SPORTS ILLUSTRATED model Mia Kang has announced her first professional fight in Muay Thai as the swimwear model prepares for her debut.

Hong Kong's award-winning model tweeted "It's on B***hes" after Sport Illustrated revealed the news on Twitter.

BREAKING: #SISwim model @MissMiaKang is set to compete in her first professional Muay Thai fight in Thailand! https://t.co/dj1w3e0Ymp pic.twitter.com/wxuZz6x78N — Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) April 13, 2017

The Sports Illustrated 2016 swimsuit model search winner and their Swimsuit rookie of the year in 2017 has been preparing for her opening bout.

The 28-year-old is believed to have discovered the sport whilst away on holiday.

It has been reported the model, who has thousands of followers on social media, has been living with other fighters in Thailand whilst being on a training camp.

The 28-year-old says she discovered the sport whilst away on holiday.

She told PEOPLE Magazine: “By throwing myself into this sport.

"I learned to love my body and respect my body, I learned how to nourish it and to treat it with respect.”

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She added: "I got a lot bigger, I gained muscle, I have definition, I have abs.

“I can do things with my body that I never thought I could do in terms of athleticism and fitness.

"As I developed and progressed in the sport, everything that has happened to my body, I’ve embraced it and welcomed it.

"The self-love and appreciation that I learned from Muay Thai coupled with booking Sports Illustrated gave me confidence.”

Splash News 4 Mia King was pictured at the world premiere of 'The Fate of the Furious'

Getty Images 4 The 28-year-old is an award-winning model

Twitter @MissMiaKang 4 Mia Kang posted a video training for her debut fight