[5] Wan Chai was born in 1972 to father U Pan Nyunt and mother Daw Khin May in Kawt Nwe, a village east of Kawkareik city in Kayin State.

[7] Before his fame in Myanmar lethwei Wan Chai was already a veteran of the fight game with great experiences gained in Thailand.

[8] In 1996, the Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation (MTLF), a branch of the Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports, created the Golden Belt Championship for rising talents which uses the tournament Lethwei rules, unlike the traditional Golden Belt.

In the first round, Evans was dropped to the floor with a knee strike to the lower abdomen while clinching[15] and lost by referee stoppage (TKO).

[16][17] Evans later claimed he was kneed in the groin by Wan Chai, however the official did not see the strike and the referee stoppage remained.