| 2018 in WLC | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| First date | February 17, 2018 |
| Last date | September 29, 2018 |
| Events | |
| Total events | 3 |
| Fights | |
| Total fights | 22 |
The year 2018 is the 2nd year in the history of the World Lethwei Championship, a Lethwei promotion based in Myanmar.
| # | 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 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
| Date | February 17, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium | |||
| City | Naypitaw, Myanmar | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King was a Lethwei event held on February 17, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Myanmar's capital, Naypitaw. [1]
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]
| WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King | |||||||
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| 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 | ||
| WLC 5: Knockout War | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
| Date | June 2, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium | |||
| City | Naypitaw, Myanmar | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 5: Knockout War was a Lethwei event held on June 2, 2018 in Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Naypitaw, Myanmar. [8]
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.
| 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 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
| Date | September 29, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Thuwunna Stadium | |||
| City | Yangon, Myanmar | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 6: Heartless Tigers was a Lethwei event held on September 29, 2018 at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. [13]
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]
| 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 | |
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