World Muaythai Council

The Peruvian Muaythai Federation and the Trinidad and Tobago Muaythai Federation took part in a referee and judge masterclass led by some of the highest experts in the game last weekend. The course material was divided into 3 parts including the amateur (IFMA), Professional (WMC), and the newly formatted virtual championship rules. The seminar was opened by IFMA Director Charissa Tynan and IFMA General Secretary Stephan Fox. After a warm welcome to all participants, Stephan gave ...

A Big Day for Aero Fit! The Aero Fit competition was a big hit on the live stream with some amazing performances and it is time to announce the finalists! The Final in the Youth Under 10 Division will be between the International Cheer Union and the International Federation of Muaythai Associations. Congratulations to you! The Aero Fit Under 12 Finals will be between two International Cheer Union teams. Congratulations but a special mention must go to the Right to ...

It has been a great week full of excitement and heated rivalry with truly close decisions and friendly competition spanning  great distances over the world via the digital super highway.  This is the first time in IFMA’s history that an event was held in 134 countries with venues set up in living rooms, parks, gyms and roof tops around the globe. IFMA athletes truly showed that neither distance nor  pandemic can be an obstacle for a ...

Triumphant 9 was held on Saturday at Rosarito Beach in Mexico with fight fans around the world being treated to an evening of world-class muaythai. Despite promoter Geoff Quares having to jump over many hurdles to make the show happen the event was a massive success. Triumphant has experienced great achievement in the USA over the past few years and decided to head south of the border to Mexico setting up a ring right next to ...

The Chinese Taipei Muaythai Association had a busy weekend as they hosted an online khan seminar in conjunction with the IFMA International office. Forty participants were in attendance of the seminar which was led by Muaythai Grand Masters Ajarn Chao and Khru Id, broadcast from the IFMA studio in Bangkok. The seminar was opened by IFMA director Charissa Tynan who welcomed everyone to the seminar and congratulated the President on organising the event. Following the Director, IFMA ...

History was made this weekend as the United Muaythai Association of India (UMAI) hosted the largest Online khan seminar to date with IFMA from the international headquarters in Bangkok. A total of 130 participants from states all across India took part in the seminar which was led by two of Thailand's highest masters, Ajarn Chao and Ajarn Id. S Students took part in the seminar from their own homes and gyms and were able to receive one on ...

The Indian Muaythai Association (UMAI) will shatter records this week by hosting an online IFMA Khan online seminar with close to 130 participants, the biggest number to date. When the Covid 19 pandemic began, IFMA created an online studio to ensure that practitioners of muaythai are able to continue their studies and education despite been housebound as exercise plays a vital role in the mental and physical well being. Leading the Indian seminar will be Ajarn ...

Thai Fight will head to Korat in the North-Eastern region on Saturday the 7th of November for an evening of elite muaythai-action. The Thai Fight promotion has agreed to do an event every 3 weeks until the end of the year to catch up from time lost due to the Covid 19 pandemic under the banner 'new normal'. The show will feature the usual all-star line up of Thai fighters including multiple-time WMC world champion and ...

It is official! The first IFMA Virtual World Championships started as the opening ceremony took place. The host of the ceremony Ms. Ravi Dent opened the ceremony by welcoming all the athletes, coaches, referees, and viewers around the world to witness this historical event. The flag parade of IFMA, the Continental Federations, and organisations of which Muaythai is proud to be part were marched to the virtual arena with a limitless number of seats as spectators ...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Adam Larfi has had to pull out of the upcoming world title fight in France against Prince Junior on Lion Belt 8. Ready to save the day, Mohamed Galaoiu has stepped in on short notice. Mohamed is a highly formidable opponent amassing a whopping 57 fights across his 10-year career and holds notable wins over Orono Muangseema from Thailand and Cristian Faustimo from Italy. Mohamed will now face Prince Junior for the ...

Saturday the 24th of October was a night to remember for WMC European champion Mathieu Guevara as he successfully defended his belt for the third time. The Frenchman flew to Italy to face challenger Cristian Marzullo finishing the bout in the third round by landing a beautifully timed elbow on his opponent. Mathieu's journey to become a 3 time super light-weight (63.5kg) European champion began when he faced Maciej Zenbik from Poland in 2017, ...

IFMA is about to make history with the  kick off of the first ever World Virtual Championships 2020.  Not only will this event make history for the new format but also it will become one of the biggest events by the number of participants as it is the first time everyone gets an equal chance to be part of the world tournament.  Preparation for the event goes back to early spring when the event was first announced. ...