2018 in World Lethwei Championship

The year 2018 is the 2nd year in the history of the World Lethwei Championship, a Lethwei promotion based in Myanmar.

2018 in WLC
Information
First dateFebruary 17, 2018
Last dateSeptember 29, 2018
Events
Total events3
Fights
Total fights22
Chronology
2017 in WLC 2018 in WLC 2019 in WLC

List of events
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
1 WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King February 17, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium Naypitaw, Myanmar
2 WLC 5: Knockout War June 2, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium Naypitaw, Myanmar
3 WLC 6: Heartless Tigers September 29, 2018 Thuwunna Stadium Yangon, Myanmar

WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King
WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King
Information
PromotionWorld Lethwei Championship
DateFebruary 17, 2018
VenueWunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium
City Naypitaw, Myanmar
Event chronology
WLC 3: Legendary Champions WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King WLC 5: Knockout War

WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King was a Lethwei event held on February 17, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Myanmar's capital, Naypitaw.[1]

Background

This event marked the first title defence of middleweight Lethwei world champion Too Too.[2] For the occasion, he faced Ukraine's Vasyl Sorokin,[3] who was one of the fastest rising stars in the world of kickboxing.[4] Sorokin had already been in more than 20 major fights and had recently scored a victory over Thai superstar Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee to earn him the title shot.[5] After 5 rounds, Too Too won by unanimous decision[6] over Sorokin and retained his title.[7]

Fight Card
WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 75 kg Too Too def. Vasyl Sorokin Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship
Welterweight 67 kg Saw Ba Oo def. Tha Pyay Nyo Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Kyaw Zin Latt def. Ba Htoo Maung Knockout 3 4-man Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Saw Darwait def. Pat Kyaw Lin Naing Knockout 1 4-man Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
Featherweight 57 kg Nou Srey Pov def. Shwe Sin Min Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 60 kg Chit Maung Maung def. Sithu Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Lethee Moe def. Thway Thit Maung Knockout 4

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    WLC 5: Knockout War
    WLC 5: Knockout War
    Information
    PromotionWorld Lethwei Championship
    DateJune 2, 2018
    VenueWunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium
    City Naypitaw, Myanmar
    Event chronology
    WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King WLC 5: Knockout War WLC 6: Heartless Tigers

    WLC 5: Knockout War was a Lethwei event held on June 2, 2018 in Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Naypitaw, Myanmar.[8]

    Background

    Artur Saladiak and Saw Ba Oo[9] contested the main event for the Light Middleweight World LethweiChampionship.[10] Artur Saladiak defeated Saw Ba Oo by knockout to become the first Light Middleweight WLC Champion.[11] Artur Saladiak is Britain's K-1 and Muay Thai champion, with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw. He has been in the Lethwei ring three times, twice with Myanmar's Soe Lin Oo, and once with Alex Bublea from Romania. Saladiak showed impressive Lethwei skills in these fights, grabbing a chance to challenge the WLC's light middleweight world title.[12] Taungkalay Lethwei Club's tough warrior Saw Ba Oo, 28, is one of the toughest Lethwei fighters in Myanmar, with 18 wins, 20 draws and 5 losses. The winner will become the WLC's world Lethwei champion in the light middleweight category. Saw Ba Oo's teammate Saw Darwait will go up against Kyaw Zin Latt from the Nine Thaton Lethwei Club for WLC's light welterweight title.

    Fight Card
    WLC 5: Knockout War
    Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
    Light Middleweight 71 kg Artur Saladiak def. Saw Ba Oo Knockout 4 1:00 For the Light Middleweight World Lethwei Championship
    Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Kyaw Zin Latt def. Saw Darwait Decision (Split) 5 3:00 For the Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
    Super Middleweight 79 kg Saw Nga Man def. Michael Badato Decision (Split) 5 3:00
    Welterweight 67 kg Tha Pyay Nyo def. Phoe La Pyae Knockout 2 0:46
    Bantamweight 54 kg Nou Srey Pov def. Shwe Nadi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    Lightweight 60 kg Antonio Faria def. Mite Yine TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 3:00
    Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Saw Htoo Aung def. Lethee Moe Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00

      WLC 6: Heartless Tigers
      WLC 6: Heartless Tigers
      Information
      PromotionWorld Lethwei Championship
      DateSeptember 29, 2018
      VenueThuwunna Stadium
      City Yangon, Myanmar
      Event chronology
      WLC 5: Knockout War WLC 6: Heartless Tigers WLC 7: Mighty Warriors

      WLC 6: Heartless Tigers was a Lethwei event held on September 29, 2018 at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.[13]

      Background

      This marked WLC's return in Yangon for the first time in 2018, after two events in Myanmar's capital.[14] The event saw the debut of Kun Khmer star Roeung Sophorn who faced off against Myanmar's knockout artist Yan Naing Tun. With a record of 141 wins and 17 losses, the WLC signed Cambodian Sophorn in an attempt to bring the attention of millions of fans in his home country . Pich Mtes Khmang was also in action in a lightweight bout against Mite Yine.[15] In the main event, Lethwei superstar Soe Lin Oo made his WLC return against Zhao Wen Wen of China.[16] Soe Lin Oo defeated Zhao Wen Wen by knockout[17] in the second round.[18]

      Fight Card
      WLC 6: Heartless Tigers
      Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
      Welterweight 67 kg Soe Lin Oo def. Zhao Wen Wen Knockout 2 0:40
      Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Saw Htoo Aung def. Kyaw Zin Latt Knockout 1 2:59 For the Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
      Welterweight 67 kg Yan Naing Tun def. Roeung Sophorn Knockout 3 2:59
      Welterweight 67 kg Tha Pyay Nyo def. Sokhrukh Kholmurodov TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 1:25
      Lightweight 60 kg Antonio Faria def. Nguyen Tang Quyen Knockout 3 1:48
      Lightweight 60 kg Pich Mtes Khmang def. Mite Yine Decision (Split) 5 3:00
      Middleweight 75 kg Pite Htwe def. San Thu Oo Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
      Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Lethee Moe def. Shuklaine Min Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00

        See also

        References
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        2. "Too Too's first defense of title against Sorokin". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
        3. "Too Too looks to continue dominance in first title defense". Fight Game Asia. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
        4. "First fight at Naypyitaw". Duwun. 5 February 2018.
        5. Eric Kowal (11 August 2017). "Middleweight World Lethwei Champion Too Too to defend against Ukrainian star Vasyl Sorokin". My MMA News.
        6. "Too Too just too good for Sorokin". Myanmar Times. 18 February 2018.
        7. Robert Belen (20 February 2018). "Middleweight World Lethwei Champion Too Too Dominates Vasyl Sorokin to Retain Title". My MMA News.
        8. "Saw Ba Oo fight Polish Saladiak for World Light Middleweight title". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
        9. "World Lethwei Championship Returns with Knockout War in June". The Fight Nation. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
        10. "Saw Ba Oo fight Artur Saladiak for World Title WLC". Global New Light Myanmar. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
        11. "Artur Saladiak secures light middleweight world title". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
        12. "WLC Lethwei Challenge In Naypyidaw To Be Broadcast Live". MyanmarDigitalNews. 1 June 2018.
        13. "WLC: HEARTLESS TIGERS". The Fight Nation. 29 September 2018.
        14. "World Lethwei Championship returns to Yangon, Myanmar with WLC: Heartless Tigers". Mixed Martial Arts. 5 October 2018.
        15. Ismail Vorajee (28 September 2018). "Cambodians test Lethwei mettle". Khmer Times.
        16. Kyaw Zin Hlaing (28 September 2018). "Soe Lin Oo to fight China's Zhao Wenwen at Heartless Tigers". Myanmar Times.
        17. Kyaw Zin Hlaing (1 October 2018). "Myanmar's Soe Lin Oo knocks out Zhao Wenwen of China in second round". Myanmar Times.
        18. "World Lethwei Championship Line Up Its Return to Yangon". The Fight Nation. 2018-08-21.
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