A local wealthy entrepreneur invested in hosting the event, which was green-lit by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
[16][3] It was seen as a move by the military and pro-ethnic[definition needed] Rakhine that peace had returned and to avert attention from the Rohingya crisis.
[18] The eagerly awaited fight between Thway Thit Win Hlaing and Lethwei star Soe Lin Oo, whom he had never fought before, finally took place in 2022.
[20] The incumbent Myanmar Lethwei Champion Dave Leduc vacated the openweight Lethwei World Championship sanctioned by the MTLF vacated the title prior to the match and Thway Thit Win Hlaing and Tun Tun Min competed for the vacant title.
In these case of the Lethwei Golden Belt, in order to have a champion, the fight cannot end in a draw, a winner must obligatory be declared even if there is no knockout.
Thway Thit Win Hlaing was declared the winner by decision and became openweight Myanmar Lethwei champion.