Damien’s Blog
The Return
I thought it was about time I wrote a post about my pending return. If you haven't heard yet I shall be returning to the ring next year on the 26th March 2016. As I've said on a few occasions I never officially retired. I merely took a little time out to focus on my...
Robin Van Roosmalen vs Sittichai Sitsongpeenon: Glory 25
Fight sports are always prone to bad decisions and this is definitely one in my opinion. Last night saw Robin Van Roosmalen defend his lightweight Glory title against the number 1 contender Sittichai Sitsongpeenong of Thailand. I won't go in to it much but watch the...
An age old argument: Authentic Muay Thai vs Modified Muay Thai
Whenever there's a big show in the UK the usual argument crops up on social media. I've actually seen this argument going back and fourth for over 20yrs with nothing ever being resolved. Both fractions still run consistently throughout the country with either side...
A fighter’s journey is never a straight forward one
A fighter's journey is never a straight forward one. Many, if not all of the greats have had to deal with tremendous ups and downs in their careers. It's how they've dealt with these circumstances that makes them great. You may not have had what you feel is the...
The First None Thai Omnoi Stadium Champion: Youssef Boughanem vs Rungravee PK Seanchai 15.08.15
Yesterday saw the first ever none Thai Omnoi Stadium champion in Youssef Boughanem. Personally I've never heard of Boughanem. However, i've been out the loop for a while so that's not surprising but I did see a comment from Rob Cox stating that he thinks this guy is...
Daniel McGowan vs Romie Adanza: Lion Fight 23 31.07.15
Daniel McGowan who is one of the rising stars on the UK Muay Thai scene put on a tremendous performance against American veteran Romie Adanza. I have to say this is the best I've seen Dan perform. Everything was so clinical and precise, it really was a pleasure to...
Liam Harrison vs Malaipet Sasiprapa: Lion Fight 23 31.07.15
The UK's most successful fighter at the moment Liam Harrison defeated the Thailand veteran Malaipet Sasiprapa over on Lion Fight's latest promotion last night. Here is the video of that contest...enjoy Harrison: Green Shorts Maliapet: Black/Orange Shorts
Damien Trainor: What I Fight For
This is just a small video which was directed and edited by Israr Hussain back in 2012 featuring myself. It has some small clips of me training along with me explaining what I fight for....enjoy
Buakaw Speaks About Shock Defeat
Here is what Buakaw had to say about his shock defeat against Russian fighter Khayal Dzhaniev from last Tuesday's Top King World Series event. Thanks to muayfarang for posting and adding the subtitles for us.
Top King World Series Final: Hong Kong 28.07.15
This week saw the final of the Top King World which was held in Hong Kong. The four that had gotten through to the final were the UK's Reece MacAllister, Thailand's Buakaw Benchamek, Ukrain's Dmytro Konstantynov and also Russia's Khayal Dzhaniev. The original draw saw...