{"id":6144,"date":"2025-06-08T00:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T23:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=6144"},"modified":"2025-06-08T14:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T13:00:32","slug":"before-antalya-moved-morocco-was-already-planning-the-future-the-royal-moroccan-kickboxing-federation-had-anticipated-the-new-global-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/before-antalya-moved-morocco-was-already-planning-the-future-the-royal-moroccan-kickboxing-federation-had-anticipated-the-new-global-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Before Antalya Moved… Morocco Was Already Planning the Future: The Royal Moroccan Kickboxing Federation Had Anticipated the New Global Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Moroccan Kickboxing and Muay Thai Federation anticipated the WMC strategy with a visionary approach<\/strong><\/p>\n

On May 30, 2024, Antalya, Turkey, hosted a high-level meeting of the World Muay Thai Council (WMC)<\/strong> during the World Championships, where a new global program was unveiled in partnership with the International Federation of Muay Thai (IFMA)<\/strong>. The program aims to professionalize athletes through a new global ranking system, oversight of national competitions, and official certification.<\/p>\n

Among the attendees was Mr. Idriss Hilali<\/strong>, Vice President of the IFMA and WMC Board Member, alongside national representatives from around the world.<\/p>\n

However, according to exclusive information from MMAMAG Magazine and Morocco Now newspaper<\/strong>, the Royal Moroccan Federation of Kickboxing and Muay Thai<\/strong> had already begun implementing a forward-thinking strategy<\/strong>, which involved delegating the organization of professional tournaments to a specialized Moroccan company<\/strong> with strong logistical and broadcasting capabilities.<\/p>\n

National Foresight That Preceded the Global Shift<\/h3>\n

What the WMC and IFMA are now promoting globally, Morocco had already anticipated. The Moroccan Federation is not merely reacting\u2014it has the potential to lead this transformation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Key questions arise:<\/p>\n

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    Can Morocco become a central figure in shaping professional Muay Thai across Africa?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Could this Moroccan company be integrated as an official partner in the implementation of the global framework<\/strong>, especially in Africa?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Will national leaders like Idriss Hilali take this as a moment to shine and influence international combat sports governance<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    From Planning to Initiative<\/h3>\n

    This global program is not just an administrative shift\u2014it\u2019s a structural change<\/strong> that requires readiness, coordination, and vision. The Moroccan Federation has already laid the groundwork. Now, the challenge is to capitalize on this position:<\/p>\n

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      By institutionalizing this approach<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Involving qualified national actors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      And asserting Morocco\u2019s place as a regional hub in Africa and the Arab world<\/strong> for professional combat sports<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The future of professional Muay Thai in Africa might just be\u2026 written in Moroccan ink<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Moroccan Kickboxing and Muay Thai Federation anticipated the WMC strategy with a visionary approach On May 30, 2024, Antalya, Turkey, hosted a high-level meeting of the World Muay Thai Council (WMC) during the World Championships, where a new global program was unveiled in partnership with the International Federation of Muay Thai (IFMA). The program […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kick-kickboxing-muay-thai"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6144"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6145,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6144\/revisions\/6145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}