Opened more than a decade later than Rajadamnern Stadium, Lumpinee is run by the Royal Thai Army.

Only Rajadamnern Stadium rivals the prestige of holding the title of "Muay Thai Champion of Lumpinee".

[1] The final event at its original site on Rama IV Road near Lumphini Park (where One Bangkok is currently being built) was held on 8 February 2014.

[7] One of the most famous Lumpinee champions was Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn who reigned without defeat in the early-1980s, holding the Lightweight title for four years.

These changes included allowing women to fight in the stadium, begin hosting mixed martial arts bouts and ban gambling in order to attract a non-gambling audience.

[14][15] Traditionally reserved for male fighters, Lumpinee Stadium eventually hosted its first female fight card on 13 November 2021.

[16] Having long been a venue for Muay Thai, Lumpinee Stadium made history by holding its first mixed martial arts event on 16 January 2022, hosted by Fairtex Fight Promotion.

French fighter Damien Alamos won the super lightweight title in 2012 and was the first foreigner to defend the belt later that year.