Wacharit Chuabram, known professionally as Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer who currently competes in ONE Championship.
33 Facts About Sam-A Gaiyanghadao
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao is a former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion, Inaugural ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion and ONE Inaugural Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion as well as a three-division Lumpinee Stadium champion.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao formerly trained and taught at Evolve MMA in Singapore.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao is regarded as one of the best Muay Thai fighters in the world, and known for his strong defense and counter offense.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao won his first stadium title in 2004 when he beat Petch T Bangsean for the super flyweight championship of Lumpinee.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao closed the year out by capturing the Lumpinee championship with a win over Detnarong Wor.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao's fight with reigning Fighter of the Year Kongsak Sitboonmee was amongst the biggest and most anticipated of the year.
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Sure enough he did, and Sam-A Gaiyanghadao was awarded with a new Toyota pickup valued at over $50,000 after a dominant decision win over Tingtong Chor.
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On July 12,2012, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao had his first career professional boxing match.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao fought Christian Abila and won by 4th-round TKO.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao was scheduled to rematch Penake Sitnumnoi on October 4,2012, at Lumpinee but the fight was postponed when Penake suffered a shoulder injury.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao beat Petpanomrung Wor Sungprapai by decision at Lumpinee Stadium on November 2,2012.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao rematched Pokaew Fonjaenchonburi on February 7,2013, and the pair fought to a draw.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao beat Yokwitaya Petsimean on points at Lumpinee Stadium on May 10,2013.
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On July 29,2016, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao fought Japanese kickboxer, Yuya Kono in Japan.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao stopped Kono in the third round with an elbow knockout.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao retired from fighting following the fight and moved to Singapore where he joined Evolve MMA as a Muay Thai instructor.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao signed with ONE Championship when the promotion unveiled their new all-striking format: the ONE Super Series.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao followed that up with a KO victory over Sergio Wielzen on May 18,2018, to claim ONE's inaugural ONE Super Series Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE Championship: Unstoppable Dreams.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao faced Darren Rolland in Part 1 of ONE Championship: Century, where he knocked out the Frenchman in the second round.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao then faced Wang Junguang for the inaugural ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Championship: Mark Of Greatness on December 6,2019.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao defeated Wang Junguang by unanimous decision to become the first ONE Kickboxing Strawweight World Champion, as well as the second two-sport World Champion in ONE Championship.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao was then scheduled to make his first defense of the ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship against Josh Tonna, who was coming off a two straight wins.
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In February 2022, it was reported that Sam-A Gaiyanghadao had retired from international competition after returning to Thailand from Singapore, where he had coached at Evolve MMA.
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On February 10,2023, Nuttadaj Vachirarattanawong promoter of Petchyindee Academy announced Sam-A Gaiyanghadao has not retired due to arm injury and want to return to Thailand for treatment, but the ONE team fired them back and released the news that Sam-A Gaiyanghadao had retired.
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Chitinat Asadamongkol, president of ONE Championship Thailand, stating that organization has never released news that Sam-A Gaiyanghadao will retired and Sam-A Gaiyanghadao himself is still in the contract, but who went back to fight with Petchyindee battle earlier, because Nuttadaj contacted him to negotiate and there is a discussion which organization allows, with matters of this nature having to be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
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Ajalaboon at Petchyindee in Rajadamnern Stadium, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao faced Ryan Sheehan on March 17,2023, at ONE Friday Fights 9.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao was knocked out with a right elbow in the second round.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao faced Akram Hamidi on September 27,2024, at ONE Friday Fights 81.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao won the fight via knockout in the first round and this win earned a $10,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao faced Zhang Peimian in a kickboxing bout on November 9,2024, at ONE 169.
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Sam-A Gaiyanghadao faced Jonathan Di Bella for the interim ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship on March 23,2025, at ONE 172.