World Muaythai Council

A unique and highly decorated presentation was made to His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Al Hussein, the President of the Olympic Committee of Jordan, IOC Executive Board Member and the Founder and Chairman of prestigious NGO Generations For Peace. HRH is the leading figure in the international sports movement and a visionary who promotes the role of sport and society far beyond the Olympic Games. He is a leading advocate for gender equality and empowerment ...

Nowadays the name Valentina Shevchenko is a household name in the combat sports world after her explosion in the UFC. What many of her MMA fans might not know is that Valentina has long been a heroine in the muaythai world as both a WMC world champion and multiple time IFMA gold medalist. Training under the tutelage of coach Pavel Fedotov, Valentina has earned 8 Gold medals at the IFMA world championships and beaten some of ...

The 17th March is a popular date for muaythai enthusiasts around the world as the community celebrates Nai Khanom Tom Day. During this day muaythai guys honour the legendary fighter who won his freedom by fighting the best fighters from Burma where he was imprisoned. National Federations around the world organise different events celebrating Nai Khanom Tom day honouring the legendary muaythai fighter. Everyone at the WMC will be paying homage to the legend on this ...

Just a few months ago the whole muaythai circuit was saddened to hear the news that John Wayne Parr the living legend would hang up his gloves. Parr, a two time WMC world champion and Contender finalist decided to throw in the towel after over 20 years of ring service with his final fight been a high-profile boxing fight. During a recent trip to Singapore Parr cornered Rocky Ogden the boyfriend of his daughter Jazzy ...

Jake Purdy is travelling back to the UK from France and may need to pay for extra baggage due to the weighty WMC European title he is taking back with him. The talented UK athlete headed to Nice, France over the weekend to face Timothee Vandenouc for the middleweight title, emerging victorious. Jake fights out of Free Style Combat in Exeter under the tutelage of trainer Sonny Perez and fought on an action packed ...

Saturday April the 4th will see the return of Warriors Way at the Doncaster Shoppingtown Hotel in Melbourne. Sanctioned by the WMC the show will celebrate it's 25th event to date and what a spectacular line up they have provided for fans. The main event of the evening will feature a superfight between Ramesh 'the Headhunter' Habib and Jedstar Revolution. Also on the card will see Local hero Charlie Bubb who will face Joe ...

2020 started very positive for the Swedish superstar Patricia Axling as she won the fifth gold medal of the Swedish Muaythai Championships. Three competition days telecast live on IFMA gave the world the national representation of the Swedish team for IFMA events and Patricia was the one polishing her national award at the awarding ceremony. The Swedish female muaythai representation is again going to challenge the world and the biggest names of the Swedish muaythai will get ...

A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers. We are all members of a unique family built on ancient traditions and values passed from the ancient times of Siam to the modern day Thailand. We love muaythai. Muaythai is more than just a combat sport, it is an art, it is culture and for many of us it is our life. We have a saying in muaythai, “The only way we look down upon ...

A very important meeting took place at The Royal Thai Parliament, invited by Dr. Boonlue Prasertsopha Chairman of the Standing Committee on Sports, House of  Representatives . Over the last weeks, various communications had been circulated with regards to the status of the recognized muaythai bodies in the Kingdom of Thailand, and also false rumours circulated which needed clarification. This is why all the different relevant ministries and government departments such as the Ministry of Tourism ...

On February 22, females from twenty-five gyms from over 12 cities of Spain from various backgrounds traveled to the Center of High Performance of the High Council of Sports (CSD) in Madrid to attend the Muay Ying Movimiento seminar. This Spanish female movement was founded by IFMA Athletes’ Commission Member and Champion, Sarai Medina and her best friend, Jessica Sola. Muay Ying Movimiento began in April of 2019 to increase the popularity of ...

Friday the 28th of February is the date for the long anticipated rematch between Stamp Fairtex and Janet Todd. The pair first met last February with the fight going to the judges score card in favour of Stamp in what was a very close match. This time Janet will challenge Stamp for her ONE Championship world title at ONE King of the Jungle in Singapore and has been leaving no stone unturned in her training ahead ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aptnSzjPDS0&feature=emb_logo In 2019 Abu Dhabi was the centre of muaythai in Asia and this year it will be the centre of the world. UAE has been given the rights to host the IFMA world championships. It is every UAE athlete’s dream to represent the UAE wearing the national colours and be part of the national team to march in the arena on June the 5th at the opening ceremony. The last 3 days have seen the qualification bouts. ...