Daniel Mashamaite

Daniel Mashamaite
Born	Daniel Mashamaite December 6, 1976 (1976-12-06) (age 34)
Other names	Black Diamond [1]
Nationality	South African
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	62 kg (140 lb; 9.8 st)
Division	Bantamweight (135lb)
Style	Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Kickboxing record
Total	85
Wins	66
By knockout	39
Losses	19
Mixed martial arts record
Total	3
Wins	1
By submission	1
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By decision	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daniel "Black Diamond" Mashamaite (born 6 December 1976) is a kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist from Polokwane, South Africa. He is currently based in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Muay Thai

Mashamaite has fought in South Africa, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China as well as being a veteran of numerous Muay Thai fights in Thailand. He has held the South African Muay Thai title and been WPKA Intercontinental Champion.^[2]

In his Muay Thai career he has faced some of the top foreign fighters at his weight including Mario Kaewsamrit, Nico Verresen, Corey Gwaliasi and Dennis Varaxa. He has also fought Muay Khmer at a very high level facing top Cambodian fighters Nuon Soriya, Bird Kham, Sao Bunouen and Phum Saray.

Mashamaite is one of very few non Thai fighters to have been invited to fight at the Channel 7 stadium in Bangkok.

Mixed Martial Arts

Mashamaite has a professional MMA record of 1-1. He made his MMA debut in March 2011 submitting Ramin Moazzaimi with a rear naked choke in the first round.^[3] His second fight was at DARE Championship 1/11 and he lost to Ngoo Ditty by unanimous decision.^[4]

ONE Fighting Championship

On June 14 it was announced that Mashamaite had signed with ONE Fighting Championship and would be fighting at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 3.^[5] His opponent was former WBA boxing world champion Yodsanan Sityodtong.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
3 matches	1 win	2 losses
By knockout	0	1
By submission	1	0
By decision	0	1
Draws	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	1-2	Yodsanan Sityodtong	TKO (knee)	ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion	02011-09-03 September 3, 2011	2	0:14	Kallang, Singapore
Loss	1-1	Ngoo Ditty	Decision (unanimous)	Dare Championship 1/11	02011-06-25 June 25, 2011	3	5:00	Bangkok, Thailand
Win	1-0	Ramin Moazzaimi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Malaysia Full Contact Martial Arts	02011-03-27 March 27, 2011	1	1:32	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

References

1. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Daniel-Mashamaite-78614
2. ^ http://darefightsports.com/news/433
3. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Daniel-Mashamaite-78614
4. ^ http://www.seamma.com/darebangkok.htm
5. ^ http://www.onefc.com/events/1-champion-vs-champion-asias-greatest-battle-of-champions.html

External links

Persondata
Name	Mashamaite, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Kickboxker
Date of birth	December 06, 1976
Place of birth	South Africa
Date of death
Place of death