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Anonymous12/08/24, 12:51No.217230
Why isn't muay thai a big thing outside of ladyboyland if there are so many people who hate grappling and for some reason watch mma?
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Anon12/08/24, 13:05No.217232
Because people want to watch guys get slammed and beaten to a pulp on the ground. But they also want it to be "real" so they can't watch pro wrestling. It's all very retarded.
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Anon12/08/24, 17:11No.217236
Its boring as hell for one
They compete every weekend so the goal is they're trying to cruise and win on score cards, not going for KOs, and the first round they aren't even competing. Its a warm up round while the bets come in so both guys just chill until round 2 before they start trying
Everyone that talks about how muay thai is the real deal has never actually watched it
It's point sparringThey market the same way the chineses do, for whatever reason people take the bait
Chinese guy breaks a brick with Kung fu, super cringe!
Thai ladyboy kicks over a dead banana plant, ZOMG THE POWER OF MUAY THAI
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Anon12/08/24, 18:49No.217240
It seems to be popular under ONE Championship.
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Anon12/09/24, 03:54No.217270
the more popular mma gets the more popular muai thai gets and both are on the rise, ONE had a big event in Denver a couple months ago when superlek knocked out haggerty early and it was pretty lively
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Anon12/09/24, 19:01No.217301
Arguably the second most popular striking art behind boxing.
>Why isn't muay thai a big thing
Shut up.
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Anon12/09/24, 23:37No.217318
Like everything else bro, marketing. If muay thai had UFC / WWE tier marketing and event structure it would mogg everything else.
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Anon12/10/24, 16:16No.217346
Muay Thai is HUGE in Japan, France, the Netherlands, and pretty much the rest of the world. It's only retarded burgerland that doesn't appreciate it because:A) US Full-Contact Karate fighters were getting thrashed by Nak Muays so there was a nasty propaganda campaign against itB) There are no good US Muay Thai fighters. They lack the skills to hang with the big boys in Lumpini and Rajadamnern; the Mecca and Medina of Muay Thai competition.C) The wai kru ceremony before a bout would alienate retarded burgers
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Anon12/10/24, 20:46No.217357
People want to see fights with the least restrictions possible, and MMA is the best we've got in that regard.
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Anon12/21/24, 18:29No.218003
People enjoy a slipped punch into a big takedown into big ground and pound or snapping into a submisison. They don't enjoy footstomping against the cage and positional grappling on the ground.
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Anon12/28/24, 02:08No.218509
Americans don’t look to other countries for sports.
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Anon12/28/24, 03:29No.218510
If it isn't MMA no one gives a fuck. Why would we settle for only partial full contact?
>Why not Muay Thai big?
Fuck muay thai, why not Kudo bigger? All the upsides of MMA + the variables introduced by gear + resets when tap attempts go on too fucking long.
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Anon01/03/25, 00:25No.218901
I'm glad it's not more popular to be honest. One is fun to watch but i'd much rather watch RWS, Thai Fight, Petchyindee, Jitmuangnon etc over it. I like the pace, I like the tradition, and becoming more popular would just water it down. Plus there's amateur promotions here that people in my gym fight for so I get to see live amateur fights from time to time.
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Anon01/17/25, 06:31No.220289
Muay Thai is boring compared to boxing. You would know this if you had decades of experience of watching combat sports.
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Anon05/13/25, 19:48No.230493
Because mma has the marketing advantage of being the closest to a real fight
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Anon05/13/25, 20:14No.230496
Nobody understands the scoring. Punches and low kicks don't count as much compared to a skilled display of clinch with trips, knees and elbows. High kicks and body kicks is what score the most. Fight with finesse instead of bum-rushing for the KO.The average plebs think that Ramon Dekkers is what MT should be. Watch Chatchai Paiseetong, Boonlay Sor Thanikul, or Hippie Singmanee showcases the technical display of what MT is.
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Anon05/15/25, 13:07No.230569
Because those people don't hate grappling in that way. They hate grappling in the sense that they want striking to be superior IRL in a real fight; in other words, they ultimately hate reality. And since they can't accept the advantages grappling actually has they blame "the rules", there must be some MMA rule "ruining" it, making stand-up striking less effective than they think it would be on tha streeeeetz.TL;DR you've been arguing with retards. This has nothing to do with Muay Thai, so it doesn't affect viewership.
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Anon07/21/25, 19:45No.238256
Same reason all mma promotions other than UFC fail, nobody knows when and where to fucking watch it. I type ufc into Google and I know the date and time of the next event. Try to Google when the a muay thai or baxing event is and it's like trying to read a recipe past all the ads and paragraphs of pointless story.
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Anon07/21/25, 20:52No.238260
Until the right influencer or promoter gives it the glamour filter, it’ll stay sacred in Bangkok—and ignored by couch warriors yelling “stand ‘em up!” during a Khabib highlight.