World Muaythai Council

Huge congratulations to Monika Chochlíková from Slovakia for receiving 1st Runner up for the IWGA Athlete of the Year 2022! Since making it into the top 10 in the running for Athlete of the Year on the 22nd of January, Monika has been neck and neck for first place with the winner, Valeria Cardenas (COL) from Flying Disc. In the final minutes of voting, the Colombian overtook Monika by just 346 votes. What an exciting ...

Freedom Fighter Promotions 11 took place on Saturday the 28th of January which was a massive success and featured a stacked card with fighters from across the globe. Promoter Rami pulled out all the stops with the fight card making it one of the best lineups to date. Congratulations are in order for Luis Morales from the USA. Luis went 5 hard-fought rounds with Hamza Rachid from Morocco in the main event taking the win by ...

Muaythai Youth and Under 23 athletes from all over Europe are in high gear preparations for the upcoming 2023 European Youth & Under 23 Championships. Teams will be headed to Ankara, formerly known as Angora, the capital city of Turkiye. Hasan Yildiz, President of the Turkish Muaythai Federation and IFMA Executive Board Member said “We are ready and excited to welcome our muaythai european delegations once again to Turkiye, this time in our nation’s capital, Ankara. Our ...

UKMF continues to build the next generation. The grassroots development of any sport is key to move proper through the graduated elevator system. Young talent set the pace at the Team GB Squad training this weekend, preparing for the upcoming 2023 IFMA European Championships in Turkey. DCIM\100GOPRO\GOPR1830.JPG Each athlete made the most of their opportunity to demonstrate how capable they were in a great atmosphere of enthusiasm. The IFMA journey has to start somewhere for everyone, and the ...

The Challenger: Muaythai Returns for a High-Stakes Season featuring Professional Male and Female Fighters from Across the Globe After a critically acclaimed debut season that earned an International Emmy Award nomination, “The Challenger” is back with a new set of contestants and even higher stakes. This season, the show will feature professional male and female fighters from across the globe, ready to compete for the world  title championship. The reality competition series follows a group of 12 ...

It was an epic night in Trencin on Saturday as PML Professional Muaythai League graced the Mestská Sports Hall for an evening of prime muaythai action. The sixth event in the series entitled Homecoming featured elite international fighters on a stacked card. The main fight of the evening saw Lukas Mandinec (The Pitbull) from Slovakia face Alex Ferreiro Urdiales from Spain. After an exciting five rounds, it was Lukas who emerged victorious, becoming the new WMC ...

The Motherland of Muaythai was very joyful on the news of the recognition of Muaythai by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee.  Congratulation messages were sent from Thailand to USA Muaythai congratulating them on this outstanding achievement and encouraged them to keep up the fantastic work of muaythai as a cultural art form and recognized sport. His Excellency President Prawit Wongsuwan, President of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand stated that the cooperation between the Royal Thai ...

WMC India got off to a good start to 2023 by completing one of the biggest event ranking series yet to date on its 10th edition. The show featured a full roster of India's finest athletes, all vying for a place in the official WMC India rankings. The main fight of the evening was for the WMC state title belt fight between Aniket Pantji and Asim Dayani. Asim and Aniket's title fight went the distance of ...

Saturday, January the 28th is set to kick start the muaythai year in the US as Freedom Fighter Promotions returns for its 11 edition. USMF, the IFMA muaythai federation in the US has just been recognised by both the USA Olympic and Paralympic Committees. This a tremendous achievement for USMF to be recognised after all the hard work they have put in over recent years. Freedom 11 will feature a full roster of international fighters from ...

Online vote for MUAYTHAI's Monika Chochlikova until 31st January to determine the ‘Best of Birmingham’ Ready, set, go: The International World Games Association (IWGA) has now launched its online votes for the Athlete and Team of the Year 2022. Until 31st January (12 GMT), supporters and friends of The World Games can cast a vote daily for the top athlete and the top team. Voting is available online on the IWGA website: www.theworldgames.org 23 athletes and 12 teams, ...