I know it is dated May 2005, but heck what a fight it must have been. First I heard of it.

http://www.freexe.com/files/BBCNEWSWorldLionMutilates42MidgetsinCambodianRing-Fight

Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.

The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.

Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."

This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.

An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum.

The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.

The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.

Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle [it].â€

Unfortunately, he was wrong.

Where is Mark Sullivan when we really need him?

Amuzing Article--I took it for real until clicking on "printable version" of story-- The authors' admit it's a fake. Interesting fake.

The story behind that crazy concoction is a good one. As I recall, like in most tall tales, a bit of alcohol was involved.....

A bit of a cottage industry came out of this story:

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Originally posted by Mabelingwane:
I know it is dated May 2005, but heck what a fight it must have been. First I heard of it.

http://www.freexe.com/files/BBCNEWSWorldLionMutilates42MidgetsinCambodianRing-Fight

Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.

The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.

Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."

This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.

An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum.

The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.

The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.

Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle [it].â€

Unfortunately, he was wrong.

Corrie,I think there would at least be pictures if not video if it where to happen

Also see: http://lionvs40midgets.uk-directory.com/

I wonder if the owner of the midget fighting league could have made a little money back on the loss of his fighters by selling the dead midgets to some PH in Africa for lion bait. He could sell them frozen and the PH could unthaw them when needed. Probably good bait or midget juju.

I once used what was left of a guy for lion bait. Works good. But midgets are too small for lions. Won't hold him for very long. But I'd put in an order for leopard bait.

We've seen this before. A fraud and old news both.

FALSE
Lion in Wait

Claim: The BBC reported on a lion's mutilating 42 midgets in a Cambodian ring-fight.

Status: False.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2005]

Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight

Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.

The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.

Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."

[Rest of article here.]

Origins: Evidently, if there's any news story as intriguing as zombies on the prowl in Cambodia, it's a lion killing and maiming several dozen midgets in Cambodia.

Just as in the earlier case of a fabricated news story about Cambodian zombies, someone created a spoof article about a match between a lion and 42 members of a putative Cambodian Midget Fighting League by using a page from the BBC's web site as a template. At least this instance of a phony BBC-like page came with a disclaimer, however, as its creator explained:
It was created to 'settle' a dispute between a friend of mine in which he claimed that 40 weaponless midgets could defeat 1 lion in a hypothetical fight. Many of my other friends and I tried to convince him that the lion would definitely win, but he would not back down from his argument. After seeing another fake article posing as BBC about 'zombism' in Cambodia, I got the idea to make this fake news article to try and convince him for the final time.

As soon as I was alerted the article had spread to the public, I created this 'disclaimer' page explaining the article's invalidity. This was not only to hopefully protect myself from the BBC or Cambodian Midget Fighting League (if one exists), but to also protect the reputability of the BBC and Cambodia itself, since the article isn't exactly politically correct and may offend some readers. I apologize to anyone or any groups that may have been offended by the article, and hope that they will understand it was all in good fun.
Last updated: 21 May 2005

But it was on the Internet....it must be true!!!!!



On average I get two emails a week about some missing kid, AIDS infected syringes in gas pump handles, an interview between Ollie North and Al Gore, etc. etc. etc. that with three minutes of research prove to be an urban legend to one degree or another.

People must remember that Jack and the Beanstalk is alive and and better than ever with the advent of the Internet.

Its wrong because they weren't midgets, they were dwarves.