{"id":208895,"date":"2016-10-30T15:52:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T22:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=208895"},"modified":"2016-10-30T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T22:52:55","slug":"muay-thai-vs-kickboxing-legendary-fight-changed-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/muay-thai-vs-kickboxing-legendary-fight-changed-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: &#8220;The Legendary Fight That Changed Everything&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: &quot;The Legendary Fight That Changed History&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lpl_7w8-jTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This fight is a classic and is responsible for changing the landscape of kickboxing, Muay Thai, and MMA in North America.<\/p>\n<p>In the above video, undefeated kickboxer Rick Roufus squares off with Muay Thai specialist Changpuek Kiatsongrit.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the contest, Rick Roufus sported an undefeated record of 28-0.<\/p>\n<p>The rules were as follows: No elbows, clinch equals an immediate reset, throws are not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first American Kickboxing vs. Muay Thai bout to be televised to a large audience. 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