February 1st, 2021 Due to 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
Headquarters
Yangon
,
Myanmar
Key people
Zay Thiha (Chairman)[1] Sein Phyo Hlaing (Executive Director)[2]
Owner
Myanmar Lekkha Moun Co Ltd[3]
Website
www.wlc.com.mm
World Lethwei Championship (also known as WLC) was a Lethwei promotion based in Yangon, Myanmar.[4] The promotion brought to the millennia-old Burmese martial of Lethwei to UFC Fight Pass and showcased it to the world.[5][6] The WLC events combined the historic traditions of Lethwei with modern entertainment.[7]
Despite plans of an expanding the promotion to an international level by 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic along with the arrest of chairman Zay Thiha in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat ultimately resulted in World Lethwei Championship in February 2021.
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^"Local Company List For Registration On (22-6-2016)In Yangon Region" (PDF). DICA. 16 May 2017.
^"World's Largest Bareknuckle Fighting Organization Sets Event for 10,000 Seat Indoor Stadium". MyMMANews. 23 May 2017.
^Eric Kowal (16 May 2017). "World's largest bareknuckle fighting organization sets event for 10,000 seat indoor stadium". MyMMANews. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^Ismail Vorajee (28 September 2018). "Cambodians test Lethwei mettle". Khmer Times.
^Matt Eaton (16 May 2017). "World Lethwei Championship 1: The Great Beginning". The Fight Nation.
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