Tiger Muay Thai News Archive

October 13th, 2011

MMA Phuket’s Claire Haigh looks to climb world rankings with return to MMA Oct 29th

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand Team fighter Claire Haigh is currently ranked #19 in the world for female fighters competing as a professional in MMA according to WMMA Rankings.

Having focused on her Muay Thai career the past year, after capturing the WPMF World Championship belt, she is set to return to MMA competition.

Representing Tiger Muay Thai in conjunction with Ole Laursen’s ‘Legacy Gym’ in Ubon Thailand, Claire will be facing the #1 ranked female Sanda fighter in the country of China. Fighting in Beijing Oct 29th, Claire’s bout will be on the main card on a CCTV broadcasted event playing to millions of viewers in China.

Look for Claire to fight aggressive as she looks to stay undefeated and continue her quest towards a high level MMA appearance.

October 12th, 2011

Tiger Muay Thai welcomes Southern California MMA Veteran Raja Shippen

Tiger Muay Thai welcomes Southern California MMA veteran Raja Shippen to the facility. A veteran of over 10 professional bouts, Raja has suffered from poor fighter management as his 3-7-1 professional record reflects. Listening to trainer and management advice, Raja has competed several weight classes above his competition weight, and poorly matched opponents.

Having 6 years professional MMA expereince, Raja will be looking to compete as a professional in Muay Thai for the first time during his trip to Thailand.

Mixing in with JJ Ambrose, Wiktor Svensson, Tommy Yang, and Professor Elbe during the MMA practices, expect Shippen to have several new techniques to add to his MMA arsenal upon his return to Orange County California.

October 12th, 2011

2x @Tigermuaythai alumni Steve Gable fighting Oct. 22nd for @bellatormma on MTV2

Congratulations to 2x Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket Alumni Steve Gable on his recent contract signing.

5-1 as a pro with a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Steve Gable is ready for the challenge. Gable who recently spent a training camp at Tiger Muay Thai getting prepared for his upcoming bout against Ricardo Tirloni, will be well prepared when he appears on MTV 2 for his Bellator debut.

Working with Gracie Barra, Reign MMA, and the King’s training facility in Southern California, Steve Gable is looking to establish himself as a contender in the Bellator 155lbs Championship Tournament.

October 11th, 2011

3 X MMA Phuket and Tiger Muay Thai Alumni Steve Bosse KO’s UFC Vet Houston Alexander in Canada

Congratulations to 3x Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket alumni Steve ‘Boss’ Bosse on his recent Knockout victory in Canada. Facing former UFC Champion Contender Houstan Alexander in the main event, Steve Bosse landed a beautiful elbow strike KO in the 2nd round to bring his professional MMA record to 9-1 with his Instinct MMA promotional debut. Steve Bosse has spent extensive time working with fellow TMT Alumni Kru Ash.

Also competing on the fight card were MMA standouts, Pattrick Cote, Derek Gauthier, William Sriyapai, Martin Grandmont, and the infamous ‘Butterbean’

Look for Steve Bosse to return to Tiger Muay Thai again soon.

October 11th, 2011

Dorian Price (Tiger Muay Thai) KOs opponent with elbow strike @ Bangla Thai Boxing Stadium

Congratulations to Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket Fighter Dorian Price on his recent winning streak. After a disappointing KO loss in the Philippines for the Matter of Pride World Sanshao tournament, UFC Veteran Dorian Price has won 6 straight Muay Thai fights.

Having not fought professionally in more than a year, it took Price a couple of fights to shake the ring rust out of his game. Utilizing improved clenching skills, and devastating elbow strikes, Dorian Price has started establishing himself as one of the top foreign fighters competing in Thailand.

With continued success in Muay Thai, look for Tiger Muay Thai to attempt at securing Price a bout on the Thailand Vs. Challenger promotion.

October 6th, 2011

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket go 1-1 at DARE Cage-fight event, Bangkok, Thailand

It was Bitter Sweetness for Tiger Muay Thai at the recent DARE 2/11 event held inside Club Insomnia in Bangkok Thailand.

Wiktor Svensson looking to improve to 4-0 as a professional in MMA suffered his first defeat losing in the second round to Polish MMA fighter Chris Haja. Dominating the opening round, and controlling the majority of round two, Wiktor looked well on his way to an impressive victory. Maintaining top control most of the fight and utilizing strong ground and pound, Haja was staggered several times during the fight. Back pedaling towards the cage, Haja landed a fight changing knee to the head as Wiktor over committed on an overhand right.

Stumbling to his back, Haja swarmed for top position, gaining back control as Wiktor dazed tried to stand back up. Securing the RNC victory, Haja defeated Wiktor Svensson in one of the best come from behind victories Thailand MMA has ever witnessed.

Also representing Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket was Q23 founder and American Top Team BJJ Black Belt Adam Kayoom of Malaysia. Facing the tough Korean Seok Mo Kim, Kayoom survived an early scare when he aggravated a pre-existing training injury during the early part of the first round. Working back to his feet, Kayoom landed an impressive left hand, left elbow combination that dropped Kim, forcing him to expose his back. At 3:35 of the first round Kayoom secured an impressive RNC victory against the Korean opponent, who fought Gregor Gracie to a tough decision loss during the inaugural ONE FC event.

With the Victory, it was announced that Professor Adam Kayoom would be representing Malaysia when Asia’s Number one mixed martial arts promotion One FC heads to Kuala Lumpur in January 2012.