The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which has been awarded the 2023 World Combat Games is promoting martial arts and combat sports on all levels. Having made a major impact at the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympics in martial arts, the National Olympic Committee and Sports Ministry under His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal Al-Saud has continued to push all sports and gender equality in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Muaythai is no exception ...
The 7th of November is a date for the Muaythai calendar as the city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands will be graced with a fight night put together by Art of Muaythai Fight Promotions. The event will celebrate the recent inclusion of IFMA into the International Olympic Committee with a series of fights under IFMA and WMC rules. The card will be comprised of fighters from the grass-root level all the way up to elite showcasing ...
Over 100 technical officials and national federation administrators participated in the R&J Training Webinar for the 2021 IFMA Virtual World Championships last Friday. The session was opened by IFMA Secretary General Stephan Fox who reiterated the importance of the event which brings opportunity to participate at an IFMA international event to those who may normally not have the ability to travel to the regular live events. Importantly, he noted that the event enables both athletes and ...
Mr. Gennadiy Trukhanov in his capacity of Mayor of the city Odessa had a meeting with H.E. Mr. Chettaphan Maksamphan, Ambassador of Thailand to Poland and Ukraine. With Ukraine sharing the spotlight with the top muaythai teams Mr. Maksamphan became a guest of honour in the headquarters of the Ukrainian Muaythai Federation and saw where and how the youth grow into muaythai world champions. IFMA gold medalists like Sergey Kulyaba, Igor Liubchenko made a pads session reminding ...
Just when you thought Empire Fight could not get any better they go and add another super fight to the card which will now see Cindy Silvestre face Ines El Selhy. The pair will engage in a 3x 3-minute super-fight set at 52KG on October the 2nd in Axone Montbeliard, France. Cindy represents France and has a wealth of experience under her belt or belts in her case and has trained and fought in Thailand. She ...
The President of SportAccord and GAISF Raffaele Chiulli was a guest of honour at the muaythai competition which was part of the CIS Games where athletes from 10 countries competed for the first edition of medals and the valuable qualification points for the World Combat Games 2022. GAISF Vice President and IFMA Secretary General Mr Stephan Fox introduced Mr. Chiulli to the field of play highlighting him to the participating teams and sharing IFMA’s longstanding goals and ...
It was a cracker of a day on Sunday the 12th of September as Immortal Champions hosted a night of muaythai action at the Clapham Grand in the UK. The best homegrown athletes from around the country all came to face off at this prestigious event which boasted a stacked fight card as well as 2 UKMF titles on the line. Josias Gomes vs Thai Barlow (Winner) UKMF 55.3kg British Title‘A Class’ Muaythai competition requires first-class ...
Excitement is building with only three weeks to go until Pride Fighting Series graces the Noarlunga Leisure Centre in Adelaide Australia. The show which is sanctioned by the WMC is now in its third edition and promises not to disappoint with another killer lineup. Despite various setbacks, the team have powered through in the face of adversity to ensure the show goes ahead and with a rescheduling of the date due to Covid restrictions the date ...
Empire Fight organisation has dropped another A-class fight to an already stellar lineup as Adam Noi from France will now face Berjan Peposhi from Albania. This is a much-anticipated bout between two of the best in the 63.5 division. The pair will face off on October the 2nd at Empire fight in Axone, Montbeliard in France, and will compete for the prestigious Empire title. Adam Noi from the famous Venum Training Camp is a ...
3 WMC Mad title fights took place as part of the Arab championships this weekend under WMC rules at Al Sulaymaniyah – Kurdistan, Iraq with 12 countries from the Arab regions participating in this important event. The first fight was between Abdullah Ondash from Lebanon and Ibrahim Bilal from the UAE. UAE is one of the strongholds in the Arab region and showed again they are world-class in a spectacular fight which was won by the judge's ...
Overcoming challenges and winning despite all obstacles builds character. It is the source of inspiration for many. However, some sports organizations measure success only in gold medals, for they are the source of funding. The adoption of a win-at-all-costs culture boosts the career of the coach and the organization but may risk neglecting the wellbeing of the athlete. The relationship of trust between coach and athlete; and even the bond between athletes is a ...
The 2021 Arab Championships were held this weekend in Al Sulaymaniyah - Kurdistan, Iraq with 12 countries from the Arab regions participating in this important event. The chairman was the Minister of Sports and Youth, Mr. Adnan Al Dirgal who made an emotional opening speech welcoming the athletes in these challenging times. He welcomed each and every country and congratulated Muaythai on the recognition from the IOC and with many big events coming up such as the World ...
