Archive for August, 2022

Darren Rolland Becomes the New Intercontinental Champion

August 30th, 2022

Saturday was an exciting night for muaythai fans in Lebanon as Victory Road Championships was held in the capital, Beirut with a packed venue and elite-level bouts. The event went above and beyond all expectations with a total of 21 bouts on the card featuring home-grown fighters as well as international challengers. Donning the microphone was non-other than Grant Waterman to present the fights and also interview the fighters post-bout. The main fight of the evening ...

European Title Fight To be Contested

August 29th, 2022

The 1st of October will be a date to remember for Belgium muaythai as Gent Thainight will take place with an evening of elite muaythai bouts. The event which is sanctioned by the WMC and IFMA will take place in the city and municipality of Gent in the Flemish region of Belgium. The roster features born and bred Belgium fighters alongside European challengers competing under professional rules. Headlining the card is a fight between local boy ...

Blending Muaythai with Culture and Education 

August 26th, 2022

Promoting muaythai without discrimination, but with equality, and certainly fair play and friendship is IFMA'a philosophy. The cooperation between the Royal Thai Government, the National Federations, and IFMA as the IOC world-recognised muaythai organisation is very important in the development of muaythai. Monday the 30th and Tuesday the 31st of August will be another example of this important cooperation between IFMA, the Peruvian Muaythai Federation, and the Royal Thai Embassy in Lima which involves a virtual Muaythai training with some of Thailand's ...

Turkey Awarded Host of the 2023 IFMA Youth World Championships

August 25th, 2022

Malaysia, undoubtfully will be remembered as one of the largest and incredibly organized Youth World Championships in the IFMA history. The IFMA concept of bringing the youth together in one spot, to ensure safety to respect the environment and the mixing of cultural, education, and sporting exchange and above all, fun and friendship is key to the IFMA philosophy. The Sunway Lagoon was the perfect venue with 5-star hotels, an outstanding entertainment center, and certainly ...

Day 9: Final Gold Medal Day at the IFMA Youth World Championships 2022

August 24th, 2022

164 of the world’s best youth athletes entered the field of play for the 9th and final day of the Muaythai combative competition at the 2022 IFMA Youth World Championships at the Sunway Resort Convention center which has been the home of over 3000 participants for the past 10 days. Gold medal day was filled with the 5 pillars of Muaythai: honor, respect, excellence, tradition and fair play, throughout the stadium. Honor was seen in the pride of ...

Domination 26 Results

August 22nd, 2022

Domination 26 delivered on all levels over the weekend with another amazing show which was a cultural exchange between Australia and the motherland of the sport, Thailand. The Domination team flew in a team of elite-level Thai fighters to take on their best fighters at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The fights were truly world-class and much appreciated by all in attendance in the packed venue. Payak the Thai Fight superstar was on the card ...

Semi-finals Malaysia, Boleh!

August 19th, 2022

It was an amazing day at the 2022 IFMA Youth World Championships and the Sunway Lagoon Entertainment Center yesterday. It has all come down to who will make it to the finals and who will settle for bronze. The entertainment center was filled to the bursting point with spectators, fans and VIPs to cheer for their youth. The youngest of the youngest divisions saw Uzbekistan, Great Britain, USA, Belgium, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Netherlands, Estonia, Thailand and ...

Victory Road Championships

August 18th, 2022

Saturday the 27th of August will be a date to remember as Victory Road Championships will take place in Beirut, Lebanon with an action-packed evening of muaythai bouts. The event will feature the best of the best from Lebanon alongside international fighters as they battle out to see who is the best in their respective weight divisions. The headlining fight of the evening will see local hero Omar Halabi face Darren Rolland from France in a ...

Ignite the Fight 33

August 15th, 2022

Ignite the Fight returns on the 27th of August in the Hamilton Hotel for another evening of muaythai fueled action. The event which is sanctioned by the WMC and MTA now boasts its 33rd edition which is testament to how hard the team Ignite works. The muaythai scene in Australia is stronger than ever and the country is known for churning out tough fighters. Headlining the card at Ignite will an epic bout between two warriors ...

IFMA Youth World Championships 2022: Spectacular Opening

August 11th, 2022

Sunway Lagoon Beach was the venue for the spectacular opening celebrating unity in diversity bringing together over 100 countries in sporting and cultural exchange. The opening included traditional Malay performances showing the rich culture from all parts of Malaysia and a touching moment when 101 youth flag bearers from all Malaysian regions dressed in traditional dress paraded onto the main stage. There were many VIPs at the event lead by His Excellency the Prime Minister of Malaysia ...

History will be made in Malaysia

August 10th, 2022

The IFMA YWC is with no doubt, one of IFMA’s flagship events bringing together youth from all five continents in sporting, cultural and educational exchange. IFMA believes in unity in diversity which is based on one of the most important foundational philosophies of respect – respecting social cultures and backgrounds, gender and opinions, IFMA enhances these important foundations and philosophies not only in competition but also cultural and educational aspects. Each and every member of ...

Western Australia Title to be Contested at Domination 26

August 9th, 2022

Domination 26 is just 11 days out which will see some of Australia's best take on a team of Nak Muays from the motherland of the sport, Thailand. Recently added to the card is a WMC title fight which will see Stephan Lottering take on Meeka Michael for the Western Australian title. Both fighters have put in the work ahead of this fight and are in tip-top condition so no doubt this will be a ...

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