The Burmese martial art of Lethwei has been featured in films, television, manga and anime. Lethwei was featured in The Joe Rogan Experience podcast by Joe Rogan with Lethwei champion Dave Leduc as guest. Born Warriors presented an authentic up-close look at Lethwei through a series of documentaries shot entirely on location throughout Myanmar. Lethwei was featured in the Netflix documentary FightWorld with Soe Lin Oo hosted by Frank Grillo and in the popular Japanese manga series Kengan Ashura.
Lethwei has been featured in the popular Japanese manga series Kengan Ashura. In the series, opponents of the Burmese Lethwei master Saw Paing shatter the bones in their hands when they punch him.