Daniel Mashamaite

Daniel "Black Diamond" Mashamaite (born 6 December 1976) is a kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist from Polokwane, South Africa. He is currently based in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Muay Thai/Kun Khmer
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 Kun Khmer at a very high level facing top Cambodian fighters Nuon Soriya, Bird Kham, Sao Bunthouen 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 record of 1-2. 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 and would be fighting at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 3. His opponent was former WBA boxing world champion Yodsanan Sityodtong, Mashamaite lost by referee stoppage early in the second round after Sityodtong came out guns blazing and landed an unexpected flying knee.