One Fight Night 35: Bampara Kouyate on the similarities between Muay Thai and the parade: “I am an artist”

The competitor of Muay Thai, a second featherweight, Bampara Kouyate, Mali and France, juggles perfectly with his career as an elite and professional model.

According to “Bambi”, while its chosen fields could not be more different from each other, they both need a common artistic base.

In an interview with One Championship, the Mehdi Zatout Ward team thought about its double roles in the ring and the parade:

“These are extremely different things, but the main part is art. For me, I see the artistic part of fashion and Muay Thai. For me, it’s just art, and I am an artist. I am like a painter. Each blow is a brushstroke. And when I am parade, it’s the same thing. I try to be as beautiful as possible, to represent the clothes that I wear.”

The unique lifestyle of Bampara Kouyate sees him divide time between the training camps and the fashion shoots.

The requirements of the two worlds could sometimes be overwhelming, but the 29 -year -old managed to excel.

Now, the European champion of Muay Thai WMC will seek to wear his fighting career in New Heights during a 36 combat evening on Prime Video, in live streaming and free for North American subscribers on September 5.

“Bambi” will cross the swords with the dangerous n ° 3 Shadow Singha Mawynn in a possible eliminator of the Muay Thai world title in featherweight inside the light Lumpinee stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Bampara Kouyate grateful to earn a living by doing what he loves

Although modeling is something that Bampara Kouyate appreciates thoroughly, her heart will always belong to “the art of eight members”.

“ The eternal passion of Bambi for Muay Thai burns as brilliant as ever after having won consecutive strokes on the world scene against the tough opponents Luke Lesei and Jo Nattawut.

For Kouyate, fighting for a living is a blessing that he will never hold for acquired. He said:

“This feeling for me is simply incredible. To do something that I like and get money for that – it’s just incredible. I am very grateful to life, and I love it.”