Shwe Sai ( my, ရွှေဆိုင်း), is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion.

Personal life

Shwe Sai is born in the

Karen state Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ...

and has a son named Sai Maung Maung, who also competes in Lethwei and who is signed to the

World Lethwei Championship World Lethwei Championship (also known as WLC) is a Lethwei promotion based in Yangon, Myanmar. The promotion brought to the millennia-old Burmese martial of Lethwei to UFC Fight Pass and showcased it to the world. The WLC events combined the h ...

Lethwei career

On 10 and 11 July 2004, Shwe Sai and teammates Aye Bo Sein, Naing Wan Lay and Win Tun competed in a Lethwei tournament at Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

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. The Burmese fighters were matched against four Japanese fighters: Tamura, Yoshitaro Niimi, Takaharu Yamamoto and Seiji Wakasugi. During his reign, Shwe Sai faced Zaw Win Tun, 1996 Golden Belt Champion, with Shwe Sai having the upper hand having won one fight while the other was a draw. On 2 August 2019, Shwe Sai's son Sai Maung Maung, was supposed to continue the rivalry and face the son of his past rival Saw Win Tun at WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, but the fight was cancelled due to medical reason. In 2006, Shwe Sai was stripped of the Openweight Lethwei World title for failure to defend the title. Former Openweight champion Shwe War Tun was selected to faced number one contender Lone Chaw and crown a new champion. Lone Chaw was victorious and became the new Openweight Champion. On 4 May, 2009, as reposted by MMA Mania, Shwe Sai and Lone Chaw eventually faced each other in Yangon. Shwe Sai knocked out Lone Chaw in a spectacular manner.

Championships and accomplishments

Championships

* Lethwei World Champion ** Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt

Lethwei record

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Saw Nga Man Saw Nga Man ( ksw, စီၤငၢၤမါ, my, စောငမန်း), also known as Saw Shark, is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion. Personal life Saw Nga Man is an ethnic Karen. Lethwei ...

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Mudon Township Mudon Township ( my, မုဒုံမြို့နယ်) is a township of Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of Myanmar. It is the birthplace of student activist Min Ko Naing Paw Oo Tun ( my, ပေါ်ဦးထွန်း ); better ...

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Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

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{{end Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Burmese people of Karen descent Burmese Lethwei practitioners People from Kayin State