The speaker shares his thoughts on the fight between Rod Tang and Superlek on One FC, a Muay Thai fight that he believes has untapped potential. He expresses his excitement for the sport, noting that it's often overlooked despite its popularity in Thailand. He believes the sport could be marketed differently and promoted at a higher level, similar to how the UFC has done for MMA. He also mentions Michael Chavello, a commentator he admires, and expresses his desire to commentate on a Muay Thai card. He concludes by expressing his admiration for the brutality of kickboxing and his belief that tournaments could still be a viable format for the sport.
1. The speaker shared a post on Instagram after a fight on One FC, where Matt Brown had commented on how Muay Thai isn't the biggest sport in the world.
2. The speaker found the fight between Rod Tang and Superlek exciting and believed it had the most untapped potential among combat sports.
3. The fight was part of a war that took place in Thailand and was held on One FC.
4. The fighters were two of the best Muay Thai fighters in the world and were using four-ounce MMA gloves.
5. The fight involved elbows and knees to the body, and the speakers were impressed by the intensity of the match.
6. The speaker believes that kickboxing, not slap bite, is the untapped potential in the combat sports scene.
7. The speaker believes that kickboxing could reach its full potential if it were marketed differently and given the UFC promotion machine.
8. The speaker did not know any of the fighters in the tournament but was impressed by the final match between Grizzly Bear and a Chinese fighter.
9. The speaker was entertained by the commentary from Michael Chavello and thought he was an encyclopedia of boxing.
10. The speaker believes that the key to getting more people into the UFC is through tournaments.
11. The speaker believes that Dana White, the UFC's CEO, is a fan of whatever works and thinks that kickboxing never caught on in America because of PKA Karate in the 1980s.
12. The speaker believes that if Dana White decided to support Muay Thai, it could be huge.
13. The speaker believes that tournaments are possible in kickboxing, which is more brutal than MMA.
14. The speaker remembers a crazy fight involving Joe Schilling at Glory in La and fought Artem Levin three times that night.
15. The speaker was embarrassed when he met Gene Simmons and was given a cigar.