Malaipet (''born as Mongkhon Wiwasuk'' on December 21, 1981) is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and former

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. He is a former

Rajadamnern Stadium Rajadamnern Stadium ( th, สนามมวยราชดำเนิน; ), also spelled ''Ratchadamnoen'', is a sporting arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Rajadamnern is one of the two main stadiums for modern m ...

Champion who currently resides in

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. In MMA, Malaipet has fought for

EliteXC Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decemb ...

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

and in kickboxing he has competed for K-1, SLAMM!! Events, Bellator Kickboxing and Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague.

Biography and career

Malaipet started practicing Muay Thai at the age of 8. He is known for his devastating kicks and clinch and fought for EliteXC most of his MMA career. Malaipet is currently on hiatus from MMA to focus on Muay Thai. The biopic film based on his life, ''Legendary'' was released in late 2009. Malaipet is also featured in the 2011 video game

Supremacy MMA ''Supremacy MMA'' is a mixed martial arts–style fighting video game developed by Kung Fu Factory and published by 505 Games. The game was released on September 20, 2011 in North America, September 23 in Europe, and September 29 in Australia fo ...

. He is the older cousin of Rungravee Sasiprapa and

Buakaw Banchamek Sombat Banchamek ( th, สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek ( th, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, links=no, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a martial artist from Thailand of ethnic ...

. He stopped Vishnu Gulati in the second round of their contest at ''

Lion Fight Lion Fight also known as Lion Fight Promotions is an American professional Muay Thai promotion firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company was established in 2010 by Scott Kent, a former casino executive. Lion Fight is currently available on UF ...

8'' in Las Vegas on January 25, 2013. He defeated Sean Kearney via unanimous decision at ''Push Kick: World Stand Off'' in Pomona, California, USA on March 2, 2013. Malaipet was set to fight Hakeem Dawodu at ''Lion Fight 10'' in Las Vegas on July 26, 2013 but Dawodu pulled out of the bout just two days before for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Sean Kearney. Malaipet scored a knockdown with an elbow from the clinch in round two and won by majority decision. Malaipet stopped Caio Uruguai in round one with a counter overhand right at ''Lion Fight 11'' in Las Vegas on September 20, 2013. He lost to

Fabio Pinca Fabio Pinca (born June 14, 1984) is an Italian-French Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Pinca is currently signed to ONE Championship. In 2010, Pinca became the first winner of the annual Thai Fight tournament. Biography Fabio Pin ...

by unanimous decision in a fight for the inaugural Lion Fight Welterweight Championship at ''Lion Fight 12'' in Las Vegas on November 1, 2013. Malaipet lost to Shane Oblonsky via UD at ''Lion Fight 14'' in Las Vegas on March 28, 2014. He defeated Justin Greskiewicz at ''Lion Fight 17'' in Ledyard, Connecticut on August 1, 2014 by unanimous decision.

Titles

Champion *

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International Super Welterweight Champion (one time) **

United States Welterweight (-66.6 kg/147 lb) Championship (one time, current) * International Kickboxing Association ** IKBA World Champion * International Karate Kickboxing Council ** IKKC USA Champion ** IKKC World Welterweight Champion * International Muay Thai Organization ** IMTO USA Champion ** IMTO World Welterweight Champion

Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasiprapa, Malaipet Living people 1981 births Welterweight kickboxers Malaipet Sasiprapa Muay Thai trainers Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Malaipet Sasiprapa Malaipet Sasiprapa Thai expatriates in the United States Sportspeople from Fresno, California