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Muaythai Pays Respects to HM King Bhumipol Adulyadej

November 4th, 2016

A special tribute to His Majesty was organised at the Sport Authority of Thailand, World Muaythai Council (WMC) Head Quarters, chaired by WMC President General Chetta Thanajaro. The WMC, which was established under the directive of the Royal Thai Government and under patronage of HM the King invited the Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand (AMTAT), patronised by HRH Crown Prince of Thailand and recognised by the National Olympic Committee of Thailand, which is also under patronage ...

Wu Fights a Knock out Success

November 1st, 2016

For the next 14 months the People’s Republic of China will be one of the centres of World Muaythai with the 15 event series of Wu fights in which the best Muaythai fighters of the world will take on China’s best on the road to become the ultimate winner. The first round of the event saw multiple WMC and IFMA world champions taking on China’s elite and the event proved that Chinese Muaythai is getting ...

Sao Paulo is getting ready for Muaythai

November 1st, 2016

After Rio’s successful Olympic games and the successful EFN world series which already went to Europe and Asia now South America is the next stop. The winner of the four man tournament will book himself in the final in Bangkok and a special ambassador fight will take place to promote the Sport is your Gang campaign which now kicks off in Brazil to take kids form the street and give them a belonging in the sporting ...

Wu Fights

October 28th, 2016

One of China’s most historical cities, Foshan will be the host city to the Opening of the Wu Fights Series. The event, under the umbrella of the WMC will be hosted for the next 12 months in a monthly tournament inviting the best muaythai athletes from all continents.   96 Athletes will compete in six weight divisions to decide the champions. The event will also help to promote the 2017 World Games.   In its first press conference Albert ...

WMC Orders Posthumous Tribute to HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej at all Remaining 2016 Events

October 18th, 2016

The Headquarters of WMC has sent a request out to all its members calling for a minute of silence to be observed at all IFMA events to pay respect to HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej who sadly passed away on October 13th. HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej was considered as the Father of Thailand and the high patron of Muaythai. His Majesty was the patron of many sport events and associations. The National Olympic Committee of Thailand was under ...

World Muaythai Council’s Tribute to Muaythai’s High Patron HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej

October 14th, 2016

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej rose to the greatest heights in modern Thai history and was in his lifetime, the pillar and soul of his nation. At the time of his passing yesterday, he was the world’s longest reigning Monarch, and had been recognised with several international awards, especially for his social contributions. In Thailand, he was considered the father of many innovations in technology which not only helped the Kingdom, but also neighbouring countries. For ...

EFN 8 FINAL RESULTS

October 13th, 2016

The fans were treated to an electrifying night of Muaythai at Kuala Lumpur’s Badminton Stadium on the 8th of October as EFN Champions league 8 came to town..The card saw two 4 man tournaments, one at 65 kilos and the other a 72 Kilo tournament to decide the 3rd contestant to go through to the Kings birthday tournament on the 5th of December in Bangkok. The Muaythai action opened with a super fight between local fighter Iwan Merican and ...

Muaythai League Begins

October 6th, 2016

This coming Friday 7th October at the prestigious Lumphini Stadium, Bangkok, will see the beginning of the Toyota Muaythai League. The competition will feature 10 fighters from each of the following 4 weight divisions 67kg, 70kg, 72.5kg and 77kg. The event will take place once a week over a period of 6 months in a round robin tournament format. Aside from the financial prizes the fighters will have the chance to win a Toyota pick-up truck ...

Next Stop Malaysia on the Twin Road to the King’s Cup and Abu Dhabi Warriors

September 26th, 2016

Once again featuring both Muaythai and MMA fights on the bill, the 2016 Elite Fight Night (EFN) Series heads to Malaysia  on October 8 for the third of four regional qualifiers on the road to twin year-end finales in Bangkok and Abu Dhabi. Having launched with EFN6 in Thailand on August 12, EFN 2016 then moved on to Bulgaria for EFN7 on September 24 for the second event of the joint Muaythai and MMA series. Following ...

Pinca vs Kulebin

September 17th, 2016

Saturday 17th September is a night everyone in the Muaythai world is looking forward to as two legends in the sport Fabio Pinca and Andrei Kulebin will go head to head. The Wicked One Duel will be held in the beautiful scenery of the Cirque d' winters in Paris and has got fans all over the world excited. Pinca and Kulebin are both ambassadors in the sport and hold similar records but their paths have never ...

Siam 2 Sydney this Saturday!

September 15th, 2016

On Saturday the 17th September the city of Sydney, Australia will once again witness an evening of fantastic Muaythai bouts courtesy of Siam 2 Sydney promotions. Australia has long been a country strong in Muaythai with a unified recognised National Federation and this event showcases the quality and dedication of the Aussie athletes. This event showcases both amateur and professional Muaythai bouts at the Marsden High School and has got all Sydneysiders excited over the ...

Sofia Olofsson, the New WMC European Champion!

September 9th, 2016

Saturday 3rd September saw an evening of top notch Muaythai by the 8th edition of West Coast battle in the beautiful city of Varberg, Sweden. Muaythai in Sweden continues to grow from strength to strength as proved at this event which was sold out long before the fight date. West Coast Battle 8 put on 12 fights in total including 3 WMC title fights. In the women’s 53.8kg division Sofia Olofsson (Sweden) claimed a victory over ...

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