12-Week Muay Thai Fight Camp in Phuket, Thailand — Train and Take Your First Fight

Your days settle into a routine fast. Mornings are the big session — typically a run, then pad work, bag work and clinching in the gym's ring, with Thai coaches calling the rounds. Afternoon sessions focus on technique and more pads, and most people use the gap between sessions to eat, sleep and recover. It's six days a week, Monday to Saturday.

What makes this different from a shorter Muay Thai holiday is the length and the endpoint. Twelve weeks is enough time to actually improve rather than just sample the sport, and the finish line is a real fight. Sumalee matches you appropriately by weight, experience and skill level, arranged under full professional Muay Thai rules with experienced referees and health and safety measures in place. You weigh in the day before, like a professional. Sumalee and the promoter cover travel and accommodation for the fight, and the Sumalee team corners you throughout — so you're not walking into your debut alone.

Sumalee has been preparing fighters for their first ring appearances for close to 15 years, and the coaches have trained and cornered hundreds of them. That experience is the main reason to do a first fight here rather than somewhere with less of a track record — someone in your corner has seen this exact situation many times before.

The gym is at 234 Soi Hua Tha in Tambon Si Sunthon, on Phuket's west coast. That puts you within easy reach of Bang Tao, Surin and Kamala beaches for rest-day recovery swims, plus the restaurants and shops of the Cherng Talay area. Phuket International Airport is roughly 30 to 40 minutes away. You'll also travel to a different part of Thailand for the fight itself, so the last few days of the camp double as a change of scenery.

If you want extras, the gym offers massage therapy, ice baths and recovery sessions, yoga for flexibility and balance, and additional private training sessions. None of these are included in the base package price — they're arranged separately.

What's included

- 12 weeks accommodation (shared or private room depending on package) - Group Muay Thai training Monday to Saturday - Professional Muay Thai fight on the First Fight in Thailand promotion - Matchmaking by weight, experience and skill level - Day-before weigh-in - Travel and accommodation for the fight arranged and covered by Sumalee and the promoter - Sumalee fight team in your corner on fight night

What's not included

- Flights to Thailand - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Nutrition package (3 meals per day Mon–Sat + daily protein smoothie, +73,800 THB) - Massage therapy - Ice baths and recovery sessions - Yoga sessions - Additional private training sessions - Visa costs - Personal expenses