From Muay Thai to cock fighting it is clear that Thai people will watch, and gamble on, just about any form of combat. But from Fight Circus, the people that brought you Siamese twin kickboxing, two on one white collar fights and Indian leg wrestling, comes a new form of entertainment.
The Full Metal Dojo owned promotion has decided to bring back a test of strength more commonly seen at school sports days, and on Squid Games. The good news is that, unlike the wildly popular Korean series, no-one actually dies, the bad news is that a lot of scantily clad Thai girls do get soaking wet:
Branching out
Initially Full Metal Dojo was strictly an MMA promotion. The likes of Loma Lookboonmee and Amir Aliakbari all fought on the events during these early days and several fighters would go on to sign with ONE Championship and the UFC.
But at some stage promoter Jon Nutt must …
