The ceremony to establish the Ho Chi Minh City General Vo Federation (HMMAF) term 1 took place on the afternoon of September 15 at New World Hotel Ho Chi Minh City. Attending the HMMAF establishment ceremony, there were many guests from home and abroad, including Mr. Viwat Sakulrat, CEO of Tiger Muay Thai Gym system (Thailand).
The Tiger Muay Thai gym was founded in 2003 in Phuket, Thailand by an American named William McNamara. Over time, Tiger Muay Thai not only trained Muay and Kickboxing, but also trained MMA according to the general development trend of international martial arts. By 2015, Tiger Muay Thai transferred ownership.
Viwat Sakulrat is one of the co -owners of Tiger Muay Thai, and also in charge of the CEO (CEO) of this gym. Under Viwat Sakulrat, Tiger Muay Thai continued to grow and became one of the most prestigious MMA training in the world, when they trained many UFC champions.
Among the famous boxers who used to practice at Tiger Muay Thai can mention Petr Yan, the former Bantamweight UFC champion; Alexander Volkanovski, reigning UFC champion of Featherweight; Israel Adesanya, the reigning UFC champion of Middleweight; Vitaly Bigdash, former One Championship MiddleWers, Middleweight.
With Mr. Viwat Sakulrat attending the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh City MMA Federation (HMMAF), fans may expect the prospect of the leading MMA boxers in Vietnam to be trained and experienced at the Tiger Muay Thai system. This is the first step to help them reach international reach, conquering big arenas like UFC and ONE Championship.
Besides Mr. Viwat Sakulrat, another special guest appeared at the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh MMA Union, Chatri Sityodong, the founder and president of the General Martial Arts Award One Championship. At the present time, One Championship is one of the most prestigious MMA tournaments in Asia.