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Lethwei fighters would probably do very well but they would have to adapt as well since you're only striking with fists. The best suited would probably be the Irish travelers who have never stopped fighting for honor and money in bare knuckle boxing contests. BKFC seems like they're using the MMA guys to promote themselves and when those guys get beat by better striker then hopefully they will have a following as well. I wasn't sure how the first one would be but I streamed it for free and it was a great card. All the fights except for the Ricco Rodriguez main event were barn burners from what I remember and most did not see a final bell. A few of the MMA guys looked out matched or didn't perform well especially Eric Prindle who got knocked out cold with one punch. There were a few that could strike and use the one hand clinch to their advantage like Beth Rawlings and Estevan Payan.
Some Lethwei guys already have slick boxing. Saw Nga Marn (I think he retired, to be fair), Too Too and Soe Lin Oo are all very skilled, as is that guy Ye Thway Ne who's doing MMA now. They wouldn't have to adapt that much for bare-knuckle, given the level of boxers they'll be fighting for the first couple years.