On the ninth episode of The Contender Asia, the Muay Thai boxing competition, we just witnessed the most surprising fight. The two favorites, Thai fighters Naruepol and Yodsaenklai, were forced to fight against each other. This fight was expected to be the fight that would happen in the final round. Instead, the two fighters from Thailand were forced to fight each other on episode nine, and Yodsaenklai came out the winner.
Normally, on The Contender Asia, the other Muay Thai fighters choose which fighters will fight. The rules changed however when the competition got down to the final eight fighters. This time, each fighter had to choose a drawer to open in a Chinese cabinet. If the drawer contained a statue of Buddha, then that fighter would fight. The two Thai fighters ended up choosing drawers last and, as none of the other fighters had opened drawers containing Buddhas, the two Thai fighters were the next fighters to fight. This was a huge shock for the Thai fighters as they not only are from the same Muay Thai gym in Thailand, but they are also best friends. Muay Thai fighters never want to fight their friends.
