Italian muaythai is in full steam these coming months from Rome to Palermo to the beautiful Tuscani. Events are being held in all Italian regions under the World Muaythai Council and the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur.

Source: http://www.ifmamuaythai.org/HTML/09_0428_Italy.html

Over 6000 people filled the Kelantan Stadium forming an atmosphere never seen before in Malaysia for the Malaysian Contender qualifier. The event was filmed by AXN, the Asian broadcaster for The Contender Asia. The place was packed with Contender celebrities with the show’s Executive Producer and host in attendance.

The first fight of the super 8 was Kudin VS The Police Champion Tengku. Tengku showed his lighting hand speed and stopped Kudin.

Jamaica with no doubt is one of the beautiful countries in the world and one of the biggest muaythai events, perhaps the biggest in the history of the sport itself, is set to be held there. The world’s best fighters will square up for 9 world title fights and the Jamaican Prime Minister’s Cup. Former WMC and K-Max World Champion Buakaw Por Pramuk wil take on Contender Asia superstar John Wayne Parr.

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The Asian Martial Arts Games has been RESCHEDULED for 6th -14th June 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was ORIGINALLY scheduled for 15 April – 3 May.

The AMAG organising committee with the blessing of the Olympic Council of Asia sent notice regarding the schedule change to all of the 45 Asian NOC’s last week.

The event was postponed for a later date due to safety concerns.

Source: http://www.ifmamuaythai.org/HTML/09_0420_AMMA.html

The thirteen IOC/GAISF recognized martial arts have joined forces for the 2010 Sportaccord Martial Arts & Combat Sports Games. The city of Beijing where the unforgettable 2008 Summer Olympics were held has been elected to host the week-long event.

The next four weeks will be extremely busy for IFMA as the event calendar is stacked with large-scale competitions.

There will be three separate major events starting with the Asian Martial Arts Games (AMAGs), organized by the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) in Bangkok from 25 April – 3 May. The event will be under the IFMA umbrella and its Asian arm, FAMA. Twenty countries are expected to compete in the sport of Muaythai.

The Arafura games mascot has long been the lovable “Rocky the Wallaby”. Rocky the rock wallaby first bounded onto the scene at the very first Arafura Sports Festival in 1991. The rock wallaby is a member of the greater wallaby clan that lives across the Top End of the Northern Territory. Like their kangaroo cousins, wallabies are noted for their athletic ability and can cover ground at great speed.

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Who ever would dream of fighting at a height of 1,800 metres above sea level in the beautiful sunshine surrounded by snow? The Arosa Fight on Ice event was a once in life time experience for fighters, spectators and many VIP guests. In light of the success of this one of a kind event, the organisers are already starting to plan for the next event of its kind!

WMC & IFMA must thank the organisers for this most unforgettable event that’s second to none!