Traditional lethwei warrior leg tattoos are a dying art for Burmese fighters. For Canadian “King of Lethwei” Dave Leduc, he felt he had no choice but to get them. “This is the ultimate respect for ...

Dave Leduc, arguably the greatest Lethwei fighter of all time, was recently called out by Mike Perry during his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Lethwei originated in Myanmar and is regarded as ...

A traditional Southeast Asian martial art is set to launch as a major international combat league not just in the region, but all over the world.

World Lethwei Championship (WLC) is open to co-promotion deals in order to expand globally. There had been industry rumor that the WLC would co-promote with the US fight firm Bare Knuckle Fighting ...

This article is part of a package produced by a group of final-year undergraduates from Nanyang Technological University's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, for the programme Going ...

Aung La N Sang is very proud of his Brumese roots. A deep part of that heritage is the ancient martial art of lethwei. The 36-year-old is one of the OG's of ONE Championship, having first stepped ...

Welcome to the savage world of Lethwei, also known as Burmese Bare-Knuckle Boxing — the most brutal martial art in existence.

Don’t talk smack about Lethwei when Dave Leduc is around. The World Lethwei Championship cruiserweight champion didn’t take kindly to some remarks on social media by English Muay Thai star Liam ...

Lethwei, Myanmar’s national sport, is one of the most brutal striking styles in the world—allowing bare knuckle punches, elbows, kicks, knees and headbutts. Traditionally, the fights are 5 rounds, and ...

It’s been more than 20 years since he fought in a sandpit, but Lone Chaw still recalls the dusty village lots of his youth, unmarked except for footprints stained by sweat and blood. Stamping about in ...