The World Muay Thai Association (WMTA) is one of the oldest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of Muay Thai in the world for the sport. The WMTA was created in the

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as the World Muay Thai Association in 1984 by

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kickboxing trainer and founder of the

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. The organisation became one of the major sanctioning bodies for professional Muay Thai. Early stars of the WMTA included Branco Cikatic,

Peter Aerts Peter Aerts (born 25 October 1970) is a Dutch semi-retired kickboxer. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Dutch Lumberjack", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time ...

Ernesto Hoost Ernesto Frits Hoost (born 11 July 1965) is a Dutch retired kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just on ...

and

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. The WMTA is based in Haarlem,

. In 2009, Sayed Zeyada, Glen Huisman and Tim van Duijn took over the organization. In 2012, Sayed Zeyada left the WMTA.In 2018 Tim van Duijn retired. The only recognized WMTA champion at this time is Dimangio Jano; he captured the WMTA Super Featherweight title at Gideon Jonkers Honor Fightleague, Curacao on October 6th, 2018.WMTA: Wie zijn wij?
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Current champions

Male world champions

Female world champions

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