[8][9][10] The same year, Leduc married Moldovan model Irina Terehova in a nationally televised traditional Burmese wedding ceremony in Yangon which attracted a reported 30 million viewers in Myanmar.

[22] He began learning Sanda, Jeet Kune Do principles, training his headbutts, and hitting the bag bareknuckle while competing in amateur fight nights.

[16] In 2013, Lethwei being illegal in the province of Quebec[25] and having difficulty getting a fight in Myanmar, Leduc went on his first trip to neighboring Thailand to begin his professional career.

He lost by referee stoppage in the first round and would return to the cage in November 2015 to face future ONE Championship title contender Koyomi Matsushima, this time attempting to drop down to 155lbs.

[35] The event took place in the maximum security Klong Pai Central Prison, in Nakhon Ratchasima, two hours north of Bangkok.

[5] Leduc faced Thahan Chor.Chatchai, an experienced Muay Thai fighter who competed multiple times at Lumpini Stadium, but was arrested and incarcerated for trafficking methamphetamine.

"[36]In April 2016, Leduc competed in the 2016 Tiger Muay Thai Tryouts in Phuket, and went on to win a place on the professional fight team, along with teammate Dan Hooker.

[58][59] In the first round, Leduc performed a vicious spinning elbow knockout, forcing Phoe Kay's corner to call the permitted time-out.

In the second round, Leduc dislocated his right index finger in the clinch and was not able to use his right hand the duration of the fight, but managed to land elbows and headbutts on Yilmaz.

Inside the Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon, Leduc executed his ceremonial fight dance Lethwei yay, announcing the start of the match.

[10][93] The fight was declared a draw according to traditional rules and Leduc retained the openweight Lethwei Golden Belt, marking his fifth consecutive title defence.

[110][111] The later rounds saw both boxers vying for a finish but ended without another knockout at the final bell and Leduc retained the Lethwei Golden Belt title.

[115] On March 25, 2019, Leduc held a press conference at the Karaweik Palace in Yangon, Myanmar announcing that he was relinquishing three of his four Lethwei world titles.

[119][120][6] The bout was scheduled as the main event of WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs in Mandalay, Myanmar[121] for the inaugural Cruiserweight World Lethwei Championship.

[124] On August 2, 2019, Leduc landed an elbow strike which exploded Bacynski's left ear[125] and then knocked him out with punches to win the inaugural Cruiserweight World Lethwei Championship.

[136] In 2023, the World Lethwei Federation agreed for Prom Samnang from Cambodia to challenge Leduc because of his extensive winning streak in Kun Khmer.

[144] On November 3, 2023, Leduc and Samnang were invited to the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh to meet with Prime Minister of Cambodia His Excellency Hun Manet.

Manet was quoted saying that the match between the two fighters will reflect mutual respect and contribute to strengthen the ties of friendship between Cambodia and Myanmar and that this will raise awareness about Kun Khmer around the world the Cambodian Premier added.

[152] After winning the world title in 2016, Leduc dedicated his career to Lethwei and has been widely credited for the sport's rise in international popularity.

[169] On December 13, 2016, the couple got married in a nationally televised traditional wedding ceremony live on MRTV in Yangon,[92] only two days after his world championship title fight.

[180] In the 1990s, the military regime tried to eradicate all traces of General Aung San's memory, considered the father of modern-day Myanmar and who was assassinated by political rivals six months before independence on January 4, 1948.

[181] Leduc was severely criticized, receiving multiple threats before going public and explaining the strategy behind his stunt, stating his goal was to revive the debate about bringing back Aung San on the currency.

[184] On April 28, 2021, Leduc stirred controversy with a profanity-laced social media post saying that Muaythai was "softened version of Burmese Boxing", criticized Muay Thai fighter Buakaw Banchamek and stating claims surrounding the Nai Khanom Tom folklore story were false and that he was simply a prisoner in ancient Burma during the Burmese–Siamese War.

[186][187] The MTLF judged that Leduc had "committed personal attacks" on Buakaw Banchamek and Muaythai history, potentially "tarnishing the relationship between Myanmar and Thailand".

[191] Leduc made fun of the Muay Thai folklore figure Nai Khanom Tom for being captured by Burmese troops during the Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767).

He requested a public debate with unsponsored medical experts and asked for governmental transparency in regards of the sanitary measures imposed on the population in response of COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.

[202][203] In May, the government-sponsored media Radio-Canada commissioned a documentary to better understand the dissident movement led by Leduc and three other Quebec personalities that rejected the measures imposed by the government.

[214] They fell out of favour of viewers and fellow racers for their cutthroat way of racing,[215] copying an answer at the Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park and stealing cabs in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

[221] In the fifth episode, in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, the remaining contestants teamed up and tried send the Quebec couple home, but as Leduc said, it was a "drastic failure.

[222] Dave and Irina led the charge out of Thunder Bay to Wolfville, Nova Scotia, but faltered at the apple sorting challenge and were eventually the last team to meet host Jon Montgomery at the mat at Luckett Vineyards.