World Muaythai Council

Farid Villaume is one of the most successful and technical fighters to have ever come out of France and racked up over 100 fights across his 12 year career. Known for his precise boxing skills, he began training at 16 years old and trained under Thai instructors Lom Isarn, Lamkong and Soudareth. Farid is a two-time WMC world champion receiving the title for the first time in 2001 in an epic battle against Thailand's Orono Por Muang-Ubon, ...

Saturday the 27th of March in the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia will see the return of Hardcore Promotions for a night of muaythai action. Sanctioned by the WMC the event entitled "Thailand vs Australia" will see Australia's finest go head to head with top level fighters from the motherland of the sport. This is definitely a night not to be missed for the die hard Muay Thai fans so make sure you get out and ...

Michael Corley, a name that needs no introduction in the muaythai world has this week added another title to his already impressive collection as an author. Michael has just released his autobiography entitled Muay Thai Grit: Stories of an American Nak Muay, documenting his many years as an international fighter covering the daily struggle, highs and lows, dealing with losses and all the other baggage that comes along with life in the ring. The USMF President's ...

February the 6th marks an auspicious day in the muaythai calendar. It is where muaythai practitioners from around the world pay homage to Phra Jao Suua the Tiger King. It is the day that the WMC and IFMA celebrate the important 5 pillars of muaythai, respect, honour, tradition, excellence and fairplay. This year the WMC and IFMA will organise virtual events to celebrate this special day and also to promote solidarity and unity in the united fight against the pandemic. IFMA President Doctor Sakchye Tapsuwan stated that muaythai ...

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is an organisation recognised by the International Olympic committee (IOC) sharing the same values and closely cooperating. The IWGA is committed to developing their activities in the Olympic spirit and in conformity with the Olympic charter. Muaythai through IFMA is a proud member of IWGA and muaythai is one of the 37 recognised sports and is included as a full medal sport in the World Games. Gender equality is important for ...

Lion Fight 63 is just around the corner which features one of the most talked about fights of the year so far, Candice Mitchell vs Natalie Morgan. The pair will fight at featherweight and will feature on a stacked card with the headlining fight between Chris "Head Trauma" Tramwell vs Hassan "H Smash" Oseni and Jake "Lee" Peacock vs Keemaan Dip as the co-main event. Candice Mitchell from Canada, a two time WMC Kings cup winner ...

The UMAI, IFMA’s fully recognised Indian Muaythai Association which has united all Indian muaythai under one strong umbrella body is continuing to work towards gaining full recognition by their NOC and Ministry of Sports. A special meeting took place between Mr. Prasenjit Singha, President UMAI, Mr. Shri Ram Choudhary, Secretary General UMAI and Mr. Kiren Rijiju Minister of Sports Govt. of India for recognition of muaythai by the Ministry of Sports and inclusion of muaythai in Khelo India ...

The North American Cruiserweight championship bout that headlines Lion Fight 63 will now feature Chris “Head Trauma” Tramell facing organizational newcomer Hassan “H-Smash” Oseni, while the co-main event will see rising star Jake “Lee” Peacock taking on Keemaan Diop. The inaugural LION FIGHT on UFC FIGHT PASS event takes place on Friday, February 12th in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The six-bout main card will start at 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. PT. Tickets ...

Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest, originating thousands of years ago with values of harmony, honesty and loyalty. Wushu is an important component of the cultural heritage of China. It is one of the most traditional and popular national sports and treasures in China, which has become a world recognised combat sport and martial art fully recognised by the International Olympic Committee, GAISF. It’s global popularity has led to its inclusion in ...

Yohan Lidon, the renowned French fighter whom many consider to be the best in his weight category has had an exciting career span across 15 years. Residing in Lyon, France, Yohan began training muaythai at the age of 15, training at the gym boxing St-Fons under famed coach Nasser Kacem. Yohan has amassed over 100 fights during his extensive career and holds notable wins over Samy Sana, Cedric Doumbe and Marat Grigorian to name a few. SAINT-TROPEZ, ...

IFMA is excited on the announcement of WADA’s new and improved Anti-Doping Education and Learning (ADEL) platform. Yesterday, January 21st, WADA hosted their first webinar of the year on ADEL lead by Amanda Hudson, Director of Education, Kangeun Lee, Senior Manager of Digital Learning and Gracie-Hongyang Li Manager, LMS who introduced the new courses and education programs, new features, learning dashboard, translation and power user requests, ADEL Helpdesk and nifty mobile app. WADA has worked diligently ...

After a successful pilot series of publicly available clean sport webinars tailored to the needs of athletes and support personnel, the International Testing Agency (ITA) continues to cover important anti-doping topics in 2021. Supporting the delivery of this important initiative is Informed Sport, a global testing and certification program for sports supplements. In an effort to provide continuous and relevant anti-doping education during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the ITA shifted its learning activities from ...