Tiger Muay Thai
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| Est. | 2003[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded by | William McNamara[2] |
| Primary trainers | Phet Chaimanee (muay thai) George Hickman (MMA head coach) Alex Schild (BJJ) Rafael Fiziev (striking) (UFC Alexander Volkanovski (UFC Featherweight Champion)[3] Valentina Shevchenko (UFC Women's Flyweight Champion) |
| Prominent fighters | Alexey Kunchenko Rafael Fiziev Loma Lookboonmee Shannon Wiratchai Roger Huerta Timofey Nastyukhin Dave Leduc Kai Kara-France Antonina Shevchenko Anissa Meksen |
| Headquarters | Phuket, Thailand |
| Address | 7 35 Soi Ta-iad, Chalong |
| Location | Phuket, Thailand |
| Training facilities | Phuket, Thailand San Sai District, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Website | Tiger Muay Thai |
The Tiger Muay Thai gym 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.
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.[4][5] The gym gained popularity, so with help from investors he founded Tiger Muay Thai in remarkably larger premises in 2003.[4][5] Subsequently, mixed martial arts program was added to the repertoire by McNamara.[6]
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.[7] Among the tryout winners are the gym's MMA head coach-to-be George Hickman, Kai Kara-France, Dan Hooker and Loma Lookboonmee.
In 2015, the gym was sold to Thai businessmen and one of them – Viwat Sakulrat – became the managing director of the gym.[4][6] It has continued to grow and is one of the world's most prominent muay thai gyms.[6]
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.[8]
In 2019, they opened Tiger Muay Thai Beachside in Chalong.[9]
Notable fighters
- Petr Yan, a UFC Bantamweight Champion
- Alexander Volkanovski, a UFC Featherweight Champion
- Valentina Shevchenko, a UFC Women's Flyweight Champion
- Antonina Shevchenko
- Dan Hooker
- Alexey Kunchenko
- Rafael Fiziev
- Loma Lookboonmee, the first Thai mixed martial artist in the UFC
- Shannon Wiratchai
- Roger Huerta
- Timofey Nastyukhin
- Dave Leduc, a Canadian Lethwei fighter and a WLC Cruiserweight Champion
- Kai Kara-France
- Anissa Meksen[10], a French kickboxer and a Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Champion
- Brad Riddell
External links
References
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- ↑ https://www.tigermuaythai.com/tmt-fighter-meksen-anissa-just-signed-with-one-championship
