It looks like a recent article about a Muay Thai fighter with a titanium shin implant may have been a big hoax.
Every now and then a combat sports story goes a bit viral. Even outside the relatively insulated world of MMA writing sometimes a story just has that right mix of broad appeal. It feels true, if unlikely, while still being totally outrageous. One such story got some time on Bloody Elbow recently, among a host of broader publications. Even the BBC picked it up. Our own Mookie Alexander was unsure of the report when it came out, writing, "there's enough reason to still be skeptical about the full truth behind this bizarre bit of news from the world of Muay Thai.