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Reigning ONE Championship muay Thai flyweight champion–widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound strikers on the planet–will turn his attention to mixed martial arts in the very near future.
With more than 300 Muay Thai contests to his name, the 25-year-old Thai native says he's open to taking future bouts in the striking art but is hoping to build an MMA career, as well.
"This is not my last Muay Thai fight," Jitmuangnon told MMA Underground through an interpreter. "Depending on the promoters, they might want me to fight in Muay Thai matches in the future. I may need to defend my world championship belt, but I will focus on MMA training after this. There is no 'last time' for me in Muay Thai in the near future."
Jitmuangnon took his first professional Muay Thai bout when he was just 8 years old and subsequently earned a host of accolades in his native country before signing in 2018 with ONE Championship, a Singapore-based organization that hosts mixed cards that feature Muay Thai, kickboxing and submission grappling along with MMA fights. Jitmuangnon would claim his current title one year later and has since notched three successful defenses of his belt.
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