A very warm welcome to our newest coach on the Absolute MMA Thailand team- Jason Saggo! Jason will be coaching Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at our gym in Rawai, Phuket.
Jason has lived and trained in Thailand previously, and has studied under former champions of Ratchadamnoen and Lumpini stadium. He has competed professionally in Muay Thai (winning the Phuket championship belt via KO), MMA (debuting in 2009) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (winning Gold in the Pan Asian International Grappling Tournament after submitting 10 opponents). Jason has trained under the tutelage of the Gracie family in Brazil and his main coach is Paul Abel, a black belt under Royler Gracie. He is passionate about hiking and the sustainability of the natural world.
After amassing a record of 9-1 during his MMA career (all wins coming via submission), Jason was invited to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2014. He is a global student of martial arts and has trained in Japan with Genki Sudo (Judo and MMA), in Hawaii with BJ Penn (MMA). Jason is also a practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga and a certified yoga teacher, and founded his own academy (Summerside Martial Arts Academy) this year in 2018.
Jason begins working with us at Absolute MMA Thailand on December 1st, 2018. Welcome aboard Jason!
