training before his world title challenge fight, 2016
La Fosse aux Tigres tells the story of Dave Leduc, a Canadian martial artist based in
Gatineau,
Québec, who dreams of competing in the national sport of
Myanmar called
Lethwei, considered the world's most brutal sport. Having difficulty booking a fight in Myanmar and when a professional fight he's been training for is cancelled, Leduc leaves on his first trip to Myanmar's neighboring country, Thailand. There, he begins his professional career and starts fighting Muaythai to gain ring experience in hopes of one day fighting in Lethwei. While climbing the ranks of the Muaythai circuit, he finds love when he meets Russian model
Irina Terehova, which cements his commitment to the fighting life. Leduc attracts attention after winning many key fights, notably inside a maximum security prison in
Prison Fight and eventually gets signed to fight Lethwei in
Yangon. training on
Kata Beach, 2016 In August 2016, Leduc dominated at his first Lethwei fight against
Too Too and with the fresh taste of victory, challenged the national hero
Tun Tun Min. The two men later fought in October to a draw according to traditional rules and rematched on December 11, 2016, at
Thein Pyu Stadium. Confident of beating Leduc,
Tun Tun Min sweetened
the rematch by putting his prestigious
Openweight world title on the line. ==Cast==