Interviews category

The Strong Silent Type @TigerMuayThai Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand Humble and unassuming, Andreas Birgels of Germany seems like the type who speaks quietly but carries a big stick. His soft-spoken nature makes it difficult to tell that this MMA fighter is actually the sparring partner of...

Last night saw similar results for Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand fighters Rafael Pinto and Steve Cho - both of whom ended their fights in the second round at Patong Stadium. Twenty-one year old Cho is happy to wrap up his nine week stay at Tiger with a TKO, moving his...

Heath Ledger once held a knife to her throat. Tom Cruise used her as a human weapon. It’s just another day at the office for stunt-woman Jessie Graff who came to Tiger Muay Thai for a short visit this week. “I’m in-love with the business,” explains Graff, who’s worked as a stunt...

Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket, Thailand is loaded with female MMA Talent. Already training at the facility are STRIKEFORCE Female fighters Elaina Maxwell and Sarah D' Alelio. A member of the Gracie Fighter training team, Leslie Smith has made her way to Tiger Muay Thai to support...

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...

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...