Tiger Muay Thai
| 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) |
| Current titleholders | Petr Yan (UFC Bantamweight Champion) 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 |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Petr Yan, a UFC Bantamweight Champion
- Alexander Volkanovski, a UFC Featherweight Champion
- Valentina Shevchenko, a UFC Women's Flyweight Champion
- 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
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Kru Phet - Tiger Muay Thai Trainer". tigermuaythai.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ↑ Rob Cox (November 14, 2020). "Tiger Muay Thai: the Phuket powerhouse that became a global fitness destination". asianmma.com.
- ↑ "Team TMT Fighter Alex Volkanovski gets his shot in the UFC". tigermuaythai.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tiger Muay Thai Review". muaythaicitizen.com. September 18, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The History & Evolution of Tiger Muay Thai". tigermuaythai.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Frances Watthanaya (April 26, 2020). "Tiger Muay Thai's Rise From Humble Gym To Global Juggernaut". ONE Championship.
- ↑ "Calling All Fighters! Apply for 2014 Fight Team Tryouts now!". tigermuaythai.com. February 4, 2014.
- ↑ Wannakorn Moolkam (October 18, 2012). "Tiger Muay Thai – massive Muay Thai gym to open in Chiang Mai". chiangmaicitylife.com.
- ↑ "Tiger Muay Thai Beachside, our beautiful 2nd Gym located next to Chalong Beach, is opening on the 1st of February 2019!". tigermuaythai.com. January 9, 2019.
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