Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn Fight In Sight Podcast interview on rematch

The Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn Fight In Sight Podcast interview with Timmy B covered a close Muay Thai decision loss, why she would face the same opponent again and how family responsibilities may shape her next fight. She also discussed the children’s care available during classes at Virtue Muay Thai and her response to a debate about Daniel Cormier’s commentary.

What did Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn say about her Muay Thai fight?

Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn said people told her she had been robbed after her decision loss, but she saw the fight as a chance to improve. She identified the result as a unanimous decision and pointed to staying calmer, moving more and using the combinations she had practiced as things she could do better.

Fireworks during the walkout

The surprises began before she reached the ring. Kanggarn said she had not practiced where to go during her walkout and had to find the stairs as she approached. She also did not know that sparks would fire around the entrance. Once they started, she tried to take in the moment while shadowboxing and dancing. Her walkout song was Peekaboo by Million.

Changing pace during the fight

Timmy B noted that she threw sustained combinations early, eased off in the second round and returned to that pace in the third. Kanggarn said she had deliberately backed off to work on technique, but decided the slower pace was not for her and went back in. She also said she likes using knees.

Her assessment focused on execution rather than disputing the judges. She wanted to be more planted and calm while still moving and finding angles, and she wished more of her practiced combinations had appeared in the fight. Kanggarn gave Timmy B her clearest statement about the result:

I just like to do it win or lose.

The wai kru and her opponent

Kanggarn said the headpiece she wore for her entrance was a mongkhon, not headgear. She kept her wai kru short because other fighters were waiting, but said performing it let her pay her respects. As a professional Thai dancer, she explained that movements in the ceremony can reflect a gym’s region and traditions. She described gestures directed at an opponent, such as a bow-and-arrow motion, as playful.

She did not notice her opponent watching during the ceremony because she was facing her corner. Kanggarn said she had introduced herself before the fight and found her opponent sweet. Afterward, the other fighter checked whether she was all right, and they spoke about fighting again.

Why does Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn want a rematch?

Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn said she would choose to fight the same opponent again. She believes knowing what to expect could help her feel less pressure to attack first and give her room to fight more technically. She has told Kru Benson of ISH Promotions about the discussion, though her immediate focus is earning her purple shorts.

The lesson from her first fight

Her interest in changing her approach goes back to her first fight. Kanggarn said she was repeatedly hit with one-two punches and had not expected that kind of attack. She had thought the fight would be more technical, as sparring had been, and said the experience left her worried about an opponent rushing her.

That worry can make her think about attacking first. Against a familiar opponent, she said, she might feel less need to do so. She did not reject the combinations she used in their recent fight; her aim in a rematch would be to bring more of the technique she practices into the ring.

Kanggarn said she had raised the possible rematch with Kru Benson, who told her it could happen later. For now, she said, they are working toward her purple shorts, which she described as the next level.

How did Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn recover after the fight?

Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn said the emotional drop after a fight can be difficult even when a fighter wins. At the venue, she found a private space, asked her husband to sit nearby and took a moment before returning to the changing room. Her celebration was a case of electrolytes and Biscoff cookies.

She said she needs to allow time for the emotional aftermath of fighting because the high adrenaline of the event gives way to a sharp change in how she feels. Once she felt ready to rejoin the others, she sat on the changing-room floor and ate cookies she had brought from Costco.

The conversation later turned to a Biscoff-and-Greek-yogurt snack. Kanggarn had heard of leaving the cookies in yogurt overnight but had not tried it; she was unsure whether she would like the texture. Her own post-fight choice required no preparation beyond bringing the cookies with her.

How does Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn balance family and fighting?

Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn said friends contribute techniques and advice that influence her fighting style, while her partner helps make training possible at home. She tries to be both a mother and a fighter, but acknowledged that fight preparation can pull more of her attention toward training and leave household jobs unfinished.

She described laundry piling up during that period and said she and her partner plan around it. After the fight, she turned to catching up at home: she built a toy shelf, desks for the girls and a vanity for herself.

Organization was still a work in progress. Kanggarn said her husband wanted help organizing the house and printing a poster to display with a pair of gloves he had won from a Thai boxer. She could not name the boxer during the conversation, so the project remained a personal household task rather than a claim about whose gloves they were.

What did Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn say about the Virtue Muay Thai mothers’ group?

Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn invited mothers and other women to join the classes at Virtue Muay Thai near Eglinton and Avenue in Toronto. She said the group welcomes postpartum mothers as well as women who want to get fit, and that children’s care is available during class in the same room.

Children are not taken to a separate room, Kanggarn explained. Mothers can see them while training, step away if needed and then return to class. She emphasized the chance to spend time with other supportive mothers as well as to exercise.

Kanggarn said she is there most of the time and enjoys the group’s energy. The arrangement speaks directly to a challenge she described in her own life: fitting training around the practical demands of caring for children.

What did Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn say about UFC commentary and fighting again?

Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn said public figures should expect discussion of their past and decide how to respond without taking every comment personally. Asked about Timmy B’s account of Dominic Reyes objecting to Daniel Cormier’s commentary, she also questioned the value of dwelling on negative points. As for her own future, she had no fight booked and had not decided when she would return.

Dominic Reyes and Daniel Cormier

Timmy B described Reyes as unhappy that Cormier had discussed a difficult stretch of his career during a UFC fight. Kanggarn’s first response was that being a public figure means such things may come up. She said a fighter knows what happened in their own career and can choose how to handle what others say.

When the discussion turned to the commentator’s choice of emphasis, she suggested that repeatedly talking negatively about someone else could reflect something going on with the speaker. Timmy B argued for giving fighters respect on commentary and focusing more on what they are doing in the moment. Kanggarn agreed that the situation sounded awkward.

Whether she will take another fight

Kanggarn said she had no fight lined up. She was considering fighting again, but her children were getting more homework, and she wanted to become better organized before committing. Timmy B suggested that, if she eventually decided to stop, she could choose one more fight as a deliberate send-off. She liked the idea, but did not announce a final fight or a retirement decision.

Who is Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn?

Pensiri Dufour Kanggarn is a Canadian Muay Thai athlete and professional Thai dancer. She balances motherhood with training and fighting, drawing on the discipline of both dance and combat sports.