TEEP 008: Travis Clay

TEEP THIS - American Muay Thai

In this, the second podcast episode of 2018, I'm happy to have finally caught up with a unique fighter that I've been tracking since around Jan of 2016. Travis Clay (Sitan Gym, Arizona) is a WBC National Muay Thai Champion and is one committed and too often underestimated American Nak Muay.

Travis was fresh from weighing-in for his contest with Ognjen Topic for Friday Night Fights (New York) which is slated to be the first full rules muay thai fight in America to be streamed live over the internet. It's a glorious time for Muay Thai in the states and Travis and I discussed some of his past fights in particular detail. Including his pro debut against UFC veteran Jared Papazian at Lion Fight 26; his stunning fight with Julio "The Don" Peña and his epic WBC title fight last year with Joe Gogo in San Diego for Dennis Warner's WCK Full Rules Muay Thai promotion.

Travis went deep into his muay thai technique, he let us inside his head before during and after the aforementioned fights as well as discussed the nuanced differences between "Muay Thai" and "Kickboxing" and where Muay Thai may seemingly be headed in the USA over the next few years.

Sit back and take in the interview and enjoy. This is also a pivotal podcast episode for Teep This as this was the very first video podcast that I ever recorded. I interviewed and cut this podcast from my office and Travis spoke to me from his hotel room in New York before turning in to rest up for his fight the very next day.

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