clear that the winner of the fifth and final round would probably take the fight. Embree pushed the pace the entire round as he mixed up his attacks, Palmer seemed to slow down and fought the final round backing up. The fight went to the judges and the winner of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament as well as the first ever WMC North American Championship was announced as Matt Embree.

Ken Tran talks about his upcoming fight against Chidi Njokuani at "Battle in the Desert 4"

Ken "The Hitman" Tran will be making his second appearance for Lion Fight Promotions on November 19th when he takes on Chidi Njokuani. Lion Fight Promotions "Battle in the Desert 4" will be taking place in Las Vegas and it is a perfect fit for Tran, not only does he come to fight, but he is quite the showman in the ring. Tran took some time to talk to Muay Thai Authority about the upcoming fight.

MTA: You have an upcoming fight against Chidi Njokuani, how familiar are you with him as a fighter?

Ken: The name Njokuani comes to mind right away once I heard I was fighting Chidi. I'm a big fan of the UFC and have watched his brother fight a few times and man he has awesome Muay Thai for mma. I have done some research on Chidi online. He is the real deal with a world class ranking and I once again have my hands full for this fight.

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Fixing the Bank with Joseph Valtellini

by Flip English

Due to logistic issues a traditional face-to-face interview with Joseph Valtellini was deemed impossible. The Canadian Muay Thai artist was hard at work in his hometown of Toronto Ontario, making final preparations for his showdown with Ben Case in New York. As one of last year's contender for North American Muay Thai Fighter of 2010, it was expected that his concentration would be with his camp members at Ultimate Martial Arts. But regardless of how the interview was conducted, what's important is that Valtellini is here and he is ready to make his mark in Muay Thai. And judging by the result of that match, it looks like he and Team Ultimate made excellent use of that time.

KaOs Muay Thai Fight Gala results: Miles and Bastian win

On Saturday October 16th, Mike Miles with the assistance of CAKMA (Calgary Amateur Kickboxing & Muay Thai Association) promoted KaOs Professional MuayThai Gala. The event featured 2 title fights and was designed to raise funds for the children's charity 'Little Warriors'. This charity deals with sexual abuse of children and the education of.

"The upper case letters in the show name was to highlight "KO" for Little Warriors. I am not sure how well the concept worked as some people asked me why I spelled chaos wrong! Ha ha", said Mike Miles. "The show went very well, though people were late in arriving, after a few bouts the place was full!" Considering we were up against the UFC, home town NHL hockey featuring Calgary against Edmonton (a rivalry as old as the cities themselves), an Ernesto Hoost seminar, and about a dozen more events, I think the show did very well!