World Muaythai Council

GAISF and the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee this weekend held a signing ceremony to celebrate that the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, will host the 2023 World Combat Games (WCG), an international multi-sport festival bringing together ancient traditions, exciting competitions and sport demonstrations. The nine-day event, which will combine sport and culture in a festival atmosphere, will bring together 15 combat sports and martial arts and include competitions, sport demonstrations, educational conferences ...

Save the date of April the 29th as Freedom Fighter Promotions is returning to the Grand Roosevelt Ballroom in Hudson, New York for an evening of elite muaythai action. The Promotion which is now in its 5th edition is going from strength to strength as interest surrounding each show swells. At the top of the card, Izjadin Bekteshi and Richard Abraham will battle it out to see who is WMC National Champion! This fight will be ...

We continue to live in a fragile world with the global refugee crisis around the world and seeing millions of people in the world displaced. We all remember the historical moment when the initiative under the IOC and visionary President Thomas Bach, brought to life, the first refugee team, who walked in with a standing ovation not only at the Rio Maracana Stadium with the full capacity of 74,000 people and billions around the world. ...

What a night it was this Saturday in Rome, Italy as Fighting Spirit World Series blew the roof off the Cinecitta World Venue with an absolutely packed crowd. The muaythai gala which was sanctioned by the WMC and Federkombat featured some of the best elite muaythai fighters Italy has to offer on the show with a full international card. The co-main event between local boy Giammarco Giosi and Spaniard Segura Saez was one of the most ...

The beautiful city of Abu Dhabi will host the IFMA 2022 World Championships from May 26 to June 4th. Approximately 100 countries are expected to participate in this 10-day event which will be the first official qualifier for The World Combat Games 2023. The President of the UAE Muaythai Federation His Excellency Abudullah Al Neyadi stated that Abu Dhabi is proud to have been given the trust by the IFMA Executives after the successful 2019 Asian ...

It was a momentous occasion and honour for the IFMA Swedish Muaythai Federation to be welcomed to dinner by the Thai ambassador of Sweden to Thailand on Monday at the Royal Thai Embassy in Stockholm. Her Excellency Ambassador Kanchana Patarachoke hosted a dinner in honour of Nicole Kaiser, President of the Swedish Muaythai Federation and members of the Swedish National Team to the World Championships (Bangkok, Dec 2021) and the European Championships (Istanbul 2022). Also present ...

The 12th of November in the city of Eindhoven will play host to an evening of muaythai action put together by Duran gym. The event which is sanctioned by the WMC and IFMA is split into two parts with full pro and amateur cards comprised of the best of the best fighters from the Netherlands. Headlining the event two top Dutch athletes will put it all on the line for a stab at the WMC Dutch ...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Education of Turkey, together with the leading sports of the country, have signed an MoU to promote sports from grassroot to the elite level in the Turkish education system. The Turkish Muaythai Federation which is fully recognized by the Youth and Sports Ministry in Turkey is part of this MoU as Muaythai is one of the leading sports in Turkey and the European Championships proves the ...

Songkran is the Thai traditional New Year Festival going back into the ancient times of the former Siam. It celebrates and embraces thankfulness to the ones which have given us life, guided us through life, love, compassion and standing together to celebrate the past and work for the future. It’s the day for merit making, reuniting with the family and others in the community and using water as the means of expression for the importance of ...

Muaythai (Muay) is one of the main sports in the 31st SEA Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. The National Federation of Vietnam is fully recognised by their National Olympic Committee and is looking forward to hosting the leading South-East Asian countries which will see the top athletes from Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Timor Leste. At the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, muaythai was one of the most popular sports and had ...

On Saturday May the 7th locals of Hennopspark are in for a treat as the Eclipse Fight League Muayhai Fight Night team have put together another top-level fight card comprised of South Africa's elite fighters. The event which is sanctioned by the WMC never fails to disappoint and is one of the main platforms in South Africa for scouting local talent as well as providing a platform for the top fighters. The South African Muaythai Federation ...

On Saturday the 9th of April, ”Muay Thai Fight@Kokkola”, was organised by the local Muaythai Gym: Kru Yap Muaythai in Finland which was a night to remember. The gala which was sanctioned by the WMC included a total of 15 fights, both with amateur and professional rules. The main event of the gala, was the fight for the WMC Finnish Champion title in the female 135lbs/61KG lightweight category between Miina Sirkeoja, Chitalada Finland and Lotta Honkanen, ...