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Darren Rolland (born 28 September 1998) is a French Muay Thai fighter who has been competing professionally since 2017. He is the current WMO Featherweight International Champion and former WBC Muaythai Featherweight World Champion
Featherweight champion.
He is the winner of the 2016 IFMA World Junior Championship and 2017 European Senior Championship. He is the 2018 FFKMDA Featherweight Muay Thai champion.




Martial arts career


He fought for the first major honor of his professional career in 2019, when he was set to for the WBC Muaythai International Featherweight title. His opponent was the future WBC Muaythai International Super Bantamweight title holder, Ryan Sheehan. Rolland captured the title with a third round TKO.
Rolland was scheduled to fight during Cadiz Fight Night 2, when he was set to face Carlos Coello for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Featherweight title. It was a fight between the current and former WBC Muaythai International champions. Rolland won the fight through a second round knockout.
In late 2019 Rolland signed with ONE Championship. He was soon thereafter scheduled to fight Sam-A Gaiyanghadao during ONE Championship: Century Part 1. While the first round of his fight with the former Lumpini Stadium champion was competitive, Sam-A took over the momentum in the second round. The Thai native scored an early knockdown and, two minutes into the fight, knocked Rolland down with a short left hook. Rolland failed to get up during the ten second countdown, and Sam-A won the fight through a second round KO.
Rolland was scheduled to participate in the Festival La Belle Equipe muay thai tournament, held on 8 December 2021. He was set to face Abdel Cherragi in the tournament semifinals. He beat both Cherragi and Quentin Alhamdou in the finals in the same manner, by decision.
Rolland was booked to face Silviu Vitez in the semifinals of the one-day four-man MFC tournament, held at MFC 025 on December 3, 2022. He beat Vitez by a second-round technical knockout and was able to overcome Iker Valderrama by unanimous decision in the tournament finals. Rolland was next booked to face Fayçal Bahroumi at Duel en Terre des Farangs on January 7, 2023. Bahroumi withdrew from the bout on December 19, and was replaced by Brandon Vieira.
Rolland faced Brandon Vieira for the second time in his career at Duel en Terre des Farangs 2 on January 7, 2023. He won the rematch by unanimous decision.
Rolland faced Daniel McGowan for the WMO International -57.5 kg title at the inaugural Hitman Fight League event on April 23, 2023. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.
Rolland faced Imad El Hamzi at Victory Arena on November 25, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.
Rolland faced Kompetch Fairtex at ONE Friday Fights 47 on January 12. 2024. He lost the fight by a third-round knockout.




Championships accomplishments






= Professional

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Mamba Fight Club
2022 MFC Muaythai -60 kg Tournament Winner
World Boxing Council Muaythai
WBC Muaythai World Featherweight (-57.153 kg) Championship (One time, current)
WBC Muaythai International Featherweight (-57.153 kg) Championship (One time, former)
Fédération Française de Kick Boxing, Muaythaï et Disciplines Associées
FFKMDA Featherweight (-57 kg) Muay Thai Championship
World Muaythai Council
2022 WMC Intercontinental Featherweight Champion




= Amateur

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International Federation of Muaythai Associations
2016 IFMA World Championships Junior -54 kg
2016 IFMA Youth World Championships Junior -54 kg
2016 IFMA European Championships B-class -54 kg
2022 IFMA European Senior Championships -57 kg
2022 IFMA World Senior Championships -57 kg
2024 IFMA World Senior Championships -57 kg




Fight record






See also


List of male kickboxers




References

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• Daren Rolland
• List of WBC Muaythai world champions
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• 2016 IFMA World Muaythai Championships
• Kompetch Sitsarawatsuer
• List of ONE Championship alumni
• Ryan Sheehan
• 2024 in ONE Championship
• Daniel McGowan (Muay Thai)
• Silviu Vitez