[5][3] On April 18, 2017, the Ambassador of Myanmar to Japan attended the first ever Lethwei world title fight headlining two non-Burmese in the sport's history at Lethwei in Japan 3.

[11] The event organized by ILFJ featured reigning champion Dave Leduc vs Adem Yilmaz inside the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

[13][14] After having an inaugural first event in the Japan in Tokyo (Lethwei Grand Prix 2016), FITE TV[15] signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast the promotion's Lethwei events.

[16] In 2017, the ILFJ signed a broadcasting deal with MNTV[17] to be aired in Myanmar[18] and livestreaming[19] available in Japan on AbemaTV.

At the end of the match if the two fighters are still standing, the fight is declared a draw.