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I am not actually seeking for gym advice here, more like area, or city where to settle. I am a pretty big 205lbs (92kg) guy. I could easily go down a bit, maybe even to 175lbs (80kg), but for Thailand, 80kg is basically heavyweight or even more since I believe none of major stadium even have belt at that weight. In any case, I am no belt material. So I am planning a six months trip where I would like to have as many fights as I physically can and I am wondering where to go. I am not an elite Nak Muay, but I am not interested in fighting only Tuk Tuk drivers has the cliché goes. So I guess there are 4 major circuits. Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket. I believe that would be pretty much it, but please let me know if there is another place I forgot. Here are my thoughts on each. @Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu @Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu I would really appreciate your input on this! Bangkok: Probably the worse place for me since Bangkok is focused on high level Thai guys competing for stadium etc. Maybe less of a small scene for lower lever nak muay. Pro: Great gyms, great training, nice city, central so can travel to other cities for fights. Cons: Less lower level circuit, Bangkok is stressful, more expensive for everything, not much nature around, gyms focused on thai fighters. Pattaya: I don't know much about the scene in Pattaya. I know there is Max Muay Thai and one or two bars where there are spectacle fights and real fights, but I can't say about other smaller places. Pro: Very central, access to Hua Hin, to Bangkok if fights happens. Great gyms to train. Cheaper than Bangkok. Closer to nature and the beach. Con: Not sure about the scene. Less gyms than Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai. Phuket: If that would happen to be the best place, I would go, but would not be my first choice. Not a beach guy, not a party guy. But I know, there is more than beach and parties there. Pro: Probably more foreigners fighting there. Access to other Island where I could get fights. Cheaper than Bangkok, but probably more expensive than Pattaya. More foreigner focused gym so maybe more chance of finding a gym that would help in finding me fights. Con: Phuket. Isolated. No easy access to other circuits beside the Islands. Les traditional gyms. More party oriented. Chiang Mai: I know nothing of scene there besides knowing it's a good place for women to fight. Pro: nice place, never been, good gym, more traditional, less touristic. More nature, mountainous. Cons: Far, more isolated, no access to other circuits.