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 ...

Exploring Lethwei, Myanmar’s brutal bare-knuckle martial art, through an intense training experience with undefeated champion Dave Leduc in Turkey. From headbutts and elbow strikes to hand ...

Lethwei is one of the most fascinating and demanding striking arts in the world. Developed in Myanmar, it has a reputation for its aggressive close-range fighting, powerful striking, clinch work, and ...

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 ...

Hpa-an (Myanmar) (AFP) – In a country consumed by conflict, a sport defined by brutality dominates: Myanmar's lethwei martial art, where headbutts are encouraged and knock-out blows are the aim of the ...

When I was in Yangon recently I saw a familiar face staring down at me from an enormous billboard in the city center. I’d already seen Cyrus Washington fight a few times in Phuket and Bangkok but was ...

World Lethwei Championship's August event could be the most notable yet for the Myanmar-based promotion. Top-ranked Lethwei champion Dave Leduc is set to make his promotional debut against Ultimate ...

Unlike Thailand’s Muay Thai, Myanmar’s traditional Lethwei martial art is much less well known. Travel restrictions and international sanctions on Myanmar meant the sport has kept a low international ...

Lethwei is a Burmese bare-knuckle combat sport that originated in Myanmar, Southeast Asia. It is known as ‘The Art of Nine Limbs’ because headbutts can play a key role in the action alongside the more ...

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. Lethwei, one of the most common fighting arts in ...

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 ...

The traditional Myanmar martial art of Lethwei is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Strikes are fierce. Knockouts come quickly.