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Two Legends Collide

June 9th, 2023

Two legends of their respective sports came together on Wednesday evening as Boxing Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury met with Thai Superstar and muaythai legend Buakaw Banchamek. Tyson Fury was in town to host an evening with fans as a lucky few got to hear his life story and get a photo with the star. The pair met at the legendary Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok to take in an evening of bouts and meet with fans.

CBMTT – NEXT MISSION: URUGUAY!

June 8th, 2023

On June 17th, the Brazilian National Team, made up of elite athletes from Santa Catarina, will be representing Brazil in the professional championship "Uruguay Muaythai Fighters" to be held in Montevideo. The event, organized by the Uruguayan Federation of Traditional Muaythai, under the presidency of the distinguished multi-champion Marcos Denis Pereira, will have four fights in the male category and two in the female category. In addition to the athletes, accompanying the Brazilian team are Masters Carlos ...

Indian National Championship and Ambassador Cup 2023

June 8th, 2023

One of India’s most prestigious places the EVP Film City in Chennai, India hosted the 2023 Indian National Championships with over 800 female and male athletes from all Indian regions participating in this event. UMAI President Mr. Prasenjit Singha thanked all the participating states on the overwhelming success and that Indian muaythai is not only growing in numbers but also in strength. The General Secretary of UMAI, Dr. Shri Ram Choudhary, thanked the Consul General Mr. Nitirooge Phoneprasert ...

The Challenger Battleground on Prime Time

June 2nd, 2023

The Challenger Battleground series follows the journey of some inspiring athletes from all 5 continents showcasing their dreams, resilience, sacrifices and the reality of the athletes living their dreams. Challenger is the only martial art series to have been nominated for an international Emmy and this time they are out to do it again. Challenger has full gender equality on all levels, equal numbers, equal pay and equal airtime and for the next 13 weeks, HBO ...

WMC Superfight Rankings in Greece

June 2nd, 2023

WMC Pro Rankings Night will take place on Saturday, June 3rd at 18:30 at Sportcamp Loutraki. The athletes continue to "climb" the Greek Rankings, gathering points from participation and victories in the WMC Pro Ranking Series, with the aim of conquering the Greek Title and the WMC (World Muaythai Council) zone, which will be awarded at the Official WMC Event of the year, in December 2023. The WMC Pro Rankings at the Muaythai Open Training Camp 2023, ...

Muaythai is Ready for the 2025 World Games!

June 1st, 2023

The World Games General Assembly took place in Madrid with all World Games members coming together with one of the important agenda points in mind; the sport program for The World Games 2025. Muaythai made their debut in 2017 in Poland. In 2022, muaythai was one of the most outstanding sports in Birmingham, Alabama and muaythai was praised for their universality with medals spread over all 5 continents. Muaythai athletes are some of the most popular in the ...

IFMA and Rajadamnern Stadium Renew MoU

June 1st, 2023

Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand’s oldest and most established stadium, renewed their MoU with IFMA. This MoU is an important step towards opportunity towards the IFMA athletes of the world as the RWS World Series is already dominated by IFMA World Champions from around the world such as: Daniel Rodriguez, Thananchai Sitsongpeenong, Capitan Petchyindee, Yodwicha Por Boonsit, Sajad Venum Muaythai, Reza Venum Muaythai, Sevgi Dogan, Zehra Dogan and many more. Full gender equality is also an important article within ...

Amine Ballafrikh Becomes the Intercontinental Champion

May 30th, 2023

Saturday was an action-packed night in New York as Freedom Fighter Promotions returned for their 13th edition this time in the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Queens. The event was a great success with fans traveling across the country to get a glimpse of the muaythai action. Topping the bill was Amine Ballafrikh representing Morocco as he went head to head with Juan David Rios from Colombia for the WMC Intercontinental title. The bout was fought ...

Muaythai is Getting Ready for the World Combat Games

May 29th, 2023

Over 3000 people participated in the IFMA World Press Conference for the World Combat Games 2023. The event was telecasted live around the world with the VIP section filled with representatives from the Olympic Movement and embassies. The World Combat Games, which will be held in beautiful Riyadh from the 19-30 October 2023, will be the first all-inclusive martial arts multi-sport event which will include 16 combat sports, Olympic and non-Olympic, with over 2000 elite athletes.  The ...

MUAYTHAI FESTIVAL: THAI-BRAZIL CONNECTION

May 26th, 2023

FIGHT 1 • Men's Quarter Finals🔴 RJ vs BA 🔵In the first fight, we had Dolf Lander (RJ) and Mateus Santos (BA) facing each other in the first round of the men's GP. Dolf dominated the 3 rounds in the judges' scoring and won by decision, advancing to the semifinal. FIGHT 2 • Men's Quarter Finals🔴 PA x SP 🔵In the second match, we had Yuri Oliveira (PA) and Caio Ribeiro (SP) disputing another spot in ...

David vs Ballafrikh: Intercontinental Bout

May 26th, 2023

Freedom brings you the biggest main event of 2023 in USA. This Saturday, May 27, Freedom 13 will promote 2 of the best lightweights in the world. Representing Morocco will be the 61kg lightweight World Freedom Champion AMINE BALLAFRIKH vs the IFMA medalist JUAN DAVID RIOS who will be representing Colombia but coming to us all the way from Belgium.These 2 athletes will be fighting for the prestigious Intercontinental Championship belt coming all the way from ...

World Muaythai Championships Singapore

May 25th, 2023

It was a night to remember in Singapore as World Muaythai Championship, 2023 Pro Series 2 took place which was sanctioned by IFMA and the WMC. The event boasted a full international line-up with a WMC MAD title on the line as well as a Super 4 Tournament held at the D' Marquee venue in, Downtown East. Competing for the WMC MAD title in the lightweight division was Enzo Petricig from France vs Wan Mee Chai ...

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