Detchadin Sornsirisuphathin
Detchadin Sornsirisuphathin fought to fund his education, reached ONE and became a Bangkok Fight Lab coach who also brought training to children.
Biography
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ONE Championship, Detchadin Sornsirisuphathin, full athlete biography(opens in a new tab)
Sornsirisuphathin grew up on a farm in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
Where in the source: Entire About biography, first paragraph.
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He tried boxing, BJJ, Muay Thai and amateur MMA, and a local six-man amateur tournament victory preceded his2013 professional debut.
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Regional performances led to the first season of ONE Warrior Series, where he made four appearances before joining ONE’s main roster.
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ONE’s current athlete page labels Sornsirisuphathin a former ONE athlete.
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Before his main-roster debut he spoke of wanting to earn enough from fighting to help children in his village obtain educational essentials.
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ONE Championship, Introducing Detchadin before his main-roster debut,26August2020(opens in a new tab)
ONE’s2020 profile describes him as the youngest of six children, born to Karen parents who grew rice in the mountains.
Where in the source: Full personal-background paragraph after photograph with mother.
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He began learning traditional Karen sword fighting at16 and took up Muay Thai the following year after encouragement from an older villager.
Where in the source: Full paragraph beginning first martial-arts training at16.
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He fought to support his education and reduce the financial burden on his family.
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At23, after completing non-formal education in Chiang Mai, he moved to Bangkok to pursue undergraduate study at Ramkhamhaeng University while developing his MMA career.
Where in the source: Complete education/Bangkok/Warriors Cage paragraph.
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He competed in Warriors Cage events in2013 as he turned towards MMA.
Where in the source: Full education paragraph, explicit Buddhist calendar2556.
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The2020 account identifies Shannon Wiratchai as a teacher who helped develop his skills and connect him to larger competitive opportunities.
Where in the source: Full paragraph naming KruTong/Chonnaphat Wiratchai after BangkokFightLab group photograph.
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He says the nickname Detchpool comes from Marvel’s Deadpool, a favourite character whose outward irreverence and affection for family appealed to him.
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Before the August2020 bout he returned from time in his village during the pandemic to Bangkok, where his preparation combined running with striking, wrestling, ground-and-pound, sparring and weights.
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His main-roster ONE debut was scheduled against Drex Zamboanga at ONE:A New Breed on28August2020 in Bangkok.
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ONE Championship, Drex Zamboanga vs Detchadin, written full-fight introduction,30August2020(opens in a new tab)
Zamboanga submitted Sornsirisuphathin late in the second round at ONE:A New Breed.
Where in the source: Complete written introduction beneath video title and30August2020 publication date.
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BJJ Globetrotters, Featured Traveller Vara Poorisrisak,11November2021(opens in a new tab)
Vara Poorisrisak recalled inviting his Bangkok Fight Lab teammate Sornsirisuphathin to teach Muay Thai at a children’s project in Sangkhlaburi near the Myanmar border.
Where in the source: Entire answer to examples of worthwhile travel experiences in11November2021 interview.
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The children took part in three training sessions over three days, ending with a small kicking competition organised by Sornsirisuphathin.
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Poorisrisak reported that Sornsirisuphathin donated pads, shin guards and gloves so the children could continue training.
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Bangkok Fight Lab, full named Detchadin coach biography(opens in a new tab)
Bangkok Fight Lab identifies him as its head MMA and boxing coach and a BJJ brown belt under Morgan Perkins.
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He currently coaches and trains at Bangkok Fight Lab.
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His academy credits him with coaching Thailand’s national team at the2025 GAMMA World Championships, reporting one gold and two bronze medals for the team.
Where in the source: Full named Detchadin current biography, final national-team sentence.
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Bangkok Fight Lab, complete MMA programme and named head coach(opens in a new tab)
The academy’s MMA programme combines Muay Thai, boxing, BJJ, no-gi grappling, wrestling, clinch work and cage work, drawing on the wider coaching team.
Where in the source: Complete programme description following named Detchadin introduction.
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The school describes its MMA students as residents, amateurs and professionals, with coaching adapted to experience and prior striking or grappling training expected for the all-levels class.
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