Rev. We started incorporated headbutts and bareknuckle drills very early in my training with the hopes of one day going to Myanmar to fight. So I think it goes well with his personality too.”. “Sifu always tells me, you’re not paid more if it goes one round or five rounds, so let’s make it quick.”. Gatineau is known for many things — perhaps most notably as the home of Gatineau Park and as a hub for 18-year-old hedonists who scurry over the border from Ontario to enjoy Quebec’s younger drinking age — but is not, generally speaking, known as a breeding ground for world class Lethwei fighters. I have beat all the 75kg+ open weight division and there are no Burmese fighters challenging me right now. “He’s fought on the biggest stage in MMA, probably in front of bigger crowds than I have,” he says.

[27], In 2004, at 15 years old, Terehova secretly entered a Montreal pageant in Miss Soyuz, reserved for adults and won 1st place. 188.5k Followers, 365 Following, 1,232 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Dave Leduc (@kingleduc) “I met a couple of guys in Thailand that were fighting [Lethwei] in Myanmar — its a neighboring country,” he says. Now at the top of his game, he is the Lethwei World Champion and is the face of Burmese Boxing. Where does Dave Leduc go from here? “It was like a movie,” he says of his traditional Burmese wedding. Over the past 15 years, we’ve had the honor of documenting weddings … [4] In 2016, she married Lethwei World Champion fighter Dave Leduc[5] in a nationally televised wedding ceremony in Myanmar.

“You know how smells trigger you? Leduc even married his wife, writer Irina Terehova, in the country, generating national media attention. WLC has managed to bring Lethwei to an unprecedented international audience by signing several major broadcast deals, including one with UFC Fight Pass. In 2016, he became the first non Burmese to ever win the prestigious Lethwei Golden Belt in over a thousand years of history. January 26, 2013 was a busy day for Lisa & I! He’s particularly wary of his foe’s size, weight, and aggression. Best Free Standing Heavy Bag for Muay Thai, Learn Boxing at Home – 9 Easy Steps to get Started, Muay Thai Home Gym – The Perfect Set Up on a Budget, Learn Martial Arts Online Free at Home – 7 Step Guide, Judo VS BJJ – More Similar than Different, 9 Powerful Benefits of Kickboxing for Females, How to Learn & Train Muay Thai at Home for Free. Also, since I moved to Myanmar, I fight under the Myanmar flag and have adopted the Lethwei lifestyle. Lethwei is the closest you can get to a street fight without going to jail. Leduc, seeing an opportunity to make his Lethwei debut against a Burmese legend and potentially avenge his friend in the process, leapt at the opportunity.

Church Office Phone: 973-667-5440. You have Successfully signed up for Revgear Sports! “When I fight, it’s always an event, and it feels good to be fighting Seth. [33] Undoubtedly the most controversial seasons of the Canadian franchise,[34] The couple became the most notorious villains the franchise has known,[35] while being practically unbeatable for the entire season. I told him that I wanted to do it one day and he supported me, but said that we would need to train hard.

We serve you with the latest breaking news, exclusive fighter interviews, videos and more. He’s known for his powerful elbows, evasiveness, incredible endurance and is widely regarded as a master of the headbutt. He first spent several years competing in Muay Thai, and even became the first Canadian to win Prison Fight Thailand, a controversial program that allows Thai inmates to reduce their sentences by fighting foreigners. Afficher les profils des personnes qui s’appellent Dave Leduc. It’s going to be very similar on the feet to a UFC fight.”. Votez pour Mike dans la catégorie Olivier de l'année: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/gala-les-olivier/2019/vote-olivier-de-l-anneeDans cet épisode, Mike est en studio avec le combattant et champion mondial en Lethwei Dave Leduc.Pour acheter des billets du nouveau spectacle NOIR:https://mikeward.ca/--------Boutique en ligne - http://sorsavec.comPatreon - http://Patreon.com/sousecouteTwitter - http://twitter.com/sousecouteFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/sousecoute/instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sousecouteTwitch - https://www.twitch.tv/sousecouteDiscord - https://discord.gg/6yE63Uk

That same promoter that gave me a call in 2016 to make my Lethwei debut in Yangon against Too Too. Do you see Lethwei taking off in the West as a promoted sport?