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[td][/td] [td]'''Jimmy "Ninja" Chaikong''' (March 9, 1973 β August 24, 2025) was a Thai-American martial artist, musician, promoter, and writer. A pioneer in the early years of mixed martial arts competition, he later became active in the Texas independent music scene as a singer-songwriter and promoter. His philosophical writing was published as an essay ''Eternal Energy & Information'' in the second volume of the ''Pandeism Anthology Project'' series. He died in a boating accident on [[Eagle Mountain Lake]] in [[Texas]] in August 2025.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |title=Missing father Jimmy Chaikong recovered after Eagle Mountain Lake search |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/missing-father-jimmy-chaikong-eagle-mountain-lake-search/ |work=CBS Texas |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite news |title=Body of Former MMA Fighter Recovered After Lake Accident; 2 Kids Found Alive Screaming for Help |url=https://people.com/body-former-mma-fighter-recovered-lake-2-kids-found-alive-screaming-help-11796821 |work=People |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref>[/td]
[td]'''Steven James Chaikong''',<ref name="KTXS">https://ktxs.com/news/abilene/what-a-decline-in-covid-cases-means-for-one-small-businesses</ref> better known as '''Jimmy "Ninja" Chaikong''' (March 9, 1973 β August 24, 2025) was a Thai-American martial artist, musician, promoter, and writer. A pioneer in the early years of mixed martial arts competition, he later became active in the Texas independent music scene as a singer-songwriter and promoter. His philosophical writing was published as an essay ''Eternal Energy & Information'' in the second volume of the ''Pandeism Anthology Project'' series. He died in a boating accident on [[Eagle Mountain Lake]] in [[Texas]] in August 2025.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |title=Missing father Jimmy Chaikong recovered after Eagle Mountain Lake search |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/missing-father-jimmy-chaikong-eagle-mountain-lake-search/ |work=CBS Texas |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite news |title=Body of Former MMA Fighter Recovered After Lake Accident; 2 Kids Found Alive Screaming for Help |url=https://people.com/body-former-mma-fighter-recovered-lake-2-kids-found-alive-screaming-help-11796821 |work=People |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Early life ==[/td]
[td]== Early life ==[/td] [td]After a long hiatus due to injuries, he returned to competitive fighting in the 2000s, participating in bouts on the South Florida circuit against opponents including [[Renato Migliaccio]], [[Jarrod Card]], and [[Mike Rio]].<ref name="Eternal" />[/td]
[td]After a long hiatus due to injuries, he returned to competitive fighting in the 2000s, participating in bouts on the South Florida circuit against opponents including [[Renato Migliaccio]], [[Jarrod Card]], and [[Mike Rio]].<ref name="Eternal" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Chaikong later founded the '''CJJ MMA Academy''' and '''Jimmy Ninja Fight Club''' in Abilene, teaching [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], [[Muay Thai]], and mixed martial arts.<ref name="Eternal" />[/td]
[td]Chaikong began teaching MMA around 2014,<ref name="KTXS"/> founding the '''CJJ MMA Academy''' and '''Jimmy Ninja Fight Club''' in Abilene, teaching [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], [[Muay Thai]], and mixed martial arts.<ref name="Eternal" /> His business was hard hit by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but began bouncing back in mid 2022.<ref name="KTXS"/>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Music and entertainment career ==[/td]
[td]== Music and entertainment career ==[/td]
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[td][/td] [td]'''Jimmy "Ninja" Chaikong''' (March 9, 1973 β August 24, 2025) was a Thai-American martial artist, musician, promoter, and writer. A pioneer in the early years of mixed martial arts competition, he later became active in the Texas independent music scene as a singer-songwriter and promoter. His philosophical writing was published as an essay ''Eternal Energy & Information'' in the second volume of the ''Pandeism Anthology Project'' series. He died in a boating accident on [[Eagle Mountain Lake]] in [[Texas]] in August 2025.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |title=Missing father Jimmy Chaikong recovered after Eagle Mountain Lake search |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/missing-father-jimmy-chaikong-eagle-mountain-lake-search/ |work=CBS Texas |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite news |title=Body of Former MMA Fighter Recovered After Lake Accident; 2 Kids Found Alive Screaming for Help |url=https://people.com/body-former-mma-fighter-recovered-lake-2-kids-found-alive-screaming-help-11796821 |work=People |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref>[/td]
[td]'''Steven James Chaikong''',<ref name="KTXS">https://ktxs.com/news/abilene/what-a-decline-in-covid-cases-means-for-one-small-businesses</ref> better known as '''Jimmy "Ninja" Chaikong''' (March 9, 1973 β August 24, 2025) was a Thai-American martial artist, musician, promoter, and writer. A pioneer in the early years of mixed martial arts competition, he later became active in the Texas independent music scene as a singer-songwriter and promoter. His philosophical writing was published as an essay ''Eternal Energy & Information'' in the second volume of the ''Pandeism Anthology Project'' series. He died in a boating accident on [[Eagle Mountain Lake]] in [[Texas]] in August 2025.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |title=Missing father Jimmy Chaikong recovered after Eagle Mountain Lake search |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/missing-father-jimmy-chaikong-eagle-mountain-lake-search/ |work=CBS Texas |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite news |title=Body of Former MMA Fighter Recovered After Lake Accident; 2 Kids Found Alive Screaming for Help |url=https://people.com/body-former-mma-fighter-recovered-lake-2-kids-found-alive-screaming-help-11796821 |work=People |date=August 25, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Early life ==[/td]
[td]== Early life ==[/td] [td]After a long hiatus due to injuries, he returned to competitive fighting in the 2000s, participating in bouts on the South Florida circuit against opponents including [[Renato Migliaccio]], [[Jarrod Card]], and [[Mike Rio]].<ref name="Eternal" />[/td]
[td]After a long hiatus due to injuries, he returned to competitive fighting in the 2000s, participating in bouts on the South Florida circuit against opponents including [[Renato Migliaccio]], [[Jarrod Card]], and [[Mike Rio]].<ref name="Eternal" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Chaikong later founded the '''CJJ MMA Academy''' and '''Jimmy Ninja Fight Club''' in Abilene, teaching [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], [[Muay Thai]], and mixed martial arts.<ref name="Eternal" />[/td]
[td]Chaikong began teaching MMA around 2014,<ref name="KTXS"/> founding the '''CJJ MMA Academy''' and '''Jimmy Ninja Fight Club''' in Abilene, teaching [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], [[Muay Thai]], and mixed martial arts.<ref name="Eternal" /> His business was hard hit by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], but began bouncing back in mid 2022.<ref name="KTXS"/>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Music and entertainment career ==[/td]
[td]== Music and entertainment career ==[/td]
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