Lion Fight 20 Results and Recap

Lion Fight 20 took place at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut last night. The main event featured Jorina Baars in her first title defense. Chantal Ughi was looking to dethrone Baars, the pair had previously fought years ago in a bout that Baars won by split decision. This time around the fight was not close. From the ring of the first bell Baars established herself as the stronger and more skilled fighter. She peppered Ughi's lead leg with kicks and the third round Baars scored a knockdown that Ughi was able to recover from, but the beating continued. Ughi's leg was a mess and in between the third and fourth rounds Ughi refused to get off her stool awarding Baar's her first Lion Fight title defense. Baars remains undefeated with the win.

In the co-main event Chris Mauceri was looking to add respected Thai veteran Sittisak to his list of wins, but Sittisak had different plans. The crafty veteran proved to be too skilled and experienced for Mauceri. Through out the fight he used great defense to avoid much damage from Mauceri's strikes and his elbows were his bread and butter. Mauceri showed toughness by pressing forward throughout the fight but Sittisak's counter attacks were very accurate. It was a valiant effort by Mauceri but Sittisak was simply the better fighter on the night and walked away with a unanimous decision win.

John Nofer and Jason Andrada met in a fight that had fans excited. After a close first round Andrada started the second round strong until Nofer changed the tied with an elbow that sent Andrada to the canvas. Once Andrada was up Nofer was like a shark smelling blood in the water. Nofer continued to pour on the pressure and throw elbows. The ending came when another elbow planted Andrada on the canvas. The referee jumped in to count for a split second then waived the fight. Big win for Nofer. 

In the night's other bouts Jo Nattawut notched his third straight win under the Lion Fight banner with a unanimous decision win over Richard Abraham. Gaston Bolanos added another highlight reel knockout to his resume with a spinning elbow KO over Caleb Archer in the third round of their bout. Julio Pena kicked off the night's televised bouts with a devastating knockout of Tom Evans.

Results:

Jorina Baars def. Chantal Ughi via (T)KO at 3:00 of Rd. 3

Sittisak Por. Sirichai def. Chris Mauceri via Unanimous Decision

John Nofer def. Jason Andrada via (T)KO at 2:58 of Rd. 2

Jo Nattawut def. Richard Abraham via Unanimous Decision

Gaston Bolanos def. Caleb Archer via KO at 1:05 of Rd. 3

Julio Pena def. Tom Evan via KO at 1:30 of Rd. 1

Bryce Lawrence def. Tim Amorim via Split Decision

Chantal Ughi replaces Casey Bohrman for Lion Fight 20

Lion Fight Promotions welcomes Chantal Ughi to step in for Casey Bohrman to face the Lion Fight Welterweight Champion Jorina Baars at Lion Fight 20. It's unclear at the moment why Bohrman will need to step down.

Ughi will be making her Lion Fight debut, but is definitely no stranger to the highest level of Muay Thai. This match up with Baars will be her second bout with the Lion Fight champion, the first meeting having dropped a close split decision in a tough fight. With a record of 38-18-1 she has faced a who's-who of opponents, including the likes of Julie Kitchen, Miriam Nakamoto, and Amanda Kelley

Fight Card:

Jorina Baars (C) vs. Chantal Ughi – Lion Fight Women’s Wetlerweight Championship
Chris Mauceri vs. Sittisak Por. Sirichai
Jason Andrada vs. John Nofer
Tom Evans vs. Julio Pena
Tim Amorim vs. Bryce Lawrence
Gaston Bolanos vs. Caleb Archer

Chantal Ughi talks her return to Muay Thai, the difficulties of being a female in the sport and more

Chantal Ughi recently returned to action after recovering from a knee injury. Muay Thai Authority caught up with here this past week as she prepared to step in the ring. Chantal won her fight and as of today (March 23rd), Chantal has won 3 fights in one week. Chantal is now the WMF, WMA and WPMF world champion. Of her 3 fights in one week Chantal said the following: “It was an amazing week and the best thing was to be part of a team! Thank you WMF Team de France and the friends that helped and supported...!”

MTA: You have been living in Thailand for four years, what prompted the move to Thailand?

Fight Card for MPL's "Strength and Honour" event in Padova, Italy

On Saturday, October 8th the Muaythai Premier's League's (MPL) second event "Strength & Honour" will take place in Padova, Italy. There have been a few changes since the events original announcement, American Kevin Ross will no longer be part of the league and has been replaced by Maurro Serra of Italy. In addition to the absence of Ross from the tournament, Saenchai will no longer be fighting on the card.

The bulk of the card features bouts that are part of the MPL's league format. Liam Harrison, Jordan Watson, Saiyok, Kaoklai and Ky Hollenbeck will all be in action at "Strength and Honour" looking to start the competition off with a victory. The next leg of the MPL is expected to take place on November 6th in the Netherlands.

Results for WCK Muay Thai China Day 2

The WCK ended it two part event with some big names. Aside from the tournament bouts, WBC Champion' Steve McKinnon and Miriam Nakamoto were involved in non-title bouts.

In the 122 lb tournament American Romie Adanza was taking on China's Li Ning. Both fighters had made it to the finals by winning unanimous decisions over their previous opponents. In the finals Li Ning was able to take unanimous decision nod over Adanza to claim him the $10,000 prize and the tournament title.

Miriam Nakamoto talks upcoming bout in China, and postponement of bout with Julie Kitchen

Miriam Nakamoto was kind enough to answer a few questions about her upcoming fight on December 18th in China for Muay Thai Authority. Miriam has had a big year in Muay Thai becoming the first American woman to win a WBC title, and was scheduled to fight England's Julie Kitchen in December, but the fight had to be postponed. Miriam is now fighting Chantal Ughi in China. Miriam talks about her upcoming opponent and gives her thoughts on Julie Kitchen pulling out of their fight.

MTA: You are going to be fighting at the WCK's upcoming show in China, how has your training been going for the fight?
Miriam: It's been good. Everything is on schedule, and if it wasn't I would never say otherwise.