World Muaythai Council

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 ...

4-11 September, the city of Kazan will host the first CIS (Commonwealth of the Independent States) Games with more than 2000 participants from CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) in the age between 14 to 23 years. The event will highlight 16 sports with muaythai sharing the stage with the sports like judo, karate, sambo, badminton, boxing. 16 sports,182 sets of awards, over 400 judges and referees, and over 1,000 volunteers ...

The 12th of September is a date to be marked in the calendar as Immortal Champions heads to the Clapham Grand in the UK for an evening of muaythai action. 2 UKMF British Titles will be contested in 2 different weight divisions as Kieran Peart will face Bradley Heason at 72.5kg, and Josias Gomes will take on Thai Barlow at 55kg. They are all eager to prove they’re worthy of the passport for bigger opportunities on ...

Origins Fight Promotions returns to Perth with live Muay Thai entertainment on Saturday November the 6th, 2021 for Origins 10: Eddy D'Uva vs Jack 300. Origins Fight Promotions aims to bring the most exciting in fight entertainment in one of the oldest forms of human combat known to man - Muay Thai, also known as "Science of the Eight Limbs". The main event will see technician Eddy D'Uva (Riddlers Gym) take on the legend Komkit ...

Saturday the 4th of September in the beautiful city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan, IRAQ will be the host of the Elite Arab Championship for a night of muaythai action. The 12 Arab federations of UAE, Jordan, Algeria, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania and Yemen are all bringing their best fighters to compete. 3 WMC Mad titles will be contested between the following: Ibrahim Bilal UAE vs Abdallah Ondash Lebanon (Welterweight) Hokar Hakim Iraq vs Fahim Ait Aoudia ...

The Arab Muaythai Federation is one of the many sub-continental federations in the IFMA family and this year the Championships will be held in Iraq. The championships will include 12 countries with 3 belts up for grabs for the final winners. The President of the Arab Muaythai Federation, His Excellency Abdullah Al Neyadi stated that this is an important event for the region especially post-pandemic for most of these countries. The event will be done under ...

UAE has become one of the powerhouses in Asia with many events taking place to promote muaythai as a sport and cultural art form. An important took meeting took place between the IOC Vice President, HE Ng Ser Miang, HE Abdullah Saeed Amer Al Neyadi President of the UAE Muaythai Federation, representatives of the NOC, the Ambassador of Thailand to UAE, HE Waravuth Pouapina, the GAISF Vice President, AIMS President and IFMA Secretary General, Stephan Fox, Chief ...

The leadership of United Through Sports and IFMA and many friends come together to a special gathering to enjoy the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. In support of #WeThe15 spearheaded by the International Paralympics and Special Olympics, International Disability Alliance and so many others. Purple was the color of the day. Tokyo’s amazing National Stadium witnessed, with billions of spectators around the world, the opening of the 2020 Paralympic Games. The amazing cast, predominantly, Japanese artists, were ...

Only 10 months to go until the opening of the World Games in Birmingham, USA. 30 international federations and sports are part of this important multi-sport games event and one of the major events within the Olympic family. This month's highlight The World Games is the pathway towards the Olympics as all of the five new sports that were added in the Tokyo Olympic Games have been included in a past edition of the World ...

Christmas has come early this year for muaythai fans around the world as Empire promotions have just signed the world title bout of dreams between Jimmy Vienot and Yodwicha. Promoter Omar Sellami has worked hard throughout the pandemic to bring us this special super fight which is set for Saturday the second of October in the city of Axone, Montbeliard in France. Jimmy Vienot is a 2 time WMC champion and multiple time IFMA gold medalist ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and the National Federations of IFMA work closely together to promote the cultural part of muaythai in the 146 IFMA member countries. Sri Lankan muaythai has become a developing force in the muaythai family with outstanding results at the last IFMA Virtual World Championships and United Through Sports World Championships.This is why Sri Lankan Muaythai has been fully recognised underthe President of Sri Lankan Muaythai Asoka Jayarathna. The President and the Thai Ambassador to Sri Lanka held an important meeting to ...