Inside Monster Promotions: Building Muay Thai Events in the U.S. | Pu’u Muay Thai Podcast Ep. 234

About this episode

Jonathan Puu interviews Mike Martinez about building Muay Thai events in the U.S.

In Episode 234 of the Pu’u Muay Thai Podcast, Jonathan Puu sits down in person in the Black Room at Teep Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona with Mike Martinez, founder of Monster Promotions and longtime coach, matchmaker, and event promoter. Mike returns to the podcast (previously featured on Episode 164) to break down what it actually takes to build Muay Thai events in the United States — from matchmaking and fighter development to the real economics behind running a show. In this episode, they ...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Puu

Guest: Mike Martinez

Topics covered

• Muay Thai
• event promotion
• matchmaking
• fighter development
• economics of sports

Keywords

• Monster Promotions
• Teep Studios
• Scottsdale
• Arizona

Mentioned in this episode

Places: U.S., Scottsdale, Arizona, the United States

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