Over thirty European countries are in full preparation for the upcoming European Championships in Liepaja, Latvia which is certainly a highlight on the IFMA event calendar. The Latvian Muaythai Federation has done a fantastic job organising this event fully supported by the Latvian government. It will be a great lead in to the IFMA World Championships scheduled for early December in Bangkok.

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May 16th and 17th will see the first Spanish athlete qualifier for the IFMA World Championships. The event will be hosted by Templo Thai Muay Thai gym, located n the Mediterranean seaside and next to Barcelona. More than 50 fighters will be vying for a spot on the National Team to represent Spain in this 2-day event. Attendants will also have the opportunity to take a referee seminar.

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TM-WMC, KEDAH INTERNATIONAL MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIP III - THE ROYAL CUP OF KEDAH is scheduled for May 8-9 in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia. This annual event will be a crowd pleaser featuring big names in Muaythai battling it out with two title fights for The Royal Cup of Kedah on the line.

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Following the success of the recent "Contender Asia 2 Italian Qualifier", the Kombat League will hold an explosive 72.5 kg 8 man tournament under full muaythai rules, on the 2nd of May in Rimini. Fight club Riccione and Antonio Napoletano will be the organizer of this Fantastic event "Onesongchai/La grande sfida sui 4 angoli" featuring 8 muaythai super stars.

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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.

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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.

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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.