Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichok was still a child when he had his first professional fight, but after reaching the very pinnacle of Muay Thai, the 35-year-old is setting his sights on success in a different sort of sporting competition when he makes his MMA debut this weekend. On Saturday night (local time) Dejdamrong will be facing Filipino boxing contender Joseph Omana at ONE FC: Era of Champions in Jakarta and he brings an impressive array of titles and accomplishments from his former career. “I’ve had over 350 Muay Thai fights with a record of 282 wins, 65 losses and 3 draws, and I’ve won three Lumpinee titles,” he told MMAWeekly.com. Having retired from active competition, Dejdamrong received an offer last year to move to Singapore and join the team of Muay Thai trainers at Evolve MMA. He never planned to compete inside the cage himself, but says he became increasingly interested after seeing the fight team practice together every day. “I moved to Singapore on 11th June 2013 to be a part of Evolve MMA. The academy was looking to add more Muay Thai world champions to its already incredible and impressive stable of world champions during that time and I was offered this amazing opportunity by fellow Evolve instructors Saknarong Sityodtong and Saenghirun Lookbanyai and eventually Chatri Sityodtong to be a part of Evolve MMA
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