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Season 1

  • S01E01 No Going Back

    • January 16, 2008
    • AXN

    The contestants, handpicked by Fox and his team of trainers, were introduced and brought to their loft where they would be staying during the course of the competition. The fighters were then divided into two groups: Blue Team and Red Team. Blue Team and Red Team were given the names "Wild Boars" and "Tiger Kings" respectively, based on legendary Muay Thai fighters. Fight: Naruepol vs. Trevor Smandych

  • S01E02 It's Just Soft Tissue Damage

    • January 23, 2008
    • AXN

    The Tiger Kings were devastated with Trevor Smandych's loss and felt unwell that they did not gave him a decent farewell. Meanwhile, the Wild Boars were triumphant with Naruepol declaring that the fight was "easy". Other members began contemplating about the pressure of defeating Thai fighters especially in their national sport, but Rafik Bakkouri stayed firm that he was not afraid of the Thais in and out of the ring. Fight: Sean Wright vs. James Martinez

  • S01E03 Boiling Point

    • January 30, 2008
    • AXN

    The Wild Boars celebrated their second consecutive win, while the Tiger Kings were starting to feel angry at the their opponents. This anger was channelled on the following training session as Dzahbar Askerov felt offended by the Wild Boars' fits of laughter during a discussion. Dzahbar Askerov and Rafik Bakkouri had a shouting match which resulted in a brawl between the two. The informal fight was broken up by several trainers. Fight: John Wayne Parr vs. Rafik Bakkouri

  • S01E04 Big Guns

    • February 6, 2008
    • AXN

    The Tiger Kings were ecstatic as they celebrate the loss of the opposing team's captain Rafik Bakkouri, while John Wayne Parr had his nose stitched. He even quipped that he already had 186 stitches in his face alone and this number might reach 200 sooner than later. Meanwhile, the Wild Boars elected Bruce as their new captain. But the Wild Boars' problems were compounded when David Pacquette, Zidov Dominik, Naruepol, Joakim Karrison, and Alain Sylvestre fell ill. Soren Monkongtong used this as an opportunity to train harder. Fight: Yodsaenklai vs. Bruce Macfie

  • S01E05 Captain Killers

    • February 13, 2008
    • AXN

    The Tiger Kings once again were elated at their win, finally evening the fight at 2-2. In a show of sportmanship, even the Wild Boars congratulated Yodsaenklai for his victory. Later, when David Pacquette saw that the food Alain Sylvestre was eating was not very appetizing, he explained to David Pacquette that he had to eat this way because he has Crohn's Disease. After training, the Wild Boars once again elected for a new captain, this time giving the helm to David Pacquette. He, meanwhile, had reservations because of his new "jinxed" role, considering his predecessors were both eliminated. Fight: Soren Monkongtong vs. Alain Sylvestre

  • S01E06 A Battle of Heart

    • February 20, 2008
    • AXN

    The Tiger Kings had tipped the scales in their favor securing yet another win for them. The gloomy Wild Boars were encouraged by the newest captain to work even harder in the challenge to gain the opportunity to tip the scales back in their favor. At the Courts Megastore challenge, the Tiger Kings defeated the Wild Boars again by barely mere second. The triumphant Tiger Kings were juxtaposed with the frustrated Wild Boars over losing the opportunity to choose for the fourth time in a row. For their reward, the Tiger Kings won another shopping spree in Courts Megastore. Fight: Dzhabar Askerov vs. David Pacquette

  • S01E07 Friends & Brothers

    • February 27, 2008
    • AXN
  • S01E08 This Is a Competition... Not a Holiday

    • March 5, 2008
    • AXN
  • S01E09 Not Happy

    • March 12, 2008
    • AXN
  • S01E10 Is It All In the Cards?

    • March 19, 2008
    • AXN

  • S01E11 Careful What You Wish For

    • March 26, 2008
    • AXN

  • S01E12 Sacred Sport With Huge Consequences

    • April 2, 2008
    • AXN

  • S01E13 Muaythai Force of Four

    • April 9, 2008
    • AXN

  • S01E14 ...And Then There Were Two

    • April 16, 2008
    • AXN

  • S01E15 Finale

    • April 23, 2008
    • AXN