There is something to be said for all of the more mainstream attention that is coming to the Muay Thai world this year, and it is something that makes a lot of us a lot more happy. Any sort of kickfighting gaining notoriety and media attention only helps the sport of muay thai, and also helps the sport of Kickboxing as well. Check out this incredible promotional video for the Thailand Vs. Challenger Series 2011.

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The MuayThai Premier League is set to kick off on September 2nd and they've recently released a well done teaser trailer to get the word out. The MPL's roster is already looking stacked and there's more names to be added. The promotion is looking great already without having held an event yet. If all goes well, it'll pit some of the world's best against eachother. Watch the trailer and hopefully you'll get as pumped as I am.

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Trust me, we all want to see this fight in full, but until then, check this out to watch Petrosyan fighting very aggressively, something he has been heavily criticized about in the past.

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Brent (Cacti) posted not too long ago a list of top fighters in Thailand. Some names have been mainstays of top level Muay Thai for years (or, in the case of Saenchai, decades). Some are new.

Chokprecha Kor Sakooncher is one of the new ones. His name was building slowly as a knockout artist before he challenged for the title. Since beating Neungthep this year for the 115 lb Lumpini Strap, he’s been attracting a lot more attention.

This bout with Werachai is a good showcase of Chokprecha’s style and a stylistic treat to watch. Their games play right into each other.

Werachai takes a lot of risks when he fights, relying on skill and being more relaxed than his opponents. Remind us of anyone we’ve seen? Distance is his best defense and the movement it generates makes for exciting bouts.

Chokprecha wears red in this bout, Werachai blue. Banana821, a legend, posts this fight for us.

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A new documentary on the life and career of John Wayne Parr is in the works and it's titled John Wayne Parr: Blessed With Venom. The first trailer has come out and from what we can see, this documentary is a must-watch. It doesn't have a release date yet but it is set to come out this year. If you want, read the full description:

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Thai Fight Extreme held another event in Hong Kong today and featured some of the best in the business. The organization has proven to be a great asset for fighters fighting under full Thai rules, most notably Buakaw Por. Pramuk. It's nice to see Buakaw fighting under Thai rules, utilizing his full arsenal of techniques. Thai Fight Extreme has another event scheduled for August 7 in Tokyo, Japan and you'll be seeing more of Buakaw, Yodsaenklai and Sudsakorn on that card. Check out the videos.

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K-1 EP Sadaharu Tanikawa and recent -63kg Japan Tournament winner Yuta Kubo sat down to discuss which fighters from the new "Hidden Treasures" program they're interested in having fight for K-1. You can turn subtitles on by clicking the CC (Open the video in new tab/window). If you don't want to watch the whole video, here's a summary of the fighters Tanikawa is interested in:

Konstantin Trishin

Nickname: TT (Trank Trishin)

Country: Ukraine

Age: 24

Height: 170 cm

Weight: 63kg

Record: 5-1

Gym: Captain Gym (Artur Kyshenko)

Cyrus Washington

Country: United States

Age: 29

Height: 177 cm

Weight: 70kg

Record: 47-17

Gym: Tiger Muay Thai

Christian Ariel Lopez

Nickname: El Relampago

Country: Argentina

Age: 36

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 63.5kg

Gym: Relampago Gym

Javier Hernandez (It's Showtime 61MAX World Champion)

Nickname: El Tigre de Villarubia

Country: Spain

Age: 21

Height: 166 cm

Weight: 61kg

Record: 39 fights, 36 wins

Gym: RR-Team

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Let's face it, Koya Urabe was one of the favorites in the K-1 MAX Japan -63kg tournament, as he should have been. Even after having his leg dismantled in the first round, Urabe marched on through another fight and found himself in the finals. He put up on hell of a fight, the kind you do when in a big one-night tournament against Yuta Kubo. Tanikawa made mention that both of these men will make the WORLD stage, which is quite a turnaround from last year where Urabe won his qualifying bout, but was not selected because he was not "exciting enough."

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Reigning champ Tetsuya Yamato and HIROYA. HIROYA is looking to prove everyone wrong. He was once touted as the next big star of K-1 MAX by Masato himself. Recently though, HIROYA has not lived up to expectations, dropping two fights in a row, only having one fight in 2010 against Yuta Kubo. Things haven't gone as they would've hoped for HIROYA and this tournament will be his chance to get back on track. Yamato will be a tough test as he's the reigning champion. Not to mention this is just the first of a possible three fights in one night. Check out the promo video. Add a comment

When your father is Melvin Manhoef and you decide to follow in your father's footsteps, you have huge shoes to fill. Manhoef is known by many names, from Marvelous to Mini Mike Tyson, and fights in MMA under the Strikeforce banner currently, but he is best known for Kickboxing. In the kickboxing world, Manhoef is one of the smallest Heavyweights around, but has shown that he packs an incredible punch and is a dangerous matchup for any elite fighter. Manhoef also leaves it all in the ring when he fights.

His son, Million Manhoef has been training for a while now, and it turns out that this nine year old is now taking on amateur fights and showing shades of his papa. Million comes out wearing a white version of his father's gladiator trunks, does a mock dance like his father and even has a crazy counter left hook to look out for. This video shows just how dangerous this kid could be in a few years.

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