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Originally Posted by deluxeMT
I pretty much have to point this out in every thread on ankle supports being worn by MT fighters, but I'll do it again:
Thai fighters mainly wear ankle supports to keep the ankle joint warm, they will mostly remove the ankle support in later rounds of the fight
For example:
Early round:
Late round:
Or sometimes, a fighter may keep them on, while another chooses to have them off:
Early round:
Late round:
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Damn you beat me to it. But was not mentioned is that nakmuays must wear them through the 1st and 2nd rounds when fighting at the larger stadiums in Thailand. It's just the rules just like having to seal the ring and Waikru/Ram-Muay before every match.