World Muaythai Council

This weekend in beautiful Waldfischbach-Burgalben, in Western Germany a muaythai gala will be hosted by Treverer Figherts E.V. which is sanctioned by the WMC and IFMA. West Germany's finest athletes will head to the event to compete under elite rules to an already sold-out crowd.The main fight of the evening will be for the Germany Interstate title between Frederic Jodl of Treverer Fighter's Gym and Joshua Weber of Bodyshock Gieben. Both athletes are looking in ...

The 5th of March will go down in history books as one of the most exciting and inspiring days of Muaythai in the IFMA Arab region. Twenty countries came together in sporting and cultural exchange and the sportsmanship and the respect showed by the athletes highlights the IFMA principle of unity in diversity. The President of the Asian and Arab Muaythai Federation HE Abdullah Al Neyadi took time out to visit the athletes before the finals wishing ...

Abu Dhabi was the place where some 20 Arab Muaythai nations convened for the 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships and General Assembly. H.E. Abdullah Neyadi, President of the UAE Muaythai Federation opened the meeting and thanked the members for working together in solidarity towards common goals. The event calendar for the next 12 months was discussed with the highlight being the upcoming IFMA 30 Years Celebration and Senior World Championships in Bangkok to ensure that all Arab ...

The capital city of UAE, Abu Dhabi, is set for the 2023 muaythai championships with a record number of 20 participating countries.The ADNEC Convention Center, the pride of Abu Dhabi, will be the center of Muaythai for the next 5 days. The convention center has been transformed into a beautiful Muaythai Village with the stadium showcasing 2 muaythai rings, a medical check center, athletes village and the education forum.His Excellency Abdullah Al Neyadi welcomed the ...

This weekend, Saturday the 4th of March, WMC Singapore will put on a muaythai gala at the D'Marquee in Downtown East. The event promises not to disappoint with a full international roster lined alongside some of Singapore's hottest prospects. The event will feature a WMC Super 4 tournament as the main event with many exciting match-ups also on the bill. The event will begin at 2PM so be sure to get down early if you want to ...

Prime Fight Promotions returned with its 13th installment in Hammond, Indiana. The event was sanctioned by USA Muaythai ™ and featured top talent from across the USA and Canada. IFMA Medalist, Riley Foden, from Canada took on local favorite, Freddy Hurtado, in the promotion’s lightweight title. Foden showed his international pedigree with sharp combinations that led to RSC in the third round. USA has been buzzing with muaythai events since the announcement of muaythai’s highest honor and ...

Another big announcement from Infliction and the WMC this week as Chadd Collins will face Superball Tded 99 for the vacant WMC Super Lightweight Title. The pair will touch gloves on the 25th of March at the Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium on the Gold Coast.Superball Tded 99 needs no introduction in the sport as one of the top Thai stadium fighters and an elite level athlete for AMTAT, the IFMA national federation of Thailand, having ...

It's Official, Shannon Gardiner will face Kubra Kocakus for the WMC World title at Domination in Perth on the 1st of April. The event which now enters its 27 edition features a full card of international matchups sanctioned by the WMC with a Super 4 tournament also on the bill. The main fight of the evening will be for the vacant lightweight (60kg) WMC world title between Shannon Gardiner from Australia and Kubra Kocakus from Turkey. Shannon ...

Saturday the 18th of March marks one of the most important days so far in the WMC calendar for 2023 as Jimmy Vienot will defend his WMC world title against challenger Youssif Assouik. The event will take place under the banner of Nice Fight Night under the IFMA federation FFKMDA and sanctioned by the WMC. Jimmy needs no introduction as a multiple-time IFMA gold medalist and the current WMC world double champ of both the Super-Welterweight ...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) invites athletes, National and Regional Anti-Doping Organizations, Sports Federations, Governments, Major Event Organizers and all other anti-doping stakeholders around the world to “save the date” of 14 April to celebrate Play True Day 2023. Since 2014, in April of every year, the global anti-doping community has come together to celebrate Play True Day—a digital campaign that is dedicated to clean sport and raising awareness among athletes, the sporting public and others of the importance of preventing doping. The inspiration for Play True Day stems from a ...

IFMA’s vision to use muaythai towards cultural exchange, building bridges and social engagement has continued after 250 youth from Malaysia and Thailand participated in the 3 day workshop in Malaysia. A second important event took place at the Rachathiwat School in Bangkok which was a joint cooperation between the school, IFMA and the National Identity Foundation. The IFMA acting President Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan together with the principal of the school, representatives from the education ministry, the ...

The muaythai community and IFMA is saddened by the news of the passing of the founder of Phetch Buncha Samui Stadium, Mr. Buncha Kamkaew, one of the pioneers of muaythai in southern Thailand.He has given opportunities to many athletes from around the world and through these athletes, his legacy will be passed on.