Buakaw Trains Jiu Jitsu, Move to MMA?

Sorry to be posting so much about Buakaw recently, but alot's happeneing in his world at the moment and I found this story from a few days ago:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/4/16/2952862/buakaw-por-pramuk-benchamek-jiu-jitsu-mma-muay-thai

May be of interest to some of the MMA guys here.

Maybe only a rumour or means nothing, but if he is planning a move to MMA my view is he shouldn't do it, he's a ****in bonafida card carrying Muay Thai Baddass ATG. :bowdown

Cos of his reputation he'll get matched to heavily in MMA and look bad. He has nothing to gain or prove, but maybe he needs the dough a couple of big MMA fights may get him.

Any views guys?

 

Hey Vic. Sorry didn't realise Flea had already posted.

I think he's just way to grounded in MT to have the time to learn and turn over to MMA with any real quality, but who knows he's a true bad ass maybe I shouldn't under estimate him.

 

Maybe, I don't know enough about the ground side of MMA.

I don't really understand how little or how much he'd need to learn in order to hold his own and survive on the ground.

 

"I don't watch much kickboxing but isn't he regarded as a good but not great fighter among pundits?"

Not to be rude but that is abundantly clear by your post, your obvious ignorance has probably saved you form a vicious verbal pasting. :ko

"I've only seen a few of his fights, one of them being the one where he got KO'd by punches. Kinda get the sense he has a glass jaw. " :stir

Your talking about about a 29 year old that has had most of his more than 400 fights since the age of 8 on the toughest and most competative Muay Thai circuit in the world the Thai circuit. Half his record reads: 204 Wins (52 KO's), 21 Losses, 12 Draws.:shock:

I can assure you he has no glass jaw. Having fought many lesser Thais than Buakaw I can affirm that glass jaws are banned in Thailand, they simple don't exist there. :bart

Only foreigners are allowed to bring them in. :yep

"Maybe he's just bored and wants to try MMA. Nothing wrong with that. The odds would be against him though. Doesn't hurt to try I guess. Oops, wait, I suppose in a combat sport it does hurt. But it's only temporary."

I've just realised tour a stray from the main forum, your trolling right?!:nono

 

Relax relax can't you tell my post was a bit tounge in cheek? All the glass jaw stuff?

Anyway, I'm a Pacfan so nothing to do with your avatar. I'm not a Buakaw nutcase, although I have a bucket load of respect for him and admire his fight style, just giving him some well needed love at a time his world has gone to **** fast.

No, I agree Buakaw shouldn't make the move and probably won't as I mentioned earlier. I'm a total Muay Thai purist and in Muay Thai cirlcles he is an ATG no doubt, cos of his achivement's outside Thailand in the Kickboxing world as well as Thailand and the MT world. It's just your post felt abit unfair towards him that's all.

 

Thanks Flea, sounds like good break and plan for him if he fancies it, but like you I don't think he will. I didn't know it was even possible for him to do that and stay so near to home. Thanks, MMA is world I really know nothing about.

How is Kongtoranee doing? Is he any good? (Can't imagine him being crap!:yep)

What's with the Gs in the avatar? Who are they?