Shannon Wiratchai is a Thai mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division.
28 Facts About Shannon Wiratchai
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Shannon Wiratchai was last signed to ONE Championship, where he previously competed as a Lightweight.
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Shannon Wiratchai is known for his striking ability, holding the organization's record for the second-most knockouts in the ONE lightweight division, as well as the organization's second-fastest finish in lightweight history.
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Shannon Wiratchai first competed in the amateur level of MMA, fighting for the NAKSU tournament.
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Shannon Wiratchai eventually signed with ONE Championship and made his debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation on August 31,2012, facing Mitch Chilson.
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However, the fight was ruled a no contest when it was ruled that Shannon Wiratchai threw illegal soccer kicks, reversing what was originally a TKO win for Wiratchai.
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Shannon Wiratchai then picked up his first submission win with a rear naked choke victory over Kyal Linn Aung in the first round at ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions on May 27,2016.
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At ONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors, Shannon Wiratchai defeated Peter Davis by TKO via punches in the second round.
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At ONE Championship: Warrior Kingdom on March 11,2017, Shannon Wiratchai defeated Richard Corminal by first-round knockout in his Lightweight debut.
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Shannon Wiratchai followed up with a 29-second, first-round knockout victory over Rajinder Singh Meena at ONE Championship: Kings and Conquerors on August 5,2017.
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However, Shannon Wiratchai's six-fight winning streak would come to an end at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World on December 9,2017, where he lost to Rasul Yakhyaev by unanimous decision in a lightweight world title eliminator.
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Shannon Wiratchai managed to score a 21-second, first-round knockout victory over Rahul Raju at ONE Championship: Iron Will, recording the second-fastest knockout in ONE lightweight history.
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In what would be the biggest fight of his career, Shannon Wiratchai faced former ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki at ONE Championship: Reign of Kings on July 27,2018.
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At ONE Championship: Clash of Legends on February 16,2019, Shannon Wiratchai lost to Amarsanaa Tsogookhuu by unanimous decision.
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Shannon Wiratchai would be handed the first submission loss of his career via rear naked choke against Iuri Lapicus at ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon on May 17,2019.
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Shannon Wiratchai faced former ONE Featherweight World Champion Honorio Banario at ONE Championship: King of the Jungle on February 28,2020.
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Shannon Wiratchai faced former Muay Thai world champion Fabio Pinca, who will be making his mixed martial arts debut, at ONE Championship: No Surrender 3 on August 21,2020.
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Shannon Wiratchai was able to snap his four-fight losing streak and went on to defeat Pinca by split decision.
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Shannon Wiratchai was scheduled to face Shin Dong-guk on October 28,2023, at Island Fighters League 2.
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Shannon Wiratchai took up judo lessons at the age of 8, which helped build his foundation in mixed martial arts.
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Shannon Wiratchai has termed his own fighting style the "OneShin Striking System", which is based on "attacking opponents who leave themselves vulnerable".
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On September 9,2017, Shannon Wiratchai hosted the "OneShin Cup", an amateur mixed martial arts tournament.
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Shannon Wiratchai created the tournament with purpose of establishing more awareness surrounding the sport of MMA in Thailand, as well as developing Thai mixed martial artists so that they would be capable of competing at an international level.
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On July 24,2023, Shannon Wiratchai announced the release of his fight equipment brand Fighting Frenchie, which initially consisted of 7oz MMA sparring gloves.
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Unlike most Thai fighters, Shannon Wiratchai comes from a well-to-do background.
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Shannon Wiratchai's father is a doctor and his mother is a nurse, both of them working at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
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Shannon Wiratchai then went on to complete his college education at Bangkok University.
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Until 2019, Shannon Wiratchai had been dating Tiger Muay Thai teammate and fellow mixed martial artist Rika Ishige, who competes in ONE Championship's atomweight division.