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Updated 2026-08-13
EnglishHOME · FAMILY · PURPOSERodtang Beyond the Ring: How Family Shaped His Fighting Journey
An English MuaySpot lifestyle story exploring Rodtang Jitmuangnon’s early path in Muay Thai and the family responsibility behind his fighting career.
EnglishBeyond the Bell: How Takeru Segawa Turns Fighter Visibility Into Community Action
How Takeru Segawa has used his public platform, time, and fight earnings to support schools and disaster-affected communities across Asia.
EnglishPIZZA · ROUTINE · BJJPizza, Practice, and Personality: Mikey Musumeci’s Life Around Jiu-Jitsu
A source-led look at Mikey Musumeci’s life around Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, from his famously simple routine and love of Italian food to his goal of bringing grappling to a wider audience.
EnglishTRAVEL · PRACTICE · CULTUREValentina Shevchenko: Where Travel and Martial Arts Become One Way of Life
A source-led look at how Valentina Shevchenko connects martial arts training, travel, and cultural learning as parts of one life, based on official UFC interviews and her athlete profile.
EnglishNAME · IDENTITY · ROOTSFrom “Poatan” to the Weigh-In Stage: The Pataxó Roots in Alex Pereira’s Identity
The source-backed story behind the name Poatan, Alex Pereira’s ceremonial weigh-in imagery, and his connection to the Pataxó community through official UFC and GLORY reporting.
EnglishHOME COOKING · CALM · MINDFULNESSHis Mother’s Cooking And The Calm That Shaped Nabil Anane
Away from competition, Nabil Anane credits his mother’s cooking and her lessons in calm, awareness, and self-control—small details that reveal the person behind the towering fighter.