Welcome to the savage world of Lethwei, also known as Burmese Bare-Knuckle Boxing — the most brutal martial art in existence.

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YANGON: The young men - some just boys - are lean and muscular. Sweat drips off them as they jostle and jab in the fading light. They cast shadows on the rough bitumen, which acts as their training ...

World Lethwei Championship, the world’s largest bareknuckle fighting organization, has announced that a second World Lethwei Championship title match has been added to the card at WLC: King of Nine ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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As a hero to millions in his homeland of Myanmar, Aung La Nsang chooses his words carefully and so it pays to reflect on a statement he made before fighting for the One Championship middleweight world ...