BEHIND THE LENS: DAVID ASH
ROUGH presents an occasional series of profiles and galleries from the photographers who cling to the cage, capturing every blow landed and every bout recorded.
MANAGING YOURSELF: ZAZA SOR. AREE
Zaza Sor. Aree is a different kind of fighter. The part time actress and former Muay Thai world champion manages herself.
THE RISE AND RISE OF BALI MMA
With two fighters headlining major cards card in Asia and Europe this weekend Bali MMA is well and truly starting to make a name for itself on the global stage.
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM: NAMSAKNOI’S MUAY THAI CLUB
Just when a new generation of Muay Thai fans in the West was getting acquainted with Namsaknoi, the bomb dropped: Namsaknoi was leaving his own camp for good after a year of its operation. As it stands now, Namsaknoi Muay Thai Club no longer exists, at least not in name.
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF YODSANKLAI FAIRTEX
Nicknamed 'The Boxing Computer' Yodsanklai has been fighting the best in the world for over a decade now. We sit down with him to ask what's next for the Muay Thai superstar.
ROB COX: MUAY THAI’S FOREIGN AMBASSADOR
Possibly the foremost foreign authority on Muay Thai, Rob Cox is a tireless proponent of the sport, having been a bridge for Thai-Western relations for over two decades now.
KILLER LAOWAI: WILL CHOPE ON FIGHTING AND TRAINING IN TIANJIN
The argument that Will “The Kill” Chope casts the longest shadow as a foreigner in Asia’s fight scene is hard to dispute.
INTERVIEW WITH A RINGSIDE DOCTOR
Yongalaoyoong has been working as a ringside doctor at Max Muay Thai for over two years. He works five days a week on average at the stadium in Pattaya, presiding over 35 bouts a week or 70 boxers, attending to roughly 20 boxers a week.
MIAO JIE: THE MARTIAL ARTS MUM
Balancing life as a mother and a martial artist is no easy feat, but when you are a Chinese prospect like Miao Jie, you have to make it work.
SAMMON DEKKERS: HOLDING HANDS HIGH
Samuel Bark, known to Thais as Sammon Dekkers, is paving way for himself in the sport of Muay Thai amongst the fighting elite.