Daniel "Black Diamond" Mashamaite (born 6 December 1976) is a kickboxer, Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 fighter and mixed martial artist from Polokwane

Polokwane

Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. He is currently based in Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

, 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.

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

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

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

ONE Fighting Championship

On June 14 it was announced that Mashamaite had signed with ONE Fighting Championship

ONE Fighting Championship

ONE Fighting Championship is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.- About ONE Fighting Championship :...

 and would be fighting at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...

 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium

Singapore Indoor Stadium

Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...

 on September 3. His opponent was former WBA boxing world champion Yodsanan Sityodtong.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Yodsanan Sityodtong
|TKO (knee)
|ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...

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|Kallang

Kallang

Kallang is an urban planning area and a subdivision located in the southeastern part of Singapore.It is probably best known for being the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium & the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub...

, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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|Ngoo Ditty
|Decision (unanimous)
|Dare Championship 1/11
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|Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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|Ramin Moazzaimi
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|Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia
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