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UFC lightweight prospect Rafael Fiziev trains at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket with coach George Hickman Handout Text size
Lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev steps into the cage in Las Vegas this weekend hoping to be the latest fighter to begin a journey to UFC glory from a production line of MMA champions on an island in Thailand.
Tiger Muay Thai gym on the southern resort island of Phuket was, before the coronavirus pandemic, attracting fighters from all over the globe lured by world-class training, an idyllic tropical beach lifestyle and a growing reputation.
It has produced a string of fighters progressing into the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the globe s biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, with several going on to become world champions.