Kritsada Kongsrichai

Kritsada Kongsrichai was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat in the South of Thailand on 1991.

At an early age he was eager to learn Muay Thai, as many of his neighbors were practicing the sport. However, his mother was hesitant in letting him get involved. In the beginning, he would train and fight in secret. Eventually, he'd amassed 200 Muay Thai fights and was later crowned Southern Thailand Muay Thai Champion.

Kongsrichai's interest in Muay Thai was short-lived, however, and he began to seek out other sporting endeavors. With the help of his cousin, who was a wrestler, he went to the Srisaket Sports School to learn wrestling.[3]

At the age of 15, he was selected to the Thailand national wrestling team. He started out with only freestyle wrestling but later picked up Greco-Roman wrestling as well, where he would compete under both styles.

Kritsada Kongsrichai would go on to represent Thailand in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2009 SEA Games, competing in the 50kg event. He would finish second and won the silver medal in the men's 50kg Greco-Roman wrestling event.

Kongsrichai was one of 5 Thai wrestlers selected to participate in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. However, he would only make it to the tournament quarterfinals, losing to Japan's Kohei Hasegawa, and did not win any medals.

Kritsada Kongsrichai returned at the 2013 SEA Games to compete in Greco-Roman wrestling, where he finished in third place to win the bronze medal.

Kongsrichai is a highly accomplished wrestler at the national level, being a 13-time Thailand national wrestling champion and having a combined wrestling record of 180–20.[4]

On August 23, 2014, Kritsada Kongsrichai made his MMA debut at Full Metal Dojo 2: Protect Your Neck, where he lost to Kichong Tran by second-round submission via rear-naked choke.

He would pick up his first professional victory on November 22, 2014 at Full Metal Dojo 3: No Sleep 'Til Bangkok with a first-round submission of Manachai Promsawad via rear-naked choke.

On March 6, 2015, he lost to Caleb Lally by TKO at Sena Combat: Pattaya Fight Night.

On August 22, 2015, he defeated Detchadin Srosirisuphathin by TKO at Full Metal Dojo 6: For Those About to Rock... to capture the vacant Full Metal Dojo Bantamweight Championship.

Kongsrichai would then defeat Pakorn Isarat by submission via rear-naked choke in the first round at Full Metal Dojo 10: To Live and Die in Bangkok on March 19, 2016.

Like most Thais trying their hand in mixed martial arts, Kritsada Kongsrichai has some considerable experience in Muay Thai, which is considered to be the foundational martial art for many Thai MMA fighters. However, Kongsrichai's style is primarily rooted in grappling, particularly wrestling. Unlike most Thai mixed martial artists, Kongsrichai has an extensive Greco-Roman wrestling background, which is usually evident during his fights. He often uses his high-class wrestling to dominate his opponents before implementing strikes, whether while standing or on the ground, in order to go for a KO or TKO. He oftentimes combines his Muay Thai and wrestling styles in his fights with great effectiveness, taking his opponents down with wrestling-based grappling before attempting to finish them off with ground and pound.

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