james my personal thoughts are that Muay Thai is destined to be the discipline that commands the most respect, the one that proves to be the most dynamic, dramatic and effective but that remains an enigma. The promising child with his future ahead of him so bright at school leaving age he had to wear sunglasses only to find themselves at 45yrs old still flippin burgers and living in a rented room. Be it the scoring system, quasi religious ram muay or often imagined brutality i cannot say.

No finer example....
Yesterday my lad Jon Greenwood fought Jono Bracken on Johnny T's promotion. By round 2 it was a blood bath. A demonstration in grit and determination by both fighters......A truly exciting fight and believe me ive been privaleged to watch many over the years. And yet half the audience had drifted away so as to secure their seat at a bar to watch football. On my website i describe how dedicated Thai gyms are diluting to include MMA to survive....possibly bowing to public demand. ultimately you can only sell what someone wants to buy.

So you ask me wheres it going? I have a feeling the question is rhetorical.