21/09/2026
History was made the moment she decided it would be.
Bryony Soden has become the first Australian in history to win a Rajadamnern title, and if you know her, you know exactly how she did it.
The IFMA family has seen this before. Riyadh, the World Combat Games, that same quiet, locked-in focus, that same ability to dig deeper the moment the fight demands it. Against a champion as decorated as Laura Burgos, she found that gear again. Watch her eyes as the rounds went on and you can see the shift happening in real time, the adjustment, the belief, the refusal to be anywhere but fully present in that moment.
โI believed in myself,โ she said. And that belief is the whole story. Not the scoreboard, not the pressure of the moment, just a fighter who trusted her own ability to adapt when it counted most.
This is what makes her a force to watch. Not just the skill, the mindset behind it.
History, made round by round. ๐ฆ๐บ๐
Congratulations, Bryony Soden. The IFMA family is proud, and we already know this isnโt the last time weโll be saying that.