Tiger Muay Thai News Archive

January 7th, 2012

Paul “Semtex” Daley looks for explosive training camp @TigerMuayThai

Paul “Semtex” Daley will be facing Kazuo Misak (also a Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Alumnus) on the next Strikeforce card on March 3rd in Columbus, Ohio. Daley’s last Strikeforce appearance was in July of last year with a close decision loss against Tyron Woodley. Since then, he’s gone 2-0 against UFC veterans Luigi Fioravanti and Jordan Radev. This will be Misak’s first Strikeforce fight and it will be an incredible introduction when these two clash!

Fans and forums are abuzz wondering when Dana White will forgive Paul “Semtex” Daley for the infamous UFC 113 “sucker punch” incident. The fighter is moving ever closer to getting back into the UFC and is training at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp in Phuket, Thailand for ten days in preparation for an undisclosed fight with a US promotion.

“I’ve learned to have more self-control,” explains Daley who has spent the last two years in the world’s top ten rankings. “I’ve come to know how to play the game a little bit and how to act the right way.”

Sayings he’s just a “cool guy” who made a mistake, Daley has had a deep love of the martial arts since he was a little boy watching Bruce Lee movies with his dad.

“There’s a real mystique to it all,” explains Daley, who started karate at the age of 7 and developed into a prominent striker in the Mixed Martial Arts realm. “MMA encourages you to stick with something. You can’t turn into a great fighter overnight. You have to learn patience.”

And it’s patience he’ll have to have if he wants to get into the good books of Dana White again. There’s no better place to foster it than at TMT in Thailand – the largest camp of its kind in Southeast Asia. With its Buddhist culture and hardcore Muay Thai and MMA training, he’ll be working with the most elite Muay Thai trainers in the world – ones who will further instil the ideals of discipline and decorum.

“I chose Tiger Muay Thai because of the presence of high-level MMA and Muay Thai fighters like
JJ Ambrose, Ryan Diaz and Felipe Enomoto,” says the top two ranked European welterweight five years running. “The Thai trainers have a lot of tricks and techniques. I want to get a bit of everything while out here.”

Semtex will be holding a seminar at TMT on Jan. 12 from 4-6 pm revealing his secrets to knockout power, superior striking and takedown defence. It is free to Tiger guests and 2,000 Baht for non Tiger guests.

Article by Natasha Horrelt

January 6th, 2012

BJJ Black Belt Oscar Junior of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club stops by @TigerMuayThai

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket training camp, Thailand is one of those travel destinations that people can’t stay away from. Having visited Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket earlier this year, Oscar Junior used his vacation time from teaching at the world renowned ADCC facility to visit Phuket.

A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Oscar Junior is a highly decorated grappler, having won several ADCC competitions. Currently teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu within the school districts, the military, and to the law enforcement officers of Abu Dhabi, Oscar Junior is a wealth of knowledge both as a competitor and instructor.

Recovering from a knee injury, Professor Junior stopped by the gym to visit with fellow Black Belt and head MMA coach at Tiger Muay Thai, Ray Elbe. Expect Oscar Junior to be back sometime in 2012, and to provide the guest of TMT with a free seminar when he returns.

January 3rd, 2012

BJJ Black Belt Lincon Rodriques looks to improve on 10-4 pro MMA record with training camp @tigermuaythai

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket training camp, Thailand welcomes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Lincon Rodriques to the gym.

A member of the Akxe Brazilian Jiu Jitsu team, Lincon ‘Bad Boy’ Rodriques has a professional MMA record of 10-4 and is regarded as one of the top Brazilian Lightweights competing Internationally.

Rehabbing from a recent knee injury, expect professor Rodriques to focus mostly on his striking during this trip, before returning to Tiger Muay Thai later this year as he prepares for an Upcoming MMA fight with Bellator LW fighter JJ Ambrose, Professor Ray Elbe, and Swedish MMA Star Wiktor Svensson.

January 3rd, 2012

Ryan “The Lion” Diaz trains at Tiger Muay Thai looking to to roar back into the cage!

For Ryan “The Lion” Diaz finding his fighting feet means restarting from the ground up. The Canadian-born MMA fighter hasn’t stepped into the ring in a year and a half and is back at Tiger Muay Thai to see if he can return to his passion.

“I am debating fighting again,” says Diaz, who now lives in Arizona and has a 13-13 record. “I want to see if my body and my mind can take it. I have a fighter mentality and that is almost impossible to give up.”

A couple of self-described “heartwrenching” fights along with a viral infection that left him bedridden in 2010, turned Diaz away from fighting – something he’s loved before MMA was even a household name.

“I’m an old school guy,” explains the King of the Cage World and Canadian champion. “We used to fight for $200 on three days notice. I would fight guys three weight classes up. We didn’t care about records. We fought because we liked to fight. MMA wasn’t even a word we used back then.”

For Diaz, it’s his love of entertaining that pushes him to try again. He says he’d rather lose an entertaining fight than win a boring one.

“I like to push the pace,” explains Diaz, who will be at TMT on an off until the beginning of February. “Nowadays a lot of guys fight not to lose instead of fighting to win. They play the safe game. I’ll stand in front of anyone and bang.”

Whether or not Diaz makes it back into the game remains to be seen, but his motivation to do so is clearly high.

“Sometimes when you sit at home sore, you wonder why you’re doing this. I tell myself that I started something that I want to finish. When I became the world champ four years ago I felt I was on top. I didn’t feel like anyone could touch me and I want that feeling again.”

January 2nd, 2012

Tiger Muay Thai welcomes Felipe Enomoto as he prepares for One FC bout against Ole Laursen

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket training camp, Thailand would like to welcome back multiple time guest Felipe Enomoto. The older brother of M-1 Welterweight Champion, Felipe is a Pancrase Japan veteran and along with his brother is the owner of the Enomoto Dojo.

A gifted boxer with good grappling, Felipe will be competing for Asia’s premier MMA promotion Feb. 11th as when he faces K-1 Max veteran Ole Laursen as a Superfight for the One FC promotion in Jakarta Indonesia.

Working Along side KOTC Champion Ryan Diaz, BJJ Black Belt Ray Elbe, Bellator LW Tournament fighter JJ Ambrose, and Korean Sensation Tommy Yang, expect Felipe to be in shape and ready for a war against Ole Laursen.

January 1st, 2012

Tiger Muay Thai fighter Marko Huusansaari of Finland gets set to fight MMA in Bangkok Thailand

Saturday Jan 7th, Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand fighter Marko ‘Mad Dog’ Huusansaari of FInalnd will be competing for the DARE FC MMA event in Bangkok Thailand. Having previously sent Ngoo Ditty, Wiktor Svensson, and Adam Kayoom to fight for the promotion, this will be the third event Tiger Muay Thai has competed in.

Facing Shane Wiggand from the USA, Marko will be putting his 3-2 professional record on the line against a Judo Black Belt with over 10 professional MMA bouts on his resume.

Picking up two wins for the premier ‘Art Of War’ event in 2007, Marko will look to get back on the winning side of things with MMA Coach Wiktor Svensson working his corner for the DARE FC event.