Changpuek in MMA fight:

Another K-1 Superstar to Fight MMA




Brisbane, Australia. 15th of December 2001, is the date of Australia's biggest mixed martial arts fight to date...K-1 super star, and seven time world muay thai champion, Champuek Kiatsongrit, is taking on Tony Gun, BJJ brown belt and boxing student of legend, Roberto Duran from Panama. it is the first no-holds-barred fight to be televised on foxtel in australia. and, the only mma fight on the card, the rest of the card will be headed by duel world muay thai champion, Ian Jacobs. Kiatsongrit, who has over 300 professional wins in his native Thailand, has beaten many greats in his career including, Rob Kaman 3 times, and defeated, by breaking the shin of K-1 usa champion, Rick Rufus with a leg kick. Kiatsongrit has also beaten Pride's Akira Shoji in a mixed fight in Japan, and is considered one of Thailand's all time greatest fighters. He has competed in more K-1 events in Japan, than any other thai. and on the 3rd of November, won his seventh world muay thai title in holland, with a 2nd round k\KO. with Kiatsongrits involvement in a MMA event in Australia, it will certainly bring a huge amount of credibility to the sport of MMA down under. And with the added foxtel coverage, no doubt, bigger and better events will only follow.