Sityodtong USA, also known as Team Sityodtong, is a

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

and

mixed martial arts 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, inc ...

training camp based out of

Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81, ...

. The headquarters of Sityodtong Camp is in

Pattaya Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi province, Chonburi. Pattaya City ( ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. Its Grandmaster is

Yodtong Senanan Yodtong Siriwalak ( th, ยอดธง ศรีวราลักษณ์; 28 August 1937 – 8 February 2013) most commonly known by his Muay Thai ring name Yodtong Senanan (Thai: ยอดธง เสนานันท์) or Kru Tui (� ...

and he has produced 57 Muay Thai Champions, the largest number in the history of Muay Thai in Thailand. The owner and head trainer of Sityodtong Boston,

Mark DellaGrotte Mark DellaGrotte (born November 14, 1974) is an American former professional Muay Thai kickboxer and a trainer in Muay Thai. He is the owner and operator of the Sityodtong USA Branch in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was certified and appointed b ...

, is a teacher of various styles of Muay Thai such as Mae Mai Muay Thai,

Pradal Serey Pradal Serey ( km, ប្រដាល់សេរី) or Kun Khmer ( km, គុនខ្មែរ) is a combat sport originated in Cambodia. The official Khmer name of the sport is Kbach Kun Pradal Khmer. In Khmer, ''pradal'' means fighting or ...

, Muay Boran,

Muay Lao Muay Lao ( lo, ມວຍລາວ, lit. "Lao Boxing" ) is a combat sport from Laos. It incorporates punches, kicks, elbow, and knee strikes. It is similar to Muay Thai from Thailand and Pradal Serey from Cambodia. Historians believe Muay Lao o ...

, and also

Burmese Boxing Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal marti ...

. The team members includes MMA fighters such as

Marcus Davis Marcus Paul Davis (born August 24, 1973), is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional boxer who is perhaps best known for competing in the UFC. A professional MMA competitor from 2003 until 2014, Davis also competed ...

Dale Hartt Dale Edward Hartt (born April 4, 1979) is an American people, American mixed martial artist, who is perhaps best known for his three fight stint in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial a ...

, and Patrick Côté. Between UFC 67 and UFC 85, Team Sityodtong did not lose a fight in the UFC.

Training locations

References

External links

Team Sityodtong Official Site
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