From what I am told, good sources...There has never been a licensed Thai Fighter entering the octogon. Thai fighters do not as a tendency do well as boxers. However, we can see how Manny Pacquia, blasting off the line, was influenced by that style.
there was a seminal fight between a Thai fighter and Kick boxer
For the street and in general the Thai roundkick and elbow strikes are excellent. i do not favor grabbing the head to deliver the elbow strike...It lets a person brace for impact, but thats just me, and regarding the kick...no caveats.
Again French Savate and the old Capoeira are great arts if one can find them. I give one advantage to these two over Thai because both of these work well with weapons.
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