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Tag Archives: Gabriel Varga
Justin Greskiewicz vs Gabriel Varga 2 set for Take On Productions’ “Battle at the Bally’s 2″ on August 11th, 2012
We’re back! Muay Thai is Life was MIA for a bit as we were working on a few things outside of Muay Thai that had not allowed us to dedicate as much time to the site as many of our fans were used to, but now we are back in full force trying to bring you as much Muay Thai content as we can. As had been reported previously by our associates at The Muay Thai Media Network New York’s Take On Productions has joined forces with up and coming Muay Thai juggernaut Yokkao Boxing to bring you the next installment of “Battle at the Bally’s”! Because the state of New York continues its crusade against MMA, the use of “Full Muay Thai Rules” (elbows) in Muay Thai fights held in NY continues to suffer. For this reason, the fastest growing NY-based Muay Thai promotion, Take On Productions, decided to occasionally venture to the neighboring state of New Jersey, where Full Thai Rules are allowed. Take On Production’s first venture into the state of New Jersey proved successful with “Battle at the Bally’s” held at the Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was the first “Full Muay Thai Rules” card to be held in Atlantic City and provided fight fans with some great full Thai rules matches that included Jay Matias vs Jake Mainini and Justin Greskiewicz vs Eddie Martinez. On August 11th, 2012, Take On Productions heads back to Atlantic City for “Battle at the … Continue reading
MTiL presents “Profiles in Muay Thai: Global Edition” Vol. 1 – Gabriel Varga
by Eric Rivera There is a pretty common saying in sporting circles that states that “champions are not born, they are made.” While this is certainly the case the majority of the time, sometimes you come across athletes that seem to have both talent and a unique trait of being able to motivate themselves to work harder than anyone, training to exhaustion without anyone pushing them. Another saying tells us that, “when no one is watching, live as if someone is.” True champions and world class athletes follow a modified version of that quote which instead reads, “when no one is watching, TRAIN as if someone is.” Very few athletes can push themselves passed their limits without a coach, trainer, friend, or fans egging them on. Fighting is an individual sport. While all fighters need someone to hold pads or mitts for them, fighting is very much a sport where the fighter is required to push himself. Outside of the training sessions on pads, the fighter has to spend countless hours doing road work, running for miles on end, or sprinting up hills and inclines to build his or her conditioning. There may also be days where a fighters coach or teammates may not be able to hold pads for them. On those days, a fighter has to will himself, no matter how exhausted, to jump rope, shadow box, and hit heavy bags or do their own strength and conditioning to the point of failure. And when they reach failure, … Continue reading
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And the North American Muay Thai Fighter of the Year Award goes too…..
As many of you already know, Muay Thai is Life joined forces with John Wolcott and his staff at The Muaythai Preservation Project, and Nathan Aripez of Muay Thai Authority to create the North American Muay Thai Fighter of the Year Award. We are very pleased to announce this years winners….read the article below, written by our very own contributor John Wolcott, about who the winners are and how the determination was made. Taken from The Muaythai Preservation Project Official Site… The Muaythai Preservation Project in association with MuayThaiIsLife.com (Eric Rivera), MuayThaiAuthrority.com(Nathan Aripez), and Cameron Fraser are pleased to announce the recipients for this year’s 2010 North American Muaythai Fighter of the Year Award. There were 7 fighters up for this year’s award. Each fighter was nominated for their accomplishments in Muaythai throughout 2010. Whether having a breakthrough year or dominating opponent after opponent, each fighter showed significant reason why they were worthy of such a title. Fighters Nominated: Ky Hollenbeck Miriam Nakamoto Chris Romulo Kevin Ross Joe Schilling Joseph Valtellini Gabriel Varga The committee of four cast their votes based on a number of criteria which included overall fight record for the year, win to loss ratio, caliber of opponents, consistency of performances, representation of traditional Muaythai, and accomplishments throughout the year. Being at the top of the heap in any sport usually means bigger opportunities, higher paydays, and more recognition. However, quite the opposite has taken place concerning the fight career of Kevin Ross. Ross, who has recently … Continue reading
