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Muay thai is known as a brutal and effective martial art/combat sport that maximizes the use of hands, feet, elbows and knees (hence its nickname, The Art of Eight limbs). Originating in Thailand, muay thai is now a world-renowned practice and has largely been popularized by MMA, where strikes are largely muay thai based.
So who is the best muay thai fighter? That depends as there are several ways of answering this question. We can take a look at current world muay thai champions to see who is considered the best muay thai fighter for each weight class to get an idea of the best currently active muay thai fighters. We can look at all-time best muay thai fighters. We can also see who the best muay thai fighters are in terms of MMA, where the rules are such that certain dynamics change (the possibility of takedowns changes what a fighter should(n’t) do at various ranges.
Current world Champions (World Professional MuayThai Federation) according to Wikpedia
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MuayThaiPros.com ranks these as the 10 best muay thai fighters of all time.
Fightstate.com ranks these as the best muay thia fighters in MMA
So there you have it. The best muay thai fighters ranked according to different standards.