Thailand government bans MMA

Thailand government bans MMA – fightersonlymag.com, March 29, 2012
[Thanks to Tom for pointing this out.]
“… there are those in the fledgling Thai MMA industry who think that the government may have been pressured or swayed by the Muay Thai industry. Muay Thai is huge business in Thailand. It fills arenas all over the country, generates a lot of tourist traffic, airs on television a lot and provides employment for a large swathe of young men who would be otherwise unengaged.”