Mixed Martial Arts will return to Bangkok in May with “Full Metal Dojo 5: ‘Made in Thailand’” at Live House in JJ Green.
To unearth more local talent, the event will feature three amateur tournaments open only to Thai fighters, according to organizer Jon Nutt, in addition to two professional bouts.
“Full Metal Dojo will continue to put on regular pro MMA events, but we also want to grow the Thai grassroots and make the scene here stronger than an oak tree,” Nutt said. “I believe we could have Thais competing at the highest levels of the sport and on the biggest stages like ONE and the UFC in just a few years.”
As well as entertaining fight fans in Bangkok, Nutt said he is determined to discovering Thai mixed martial artists who can go on to compete internationally, an ambition he believes has a fighting chance given the country’s Muay Thai tradition.
“I plan on making Thai fighters famous on an international level,” he said. “It is widely know that Muay Thai is one of the better martial arts for striking in MMA, and it just happens to be Thailand’s national sport which means I have a whole kingdom full of killers to choose from.”
The tournaments at FMD5 will take place during the course of a single night with the winning semifinalists meeting one another in the final. It will be held in three different weight classes: flyweight, featherweight and bantamweight.
There will be some prize money on the line for the tournament winners and the show, which will start at 6pm. For more more details visit Full Metal Dojo.
