World Muaythai Council

Muaythai is more than just a ring sport, the tradition and values have been passed down from generation to generation for over 1,000 years. Hand-to-hand combat is muaythai based and is an important part of the army training in Thailand and so is the traditional part of Wai Khru and Mae Muaythai which are full medal events in IFMA. The Royal Thai Army made a national Wai Khru championship presided over by the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Forces with ...

The WMC Australian Middleweight Title was contested in Brisbane on Saturday night at Ignite the Fight Promotions between current WMC QLD Champion Tristan Mcmanus and NSW gun Cody Trae. After a feeling out first round by both boys the intensity started to heat up in the second round with Cody starting to find his shots and Tristan picking up the pace. Rounds 3 and 4 were high pace and high intensity with Cody opening up a few ...

IFMA, the Olympic recognised world governing body for muaythai has a close relationship with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand and the Royal Thai Embassies around the world. Another important joint event was organised by the Royal Thai Embassy in Peru, the National Muaythai Federation in Peru, FPMT, and IFMA. The event was to promote the cultural aspect of muaythai and to further promote muaythai in the Pan-American region. The event was opened by IFMA's Honourary President Doctor Sakchye Tapsuwan who thanked ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...