{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{family name hatnote|lang=Burmese|Shwe Sai}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Shwe Sai | image= | native_name = | other_names = ရွှေဆိုင်း | nationality = {{flagicon|MM}} Burmese | birth_date = | birth_place = Karen State, Myanmar | fighting_out_of = | height = {{height|m=1.79|precision=1}} | weight = 80kg | stance = orthodox | years_active = | trainer = | team = | children = Sai Maung Maung (son)<ref name="champion son">{{cite web|title=Reviewing the 64th Karen State Day Lethwei Event|url=https://www.thefight-site.com/home/reviewing-the-64th-karen-state-day-lethwei-event|access-date=24 April 2020|author=Mark Schroeder|publisher=The Fight Site}}</ref> }}
'''Shwe Sai''' ({{langx|my|ရွှေဆိုင်း}}) is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion.<ref name="shwe sai">{{cite web|title=SONS OF LETHWEI LEGENDS TO MEET IN THE RING AT WLC: KING OF NINE|url=https://apmma.net/sons-of-lethwei-legends-to-meet-in-the-ring-at-wlc-king-of-nine-limbs|date=22 June 2019|publisher=Asia Persuasian MMA}}</ref>
==Personal life== Shwe Sai is born in the Karen state and has a son named Sai Maung Maung, who also competes in Lethwei and who is signed to the World Lethwei Championship.<ref name="shwe sai" />
==Lethwei career== On 10 and 11 July 2004, Shwe Sai and teammates Aye Bo Sein, Naing Wan Lay and Win Tun competed in a Lethwei tournament at Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs/NLM2004-07-11.pdf|title=Akitoshi Tamura (Japan) and Aye Bo Sein (Myanmar) in action in 67 kg division|date=11 July 2004|work=New Light of Myanmar|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref> The Burmese fighters were matched against four Japanese fighters: Tamura, Yoshitaro Niimi, Takaharu Yamamoto and Seiji Wakasugi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/DocsMirror/Mirror2004-07-10.pdf|title=မြန်မာ-ဂျပန် မြန်မာ့ရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့ပြိုင်ပွဲအကြို ရှင်းလင်းပွဲကျင်းပ|date=10 July 2004|work=The Mirror Daily|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/DocsMirror/Mirror2004-07-11.pdf|title=နိုငံတကာမြန်မာ့ရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့စိန်ခေါ်ပွဲကျင်းပ၊ နိုင်းဝမ်းလေးက ယာမာမိုတိုကို အလဲထိုးဖြင့်နိုင်|date=11 July 2004|work=The Mirror Daily|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref>
During his reign, Shwe Sai faced Zaw Win Tun, 1996 Golden Belt Champion, with Shwe Sai having the upper hand having won one fight while the other was a draw.<ref name="fightmag">{{cite web|title=WLC KING OF NINE LIMBS: FIGHTING FAMILIES|url=https://www.fightmag.com.au/2019/07/23/wlc-king-of-nine-limbs-fighting-families|date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018041348/https://www.fightmag.com.au/2019/07/23/wlc-king-of-nine-limbs-fighting-families/|archive-date=18 October 2021|author=Gerald Ng|publisher=Fightmag}}</ref> On 2 August 2019, Shwe Sai's son Sai Maung Maung, was supposed to continue the rivalry and face the son of his past rival Saw Win Tun at WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, but the fight was cancelled due to medical reason.<ref name="champion son" />
In 2006, Shwe Sai was stripped of the Openweight Lethwei World title due to inability to defend the title. Former Openweight champion Shwe War Tun was selected to faced number one contender Lone Chaw. Both men fought for the now vacant title to crown a new champion and Lone Chaw was victorious becoming the new Openweight Champion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.myanmore.com/2015/04/lone-chaw-a-gentle-legend-a-lethal-fighter/|title=Lone Chaw - A Gentle Legend, A Lethwei Fighter|author=Leena Salim|date=1 April 2015|work=Myanmore Magazine}}</ref> On 4 May 2009, as reposted by MMA Mania, Shwe Sai and Lone Chaw eventually faced each other in Yangon. Shwe Sai knocked down Lone Chaw in a spectacular manner.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2019/12/18/21026666/midnight-mania-justin-gaethje-student-lunch-debt-denver-ufc-espn|title=Midnight Mania! Justin Gaethje pays off student lunch debt for two schools in Denver|author=Andrew Richardson|date=18 December 2019|work=MMA Mania}}</ref>
== Championships and accomplishments == === Championships === *'''Lethwei World Champion''' ** Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt
== Lethwei record == {{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Professional Lethwei record|record='''0 fights, 0 wins (0 (KO/TKO's), 0 losses, 0 draws'''}} |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2019-11-25 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|MYA}} Saw Nga Man || Myanmar vs. Thailand Challenge Fights, Myaing Gyi Ngu || Hpa-an, Myanmar || Draw || 2 || 3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2011 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|MYA}} Phoe Kay || Challenge Fight <ref>{{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W93RoHVugo| title = YouTube | website=YouTube}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref> || Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2010-01-10 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Yan Gyi Aung || Win Sein Taw Ya 2010 <ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/Kon1tKtWrLE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200302024042/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kon1tKtWrLE Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kon1tKtWrLE| title = Myanmar Lethwei kickboxing, "Yan G. Aung vs. Shwe Sai | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>|| Mudon Township, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2009-04-05 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Lone Chaw || Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Final || Yangon, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 0:18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2009-02-28 || Loss || align="left" |{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Yan Gyi Aung || Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Semi-final || Yangon, Myanmar || Decision || 5 || |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2008-04-27 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Yan Gyi Aung || Challenge Fights, Aung San National Indoor Stadium || Yangon, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Stipped from Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt in 2006 due to inability to defend}} |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2005-10-16 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Lone Chaw || 2nd City F.M Aung Lan Tournament, M.C.C. || Yangon, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2004-07-11 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshitaro Niimi || Myanmar vs. Japan Challenge Fights || Yangon, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004-06-13 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Wan Chai || Challenge Fights, Thuwunna Gymnasium || Yangon, Myanmar || TKO || 3 || 2:52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2004 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Shan Lay Thway || Challenge Fight 2004 || Yangon, Myanmar || KO || || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt}} |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 1999-08-01 || Draw || align="left" |{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Ali || Ba Htoo football field || Mandalay, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt}} |- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links==
{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{S-bef|before=Shan Lay Thway}} {{S-ttl|title=Openweight Lethwei World Champion|years=2003 – May 21, 2006<br><small>Stripped due to inability to defend</small>}} {{s-aft|after=Lone Chaw}} {{end}}
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