About Nick
Nick “Headhunter” Chapman is a Brit from the south of England who has spent 25 years in combat sports around the world as a fighter, trainer and referee. A former two-time MMA champion, he founded BKFC Thailand in Pattaya in 2021, ran it as CEO of BKFC Asia, and serves as Vice Chairman of Operations and Head of International Affairs for the MMA Sports Association of Thailand.
His mission now is Lethwei, Myanmar's thousand-year-old bare-knuckle “art of nine limbs.” With co-founder Min Wai Hin, known to everyone as Simon, he spent more than eighteen months building LFC's foundations before the Myanmar Lethwei Federation named him its International Commercial Representative in August 2026 and endorsed LFC to take the sport to the world, on Myanmar's terms.
“Bare knuckle. Real warriors. No filter.”
Lethwei Fighting Championship
Taking a nation's fighting art to the world
He keeps Lethwei's bare knuckles, kicks and headbutts, and adds AI-assisted scoring beside human judges so every fight has a winner.
By the numbers
- 25
- years in combat sports as a fighter, trainer, referee and promoter
- 2x
- MMA champion
- 57K
- Facebook followers, with reels passing 250,000 views
- 14 Nov
- LFC 1, Hexagon Complex, Yangon, 2026
In the moment
Career highlights
- 25 yearsFighter, trainer and referee in MMA and kickboxing around the world; former two-time MMA champion
- 2020Founded Lethwei Fighting Championship with co-founder Min Wai Hin (Simon)
- 2021Founded BKFC Thailand in Pattaya with the backing of BKFC president David Feldman; later CEO of BKFC Asia
- 2024Vice Chairman of Operations and Head of International Affairs, MMA Sports Association of Thailand, an IMMAF member
- Aug 2026Named International Commercial Representative by the Myanmar Lethwei Federation
- 14 Nov 2026LFC 1: The Legacy Begins, Myanmar vs The World, Hexagon Complex, Yangon
- NextLFC 2: All Out War, Thailand, December 2026 · LFC 3: Continents Collide, United Kingdom, March 2027
Connect with Nick about
Lethwei, LFC partnerships and sponsorship, fighters for LFC cards, and MMA governance in Thailand
Reach Nick
Message Nick directly on the profiles above, or ask the ambassador network for an introduction.
Affiliations and records
The Showcase
Muay Thai × Kun Khmer International Showcase
In 2026 Vietnam finished first overall at both the World Kun Khmer Championships in Cambodia and the IFMA World Muay Thai Championships. Home to world champions in both arts, Vietnam is the natural neutral ground to bring them together: two great traditions on one card, each under its own name, under one neutral ruleset. Three nations. One ring.
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