WATCH: ONE CEO tries specialties from the Thai province of Chiang Mai

ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong was seen tasting Thailand’s most delicious specialties in the province of Chiang Mai this week.

The Thai businessman is currently on a trip in the countryside for the purpose of reviving smaller and struggling Muay Thai gyms across the country.

The said camps were negatively impacted during the pandemic, forcing many gyms to close down. So, as part of a new incentive to revive Thailand’s national sport, the CEO is donating millions of baht to select Muay Thai gyms all over the country.

On one of his stops, Chatri Sityodtong was seen tasting Chiang Mai’s most delicious delicacies on Instagram. After trying “Khao Soi Gai,” a coconut curry noodle soup, Chatri was seen raving about the dish, saying: “Wow! So good!”

Watch the clip below:

Fans flocked to the commment section to share the following reactions:

“Yum can't wait to go back to Thailand this year!!!! Aloy 😋.”

“And this is where the birth of a new segment begins, "Eating with Chatri"!”

“Khao soi in Chiangmai is one of the best things.”

“Chiang Mai is simply unbeatable❤️.”

“I wanna go to Chiang Mai so bad, to eat….I mean train😂.”

“Everything is delicious!” It’s sooo true - Chiang Mai is special. 🙌❤️😊.”

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ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong reveals name of the first signee for the openweight Muay Thai grand Prix

ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed the first contestant who will be competing in the first-ever open weight Muay Thai World grand prix tournament.

At the beginning of the year, the CEO announced a 16-man open weight Muay Thai world grand prix tournament featuring a $1 million prize for the winner. The Thai businessman had kept names mostly under wraps but dropped one at the post-fight interviews at ONE Friday Fights 1 recently.

In the Instagram footage, Sityodtong was captured saying:

“The first person in the 16-man grand prix [is] Sinsamut.”

Sinsamut Klinmee, the former lightweight Muay Thai world title challenger, is ready to take on some of the world’s greatest Muay Thai strikers for the $1 million prize.

The exciting fighter turned a lot of heads last year with the two crazy back-to-back stoppages against Nieky Holzken at ONE X, and Liam Nolan at ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bidash. Both victories earned him two performance bonuses of $50,000 USD in the aftermath.

He recently went toe-to-toe with double-world champion Regian Eersel for the kickboxing strap but fell short by a split decision.

With the first match of the tournament expected to kick off sometime in March, watch Sinsmut Klinmee’s upcoming rematch against kickboxing king Regian Eersel in another edition of ONE Friday Fights at the Lumpinee Stadium on March 17.