Paddy on Why Muay Thai Fighters aren't in UFC

Paddy the Baddy talks to Ben Garrity on why Muay Thai Fighters aren't in the UFC.

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[centerfield]

It's a huge sign of respect that Paddy was conducting this interview in Thai.

[eLmasten]

As a Thai, he's 100% correct.
The Thai Culture around Muay Thai is so different. It's not about the money, it's about the respect for the culture and honoring your family.
You can litterly go to Thailand and visit some of the top legends of Muay Thai, and they live normal lives. They still train every day, holding pads, walking in flipflops and meditating.
Respect Paddy for knowing this!

[valensi]

I’m Italian and it’s the 12th time I watch this video to understand what he’s saying.
I refuse to give up.

[tonytaf]

As non English speaker, I feel damn proud that I still understand him 😅

[kaizephyr]

I've never tried so hard to understand my native language until hearing this dude speak

[monogramadikt]

ive been a guest at proper thai fights and i was blown away by watching thailands biggest mauy thai stars happily circulate through the crowds signing hundreds of autographs and posing for pics with fans in the audience. they were so down to earth and showed no signs of prima donna attitude etc, and not only that it was an all ages family friendly type atmosphere, from little kids to frail old ladys, it was not the expected crowd of bloodlusting maniacs i expected to be rubbing shoulders with lol.. the whole experience totally won me over and gave me enormous respect for the fighters who are national heros over there and for good reason as well.

[thickymcghee]

I visited a village of Thai fighters, kids from 6 years old to men in their 40s and 50s. I went to one of the fights, and these guys just beat the pulp out of one another. Their faces were not recognizable afterwards. However, once the matches were over, everyone was hugging and laughing, and I also learned, win or lose, they shared the money. Coming from the US, it was a strange experience.

[verumabsoluta]

My respect and thanks deeply go to the one who made the subtitles

[fighttips]

It's cool to see organizations like ONE, who convert a lot of stadium Thai fighters into Muay Thai. Makes you wonder if fighters like Rodtang will inspire the next generation to start training their wrestling/grappling earlier on 🤔

[jonathanw]

I attended a Muay Thai match in Bangkok in 2007 and it was a very cool experience. What was most surprising, as the video hints to, is that there's almost more pageantry and ceremony than there is fighting. It's akin to Sumo in Japan. Very structured fights, but tons of traditional choreographed dances/movements to start things off.

[zinowor]

went to Thailand on vacation 14 years ago and i dragged my family to the Lumpinee stadium, they really didn't feel like it but i did not take no for an answer

and there i saw the greatest fight i've ever seen (and i've seen a lot tbh, i'm a big fan of combat sports)

it was the main fight between two young undefeated fighters of around 18 years old and these guys were unbelievably talented and their determination was crazy
the skills on display were ridiculous and it was incredibly high paced from start to finish, really not your average Muay Thai fight
you really got the sense these guys were fighting for the pride of their family, somehow their fight seemed to convey that emotion

it's like we witnessed 2 ancient warriors fighting for their families and we just happened to be lucky enough to see them
honestly i felt unworthy of watching a fight this great, words cannot do it justice


after the fight my family could not stop talking about it, they were in complete awe of what they had just seen (i was in complete awe as well, but i tried to be cool about it lol)
and still, whenever we talk about our vacation to Thailand that fight is the first thing that comes up

[timothyfreeman]

"Boxing stance doesn't werrche, muay thai stance doesn't werrche". - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👱🏼

[mober]

I feel like Charles Oliveira incorporates a Thai stance into his game very well. He's so comfortable off of his back in guard that he doesn't care about the threat of being taken down. The stance affords him in that aggressive come forward style

[perrysar]

Muay Thai fighters are so humble and void of any ego yet are KILLERS IN THE RING!... very inspiring

[BillHicks]

I've attended muay thai fights in Thailand a few times. Last time, I remember a fight between two early teens, one took an elbow to the skull (loud thud sound), and was carted off. Insane stuff.

[hbpencil]

The greatest fight I ever saw was a Thai fight 33 years ago between two 16yr Olds. 4 rounds of brutal, spiteful, brilliant fighting. It looked like a fight to the death. When it was over there was pure respect for each other.

[warrens.]

Ive spent many months in Thailand and always wondered why there was never any fighters crossing over- Especially given how dedicated and talented many of them are. Makes a lot of sense! Those fights are still amazing to watch though. There are fights nearly every single night in different venues and my favorite were the ones in the countryside. It would be like $10-15 for RINGSIDE seats and $1-2 a beer. The atmosphere was LIT and the fights were real bangers. So much fun!!

[schuletrip]

There’s plenty fighting in One Championship, and it’s class.

[jacthetripper]

One championships 4oz Muay Thai .. is the most entertaining combat sport on the planet atm.. 🔥 🔥 🔥

[StrumVogel]

As a grappler, I kinda don’t wanna initiate a single/double leg takedown on a Muay Thai boxer, for fear of eating a knee to the face.