A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt, Adam Schindler is regarded as one of the top Lightweights currently not signed to the UFC. A veteran of the Bellator and Strikeforce promotions, Schindler’s impressive TKO victory against Takashi came after back to back losses against World Ranked LW Ronnie Mann and a closely contested bout against the 12-0 Jeremy Spoon.

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Tiger Muay Thai’s vision of bringing authentic Muay Thai training to the rest of the world is moving one step closer to fruition with an exciting collaboration between Spartan Fighting Championship (SFC) in Kentucky and TMT.

“What makes this special is that Southeast Asia’s number one Muay Thai training camp will be teaming up with Kentucky’s number one promoter to offer people a real glimpse inside Muay Thai as a combat sport,” explains TMT owner William McNamara, whose camp has run a litany of training camps for various professional MMA fighters including Brian Ebersole, Paul Daley, and Jake Shields.

“It was quite easy to identify what is considered to be the best promotion of MMA events in Kentucky with SFC.”

Although only two years old, SFC has already made a major impact on the MMA scene by pushing itself into the top 10 per cent of MMA promotions within the United States. It has held eleven events and has expanded into Ohio with its eye now on West Virginia and Tennessee.

“Owner Terry Callihan runs a tight ship and an organized event that puts quality fighters on the mat. TMT will provide an entirely new level of training for MMA fighters in this region by bringing in some of TMT and Thailand’s best trainers and fighters.”

McNamara goes on to say that this will be a great opportunity to showcase Thai culture as it relates to Muay Thai and that it will allow for Tiger fighters to get exposure in the US by training, fighting and running seminars.

Callihan agrees, saying it’s an exciting prospect that will allow for a dynamic partnership.

“The opportunity to work with Tiger Muay Thai is a huge compliment. I am very humbled at the chance, and look forward to the cross-promotion. William and I have a lot of the same business ideas, values and structures within our organizations. I feel like TMT partnering up with SFC is meant to be.”

Although he’s created a promotion that puts more fans in seats than any other in the area, Callihan remains extremely humble saying his organization’s rapid growth can be summed up in a very simple philosophy.

“What it comes down to is that we have a ‘fighters first, fans only’ mindset. We take care of our fighters and treat them as the professionals they are. We try to treat everyone with a high level of respect.”

The partnership is still in the infancy stages, but both parties agree that the future is bright.

“Our ideas are growing and growing,” says an excited Callihan. “TMT and SFC have a great chemistry. With such similar ideas and goals, nothing can stop us.”

A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt, Yasubey along with Felipe own the Enomoto Dojo in Switzerland. A Champion for the Russian owned M-1 Global Organization, Yasubey was a finalist in the Sengoku Welterweight Tournament. With a Professional record of 9-3, Yasubey is regarded as one of the top Welterweights currently fighting outside the UFC.

Arriving at Tiger Muay Thai earlier this week, Yasubey will be cornering his older brother Felipe as he faces K-1 Max veteran Ole Laursen at the One Fighting Championship scheduled to occur Feb. 11th in Jakarta Indonesia.

A three stripe White Belt who trains full time at the CSA Denmark academy, Vara weighed in nearly 4 kilos below the weight allowance for her division. With nearly 2,500 competitors the European’s is one of the largest IBJJF tournaments in the world. Winning three consecutive matches, Vara became the first Thai female to capture a Gold medal at the European BJJ Championships.

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8 February 2012 @ Bangla Muay Thai stadium
Tou Hydewan from USA.
Glen Odlum from Australia

10 February 2012 @ Bangla Muay Thai stadium
Mathew Samper from USA
Richard Bunting from England

13 February 2012 @ Patong Thai Boxing stadium
Tyson Maetin from Australia
Rafael Pinto from Brazil
Caroline Karlsen from Norway

With over 30 students showing up from 5 different combat sports academies within the Kuala Lumpur Malaysia attending, the seminar showcased the unity within the growing region of Malaysia that the athletes have.

Sparta Muay Thai, an official Tiger Muay Thai affiliate will be hosting more seminars in the upcoming months, featuring trainers from around the world. Look for TMT Phuket to continue working with Sparta Muay Thai as former TMT Phuket coach Andrew Gardineer arrives in KL mid March to begin leading their grappling program.

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Filmed during the course of two months, the reality TV show will feature champions from individual Martial Arts as they compete to prove their dominance in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

Featuring an ‘Ultimate Fighter’ type story line, competitors have to fight and win in order to advance into the finals.

Look for the show to air throughout Scandinavia shortly after filming is finished, the program will feature several of Tiger Muay Thai’s top instructors.

After picking up an impressive Muay Thai win for Tiger Muay Thai during his first training trip in Phuket Thailand, Raja Shippen has decided to utilize Bellator Lightweight Tournament fighter JJ Ambrose and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, professor Ray Elbe as he prepares to face Sarmiento, a veteran of over 50 professional fights.

Currently 3-7 as a professional in Muay Thai, Shippen will look to utilize his striking as he prepares to put on a fight of the night performance against his hard hitting Hawaiian opponent. As the first fight in a 3 fight deal with the PXC look for Raja Shippen to return to Tiger Muay Thai once his next PXC bout is announced.

After helping Brian Ebersole successfully train for his last UFC victory over Claude Pattrick at the Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand training facility, Alloway is currently at Fiore MMA in the USA.

Facing a very tough Brazilian veteran in Mauro Xuxa Chimento, Alloway will be competing for the Cage Warriors organization as they travel to Beruit Lebanon to promote the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

Working along side Professor Elbe, Saggo competed in Submission Grappling, Muay Thai, and several Amateur BBQ Beatdown fights during his first trip to Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket.

Fastforward 5 years, and several return trips to Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket, and Jason Saggo is now considered one of the top Lightweight prospects not currently signed to the UFC.

6-1 as a professional in MMA, Saggo is now a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt with professional experience competing in Muay Thai. Staying 3 months during this training trip to Thailand, Saggo is already considering a possible drop to the Featherweight division, and is actively looking to sign a fight contract with a major MMA promotion.