Who: The best of Malaysian Muay Thai Fighters, Faizal ‘Golden Elbow’ Ramli and team mates Ejo Cili Padi and Handsome Warrior, Ali Yakub.
What: Dragon Muay Thai Gym is the Persatuan Muaythai Malaysia sanctioned gym which is also the home gym of the Malaysia Muay Thai Team. It will also be the gym to be holding the upcoming 2nd Season of Challenger Muay Thai which will be featured on AXN as did the first season in 2011.
When: March 15, 2012
Where: 4th Floor, No 42-4 City Tower,
Jalan Alor Off Jalan Bukit Bintang 50200,
Kuala Lumpur.
How: Grand opening ceremony followed by Junior Muay Thai bouts featuring up and coming professional muay thai fighters of Malaysia
Dragon Muay Thai Gym is the out to set highest standards in Malaysian sports of Muay Thai. Being the only official gym of Persatuan Muay Thai Malaysia (PMM) Dragon Muay Thai together with PMM are currently the strongest driving force behind the development of the sports of Muay Thai in Malaysia. Dragon Muay Thai has been operating for over a month since early 2012 and will be officially holding their grand opening this coming 15th March, 2012.
Dragon Muay Thai is situated strategically in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur at Wisma City Tower along Jalan Alor and is the home gym of Muay Thai’s hometown hero and Malaysia’s multiple muay thai championship title holder as well as a big name in the international Muay Thai scene, Faizal ‘Siku Emas’ Ramli, although he has just adopted a new nickname ‘Taming Sari’, which means the sacred Keris of Malaya’s legendary warrior, Hang Tuah.
Faizal currently trains and fights out of Dragon Muay Thai gym and has bagged two big wins in 2012; with the first victory in February 2012 in F-3 Championship against Brazilian fighter Adaylton Frietas, who is a competitor in Muay Thai’s biggest stadium, Lumpinee.
Faizal and his team mates from Dragon Muay Thai Gym, Ali Yakub ‘Handsome Warrior’ & Ejo ‘Cili Padi’, as well as many other junior members of the gym have also dominated every weightclass’ champion title during the recent Muay Thai Fit Warrior National Muay Thai Tournament recently held at Klang Parade; with Dragon Muay Thai’s head trainers who were former world champions, it is no wonder that the standards of their fighters are bound to be internationally recognised. They already are the cream of the crop if Malaysia is concerned.
Dragon Muay Thai gym offers classes for individuals or groups seeking fitness in the form of Muay Thai & Kickboxing but they also welcome aspiring fighters to join the team and the ranks of the best in Malaysia and the world.
Everlast Malaysia is currently collaborating with Dragon Muay Thai to propel the sport of Muay Thai to the mainstream and getting back into the fight scene as Everlast is famous for.