IFMA & WMC’s New Social Initative: Female Empowerment through Muaythai (FEM)
As part of IFMA & WMC’s new social initiative Female Empowerment through Muaythai (FEM) and in collaboration with UN Woman’s UNite campaign to Stop Violence against Woman and Girls, The Woman’s Project (TWP) has launched a new foundation in Mexico. TWP’s main objective is to ensure that women and men have equal opportunities of development, […]
THE WORLD GAMES ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: THE RACE IS ON!
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 […]
Rebecca Hödl Receives Recognition at the Styrian Galanacht des Sport in Graz
Congratulations to Rebecca from the IFMA Family on this special award and achievement!
The IFMA Mourns the Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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 […]
Sport is Your Gang Colombia Provides a Second Chance for Colombian Youth
Gelen Melissa Cossio is a young happy Colombian girl with a difficult story behind her. She was born in CHOCO area… one of the most biodiverse places in the world but also one of the most dangerous places to live full with guerrillas, paramilitary forces, criminal gangs, corrupted politicians and the list goes on. Additionally, […]
“Yut, Chock, Yut, Yaek, Ying!” IFMA’s HERStory about Female Referees
Women’s participation in muaythai 40 years ago was very much unthinkable especially in the motherland of Thailand. In the early 90’s, IFMA and the WMC stood up for gender equality, breaking the history marked by division and discrimination and started a journey with major accomplishments for all stakeholders in the muaythai family and important steps […]
Next Generation of Nak Muay
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 […]
Caley Reece: The First ever Female WMC champion in 2 Divisions
Caley Reece is one of Australia’s most decorated athletes and one of the WMC’s most successful fighters picking up many titles and having defeated many notable opponents including Chommanee Sor Taehiran, Tiffany Van Soest and Jessica Gladstone to name a few. Caley’s WMC journey began at 25 years old following a lengthy winning streak where […]
MTGP Angels, Athens
The global fight scenes spotlight is no longer purely occupied by men, as the rise of numbers of talented female fighters in the sport is a fact we no longer can deny. To celebrate and further support the growth of female fighters, The Greek promotion of MTGP/KGP, lead by Pavlos Kaponis and sanctioned by the […]
Schmidt vs Barlow
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 […]