WFC 194 x RSMT Pre-Game Show
Every fight on the card, from the man who made the matchups
On the Muay TV Podcast
Fourteen Fights. Five Belts. One WBC USA Title.
Rising Stars Muay Thai (RSMT) owner Lino Enriquez goes through the whole WFC 194 x RSMT card bout by bout. Published by Muay TV on July 29, 2026 — running time 1 hour 12 minutes.
Jump to: the card · the dual title · the main event · fixing the judging
Enriquez makes the matchups for Rising Stars Muay Thai, so this isn’t the press-release version of the card. It’s who asked for the fight, who took one on short notice, and who is walking in as the away fighter on purpose.
Three Fights Nobody Settled the First Time
Elliott Morrow vs. David Torres. Nathan Countourotis vs. Nico Licen. Mia Gibson vs. Daniele Downen. Three pairs on this card who have already shared a ring — and three rematches where both camps said yes rather than had to be talked into it.
Torres puts the RSMT title on the line at 126 lbs against a man who already knows exactly what he brings. Gibson and Downen meet again for the women’s title at 127 lbs, the only women’s bout of the night. Countourotis and Licen were matched again only after both sides made it clear they wanted it — and both have had time to fix whatever went wrong the first time.
Two Belts, One Fight
Alberto Montano holds the WFC super heavyweight title. He also holds the RSMT super heavyweight title. Two promotions coming together on one card means he does not get to defend them separately.
Both straps go on the line at once against Garrett Boyer — a unification that only exists because one man happened to be carrying both belts when the two promotions shook hands. Whoever’s arm goes up leaves with everything.
No Easy Fights
The theme running through the whole breakdown: nobody on this card got a soft touch, least of all the home fighters.
RSMT’s own gym has an athlete on the card, matched against a genuinely dangerous opponent rather than a tune-up. Challengers are flying in specifically to fight champions on their home turf and taking the away-corner assignment on purpose. And when opponents fell out during camp — which happened more than once — the matchups got rebuilt rather than quietly softened. One replacement took the fight on roughly a week’s notice.
The Main Event Took Years
Eddie Abasolo vs. Antonio Martinez, 154 lbs, for the WBC USA National Championship.
RSMT ran amateur shows for years without ever staging a professional card, and Enriquez’s position is that the delay was the point. Anyone can put “pro” on a poster. Getting to a card worth a fighter’s professional record takes longer — and a main event of this weight simply was not available to be made until now.
Where Fighters Go After the Amateurs
Turning pro in Muay Thai is a one-way door. Take a purse once and the amateur ranks are closed to you forever.
For years in the United States that door opened onto very little. Fighters made the step up and then waited — sometimes years — for cards that were not being run. Enriquez’s argument is that a promotion which develops amateurs and then has nowhere to send them has only done half the job, and that this card is RSMT closing that gap for its own athletes.
He was pointed about welcoming other promoters into professional Muay Thai, too. More shows means fewer fighters sitting idle. That is worth more to the sport than protecting territory.
Fix the Scorecards
You have shouted at a decision. Everyone watching this sport has. The closing stretch of the episode is about doing something other than shouting.
Count the Strikes
Boxing has put strikes thrown and landed on screen for decades. Muay Thai can go further — kicks, knees, clinch exchanges, dumps. The numbers exist; nobody is showing them.
Score It Live
Right now you learn a decision was split and that is all you ever learn. Round-by-round scores on screen as they happen would let you follow the fight instead of guessing at it.
Name the Judges
Scores attached to names build a record, the way automated review made baseball umpires accountable. Transparency turns a bad decision into a debate instead of a grievance.
The pushback Enriquez says he gets is that none of this matters for amateur Muay Thai. His answer: amateur Muay Thai at this level already runs like a professional sport — full cards, live streams, commentary teams, championship belts — so it should answer to professional standards.
Common Questions
Where can I watch the RSMT podcast?
On Muay TV’s YouTube channel. Rising Stars Muay Thai does not produce the show — owner Lino Enriquez appears as co-host on the WFC × RSMT pre-game show, which previews the card ahead of fight night.
Who represents RSMT on the show?
Lino Enriquez, owner of Rising Stars Muay Thai and the man who makes the matchups. That is why the episodes go into detail on why particular fights exist.
What gets covered in this episode?
All 14 bouts on the WFC 194 x RSMT card in fight order, the reasoning behind each matchup, and the wider state of American Muay Thai — rule sets, athlete development, and how the sport is officiated.
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