Tickets, Fight Card, Venue and Event Details
Buakaw Banchamek will return to the ring in Pattaya on October 3, 2026, when he faces China’s Meng Gao Feng in the headline fight of Max Fight x Red Fist Strike at Max Stadium Pattaya.
The highly anticipated fight is a rematch of their April meeting in Kuala Lumpur, when Buakaw defeated Meng by unanimous decision.
The Pattaya event was officially announced at a press conference on August 25, attended by Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet, representatives of Max Muay Thai, the event promoter, police and other local officials. The event is being promoted as part of Pattaya’s wider push to establish itself as a Sports City and attract more sports tourism.
Buakaw vs Meng Gao Feng
The main event will see Thai combat sports star Buakaw Banchamek face Chinese fighter Meng Gao Feng for a second time.
Their first meeting took place on April 24, 2026, at T Fight All Stars in Kuala Lumpur. Buakaw won the three-round contest by unanimous decision.
The October fight is therefore being promoted as a rematch, with Meng getting the opportunity to try to avenge his previous defeat.
Speaking at the Pattaya press conference, Buakaw said he was giving Meng the opportunity to come back and try to correct the mistakes he made in their first meeting. He also suggested that the Chinese fighter will have prepared carefully after seeing what went wrong in the previous fight.
With Buakaw one of Thailand’s best-known combat sports stars and Meng already having shared the ring with him once, the rematch provides a strong headline for the Pattaya event.
The fight card
The current event poster lists seven fights, including the main event and co-main event. The card may be subject to change as the event approaches.
Main Event
🇹🇭 Buakaw Banchamek vs 🇨🇳 Meng Gao Feng
Co-Main Event
🇫🇷 Vincent Naxos vs 🇨🇳 Meng Guodong
Additional fights currently listed
🇫🇷 Johnny Gauvin vs 🇨🇳 Li Hui
🇹🇭 Fonpunlarn PK.Krittapat Farm vs 🇨🇳 Yi Yuxuan
🇹🇭 Thew The One Boxing Gym vs 🇨🇳 Huang Shuai Lu
🇹🇭 Phechpankorn The One Boxing Gym vs 🇨🇳 Wang Penghui
🇹🇭 Nuasingha Sitphuyainirun vs 🇨🇳 Meng Lingkuo
The Thailand-China matchups give the event a strong international theme, while French fighter Vincent Naxos features in the co-main event against China’s Meng Guodong.
The event poster currently provides the most complete published fight card, while the August 25 press conference announcement also confirmed that several Thai and Chinese fighters would be competing alongside Buakaw and Meng.
Buakaw vs Meng Gao Feng Fight Tickets
Tickets are now available through the Muay Thai Stadium ticketing website.
The currently listed ticket category is:
Blue Zone — 4,500 baht
A 112.50 baht ticket service fee is added to the ticket price. The ticket page currently states that there is no age restriction for this ticket category.
Buy tickets – Max Fight: Buakaw vs Meng Gao Feng
Ticket availability and prices may change, so check the ticketing page for the latest information before purchasing.
Date, time and venue
Event: Max Fight x Red Fist Strike
Main event: Buakaw Banchamek vs Meng Gao Feng
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM–6:30 PM
Venue: Max Stadium Pattaya
Location: Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand
The official ticket page currently lists the event as running from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
Max Stadium Pattaya is located on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya, in the Bang Lamung district of Chonburi.
Pattaya’s Sports City push
The event is also part of Pattaya’s broader effort to promote itself as a sports and sports-tourism destination.
Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has linked the event to the city’s Sports City and Sport Tourism strategy, with international sporting events being used to attract visitors, support tourism and generate economic activity.
The Thailand-China fight card also provides an opportunity to promote sporting and cultural links between the two countries. Local officials and event organisers have expressed hopes that the fight will attract both Thai and international combat sports fans to Pattaya.
For Pattaya, the timing also makes the event part of the city’s increasingly busy calendar of international sporting and entertainment events.
The rematch story
Buakaw’s first fight with Meng Gaofeng took place only a few months before the Pattaya rematch.
On April 24, Buakaw defeated Meng by unanimous decision after three rounds at T Fight All Stars in Kuala Lumpur.
Meng now gets another opportunity against the much more experienced Thai fighter, this time in Pattaya.
That makes the October 3 fight more than simply another Buakaw appearance: it is a genuine rematch between two fighters who have already experienced each other’s styles in the ring.
More information
The event has now been officially announced and tickets are on sale, but further information may still be released before fight night.
Details that may be updated include:
- Additional ticket categories
- Changes or additions to the fight card
- Fighter information
- Broadcast or streaming details
- Event-day information
- Any special activities surrounding the fight
Essential Pattaya will update this page as further information becomes available.
For now, the headline is confirmed: Buakaw vs Meng Gao Feng returns to Pattaya on October 3, 2026, at Max Stadium Pattaya.