World Muaythai Council

After the great success of the Polish national team at the IFMA World Championships in Abu Dhabi now it is time for the youth to shine. The Polish Youth Muaythai Championships was not only a competition but a cultural exchange between Poland and the motherland of the sport, Thailand. Muaythai in Poland is fully recognised by the National Olympic Committee and now the federation are preparing for the European Games in 2023 and the youth of ...

The Turkish Youth Muaythai Championships are currently taking place in Antalya from the 10 to the 16th of June with over 700 athletes competing in the 6-day event. The Turkish Muaythai Federation is the sole federation of IFMA recognised by the National Olympic Committee of Turkey and the Sports Ministry. Turkish muaythai believes in youth development which is now showing fruits at the adult level as one of the leading countries at the last championships in Abu Dhabi. Turkey hosted the European championships this year and is ...

The Belgium federation became a member of IFMA in 1998 and has been making steady development over the years. In 2007 the organisation merged to form one unified organisation/federation, Belgian Kickboxing & Muaythai Organisation “BKBMO” under the leadership of Patrick Van Acker as its President. Over the next decade the federation has continued to grow and align its governance and policies with the IFMA constitution with the held of a passionate taskforce of individuals working together ...

The city of Valenza, Italy was the place for the WMC world title fight sanctioned by the Italian Muaythai federation, Federkombat and IFMA. The event took palace at a venue that was filled to the bursting point with many sporting personalities participating. Muaythai which is fully recognised by the International Olympic Committee of Italy sent its Vice President, Silvia Salis to represent CONI. The supporting bouts had the audience fully prepped for the final fight when the Italian hero Alex Avogadro took on the Rajadamnern champion Petchphangan T Ded 99. 5 ...

This weekend is a busy weekend for muaythai with another major gala being held in the beautiful town of El Vendrell, Spain. The event is sanctioned by the Spanish Muaythai Federation FEKM which is the sole IFMA federation recognised by the Sports Ministry and the Spanish Olympic Committee. Nak Muay 8 has put together another amazing international card with Spain vs Italy as the main theme. Six Italian fighters will face Spanish opponents in ...

This weekend Italian muaythai fans are in for a treat as Petchphangan T Ded 99 will face local legend Alex Avogadro for the WMC Super Featherweight World title in the city of Valenza, Italy. The famed Thai fighter, Petchphangan reached Milan on Wednesday and the pair will weigh in later today ahead of the bout. This fight will be the main event of Golden Fight Night, an event which is sanctioned by the WMC and Federkombat, ...

The IFMA Athletes Commission invited the IFMA Athletes of the world to the 2022 IFMA Athletes Conference at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. The conference was hosted by the IFMA Athletes Commission Chair, Janice Lyn from Canada and Vice Chair, Lennert Swart from South Africa. IFMA believes education is the key to success and the conference covered two very important topics in the current world of sport; safeguarding and anti-doping. Special speakers James Tucker from ...

This weekend, the 5th of June was one to remember in the UK capital as Immortal Champions took place with some of the UK's best homegrown fighters in attendance at the Clapham Grand. The UKMF English title bout between Elia Dewu & Haquda Abdul, had everyone on their feet, delivering what everyone came to see. After a cautious start in round 1, Dewu forced Abdul onto the back-foot in round 2, with the fierce exchanges which took ...

At the end of every IFMA event, it’s time to celebrate the event itself and all the hard work of the athletes and to recognize individuals who excelled throughout the event. In the spirit of friendship and respect, the IFMA family came together at Abu Dhabi National Convention Center. It was a classy and memorable Awards Gala with awards given to the following: Best Wai Kru: Nirawan Tangchio (THA) Spirit of Sport: UAE Rising Star (Female): Eleina Lopez (BRN) Rising Star (Male): ...

The finals of the IFMA World Championships in Abu Dhabi had VIPs including Ambassadors from all over the world flocking to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center to cheer and support the heroes of their countries.  H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan was present to cheer and support the UAE National Team and the event. A huge delegation from Thailand travelled all the way to Abu Dhabi to witness this historic championship including: Mr. ...

It was a night to remember on Saturday the 4th of June as Coastal Warfare returned to the Banana Bender pub in Queensland for an evening of muaythai action. The main event between Nick Trask and Cody Trae Jameson for the WMC Australian title was the spectacle of the evening. The WMC caught up with the winner and new champion Nick to get a few words as after the fight he announced his retirement from ...

The Abu Dhabi National Convention Centre has been the center of the world of Muaythai for the past 9 days. From the incredible Venue to the educational opportunities available to the coaches and athletes, to the cheer of the fans as their national heroes fought for gold, this was truly an event that will go down as one of the greatest World Championships in the history of IFMA. It was the elite athlete’s time to ...