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World Lethwei Championship World Lethwei Championship (also known as WLC) is a Lethwei promotion based in Yangon, Myanmar. The promotion brought to the millennia-old Burmese martial of Lethwei to UFC Fight Pass and showcased it to the world. The WLC events combined the his ...

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Lethwei Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world, * * * a ...

promotion based in

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List of events

WLC 11: Battlebones

''WLC 11: Battlebones'' was a

event held by

on January 31, 2020 at the

Thein Pyu Stadium Thein Pyu Stadium ( my, သိမ်ဖြူအားကစားကွင်း) is a Lethwei stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the most notorious Lethwei stadium in all of Myanmar and counts over 5,200-seats. It's the venue choice for m ...

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

Background

This event featured a world title fight for the World Lethwei Middleweight Championship between the champion

Too Too Too Too ( my, တူးတူး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and who competes in the World Lethwei Championship. He is former the WLC Middleweight World champion and is undefeated under traditional Lethwei rules, holding the 75 kg Le ...

and the challenger

Naimjon Tuhtaboyev Naimjon Tuhtaboyev (Uzbek language, Uzbek: Naimjon To'xtaboyev; born 29 January 1993) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek Lethwei and Muay Thai fighter who currently competes in the World Lethwei Championship (WLC), where he is the reigning World Lethwei Cha ...

of Uzbekistan. The event was streamed live on

UFC Fight Pass UFC Fight Pass is an American subscription-based video streaming service owned by the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, that launched in December 2013. History Fight Pass showcases live and on-demand mixed martial arts, submission grappling, kickboxi ...

Results

WLC 12: Hideout Battle

''WLC 12: Hideout Battle'' was a

event held by

on August 28, 2020 in an undisclosed location.

Background

This event was the first for the organization following the

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's Souris Manfredi took on

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

's Maisha Katz, with the winner making history as the Women's Bantamweight World Lethwei Champion,the first female lethwei world champion in World Lethwei Championship.

Results

WLC 14: Lethwei Showcase

''WLC 14: Lethwei Showcase'' was a

event held by

on September 25, 2020 in an undisclosed location. In the main event, Light Welterweight World Lethwei Champion Antonio Faria defended his title against Spanish challenger Francisco Jose Vinuelas. Faria retained his title via TKO at the hand of the third round when Vinuelas was unable to continue.

Background

Results

References

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