World Lethwei Championship (WLC) is open to co-promotion deals in order to expand globally. There had been industry rumor that the WLC would co-promote with the US fight firm Bare Knuckle Fighting ...

Dave Leduc, arguably the greatest Lethwei fighter of all time, was recently called out by Mike Perry during his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Lethwei originated in Myanmar and is regarded as ...

This article is part of a package produced by a group of final-year undergraduates from Nanyang Technological University's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, for the programme Going ...

Aung La N Sang is very proud of his Brumese roots. A deep part of that heritage is the ancient martial art of lethwei. The 36-year-old is one of the OG's of ONE Championship, having first stepped ...

After an exhausting week packed with quality MMA action, we’re back to the fringes with more of the wild, weird, and sometimes impractical. And we begin with Fight Commentary Breakdowns, with a ...

Don’t talk smack about Lethwei when Dave Leduc is around. The World Lethwei Championship cruiserweight champion didn’t take kindly to some remarks on social media by English Muay Thai star Liam ...

Lethwei, Myanmar’s national sport, is one of the most brutal striking styles in the world—allowing bare knuckle punches, elbows, kicks, knees and headbutts. Traditionally, the fights are 5 rounds, and ...

It’s been more than 20 years since he fought in a sandpit, but Lone Chaw still recalls the dusty village lots of his youth, unmarked except for footprints stained by sweat and blood. Stamping about in ...

In just four short years, Dave Leduc has cemented his position as the “King of Lethwei”. This ancient Martial Art is the national sport of Myanmar. It’s the art of nine limbs and virtually anything ...

A traditional Southeast Asian martial art is set to launch as a major international combat league not just in the region, but all over the world.