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THE WORLD GAMES ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: THE RACE IS ON!

January 11th, 2023

Online vote for MUAYTHAI's Monika Chochlikova until 31st January to determine the ‘Best of Birmingham’ Ready, set, go: The International World Games Association (IWGA) has now launched its online votes for the Athlete and Team of the Year 2022. Until 31st January (12 GMT), supporters and friends of The World Games can cast a vote daily for the top athlete and the top team. Voting is available online on the IWGA website: www.theworldgames.org 23 athletes and 12 teams, ...

Lion Fight 20 Set to Take Las Vegas By Storm on February 20

January 9th, 2015

Las Vegas, NV – Lion Fight Promotions CEO Scott Kent has announced that Lion Fight’s World Welterweight Champion Jorina Baars, the last woman ever to defeat superstar Cris Cyborg, will take on Chantal Ughi in the main event championship bout for LION FIGHT 20, Friday, February 20, 2015 live from Foxwoods Resort Casino. LION FIGHT 20 airs live on AXS TV starting at a special time, 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The broadcast will feature play-by-play and ...

WMC Female Power

January 26th, 2017

The 5th December Foundation, The Association of correspondents for Anti-Corruption (Thailand), Bangkok Thonburi University and World King Productions in conjunction with the World Muaythai Council under royal patronage have joined forces to promote an event for gender equality. The true arena in Hua Hin will be the appropriate venue for this amazing night to promote WMC and IFMA’s Campaign to combat violence against woman. The best of the best will square up for this amazing event ...

Angel Fight Part 2

June 2nd, 2017

Following a massive success with round 1 in Angel Fight at the Sports Authority of Thailand the second round is set to take place in August this time in Shanghai, China. The competition which is sanctioned by the WMC is a sixteen-woman elimination tournament at 57kg which began in April and will be completed by the end of the year. The first round saw 16 female athletes go head to head with a full international line ...

Angel Fight Returns!

November 15th, 2017

Following a massive success with round 1 in Angel Fight at the Sports Authority of Thailand the second round is set to take place on Saturday November 18th this time in U-Tapao International Airport, Thailand. The competition which is sanctioned by the WMC is a sixteen-woman elimination tournament at 57kg which began in April and will be completed by the end of the year. The first round saw 16 female athletes go head to head with ...

Schmidt vs Barlow

February 26th, 2018

One of the most exciting fights the year has seen so far was recently announced which will see Yolanda Schmidt from Australia go head to head with Iman Barlow from the UK. All female fight series are growing in popularity in recent times with shows such as Thai fight now promoting female fights alongside all female line ups such as Muaythai Angels which is great news for the sport. Yolanda is an outstanding and well known ...

Next Generation of Nak Muay

May 13th, 2020

IFMA would like to send a warm congratulations to our recent mothers and fathers in Muaythai who are not only multiple world champions but have been real “Game Changers” for Muaythai. First off, we have a tri-athlete, world Muaythai champion and sports nutritionist from Costa Rica, Marcela Soto, who gave birth to twin boys, Simon and Saul, 7 months ago. Marcela has been an ambassador of muaythai, fighting 67 times in Bangkok, Thailand, and ...

The IFMA Mourns the Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

September 9th, 2022

It is with profound sorrow that we learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II which is a huge loss to sport and to all society. Her Majesty will be remembered as an extraordinary woman who led a remarkable life displaying incredible leadership, touching the lives of so many through her care and unwavering commitment to her duty to all people.  The IFMA Family joins the people of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and all those around the ...

WMC Champions – Female Power with Caley Reece

June 20th, 2012

This week’s edition of WMC Champions features the stunning two time WMC World champion Caley Reece, a woman who has truly has earned her spot among the sport’s elite. Caley has been part of the WMC/IFMA for many years winning a medal at the 2010 SportAccord World Combat Games and twice winning the WMC world title. She has risen to become a media celebrity in Australia and has gained well deserved recognition for being the first Muaythai ...

2014: A Knockout Year for Muaythai

January 22nd, 2015

While the New Year has started with many activities planned for 2015 such as the Muaythai Day gala event, IFMA Muaythai University World Cup (under patronage of FISU), the African Championship in Morocco, the all-important Royal World Cup in Bangkok, and many more, last year marked many important milestones for Muaythai. February: saw Muaythai day, organized by the cultural ministry in conjunction with WMC and IFMA celebrated in Bangkok and other cities around the world. April: saw ...

Muaythai Athlete Sofia Olofsson wins IWGA Athlete of the Year

February 4th, 2017

Sofia Olofsson (SWE) tops the polls and wins the IWGA Athlete of the Year 2016! The 28-year-old Muaythai fighter wins the race by a huge margin . Olofsson won 39 % of the votes, making her clear number 1.After the victory, Sofia was quoted saying: “It feels incredible to get so many votes! I would like to thank all of the Muaythai community and all of my supporters from Sweden and the rest of the world. ...

WMC/IFMA Female Gala

June 7th, 2017

12 countries will participate in a special Muaythai promotion and to showcase the gender equality in Muaythai it is an all-female card. The event is there to promote IFMA’s cooperation with UN Women to create awareness towards violence against women. There will be a world title fight between Tisha Rongreankeelakoraj (Thailand) and Fani Sasiprapa Gym (Greece) in the 60kg weight division and an intercontinental title at the 63.5kg as well as 2 title fights for the ...

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