One Championship announces partnership with the Sports Authority of Thailand

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the ONE: A NEW TOMORROW Official Kick-Off Press Conference at the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit Hotel ahead of Friday night’s blockbuster event at the Impact Arena.

Before various local and international media, ONE Championship announced a partnership with the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT).

ONE Championship’s partnership with (SAT) aims to further develop the sport of Muay Thai on a global scale. The collaboration will see both organizations work together to establish ONE HERO SERIES MUAY THAI in Thailand, which seeks to discover grassroots Muay Thai talent in both the local and international level.

Joshua Pacio submits Rene Catalan to retain One Strawweight World Title

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), once again electrified the crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. Last Friday night, 8 November, ONE: MASTERS OF FATE played host to a series of action-packed and compelling contests, delivered by the absolute best in world-class martial arts talent.

Visit the official ONE: MASTERS OF FATE photo gallery by clicking: https://bit.ly/onephotos

In the main event, Joshua "The Passion" Pacio of the Philippines turned in a dominant performance, submitting compatriot Rene "D' Challenger" Catalan in the second round to retain his ONE Strawweight World Championship. Pacio survived an early submission scare from Catalan to impose his will on the ground. In the second round, Pacio stuffed a takedown from Catalan and worked his way into mount, before securing a masterful arm-triangle choke, leaving the challenger with no choice but to tap out.

Tarik Khbabez and Roman Kryklia to battle for The Inaugural One Light Heavyweight Kickboxin World Title

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the complete card for ONE: AGE OF DRAGONS, set to take place at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing on Saturday, 16 November. Once again, the world’s greatest martial arts athletes are ready to descend upon the Chinese mainland to showcase their incredible skills.

ONE Championship has also announced a partnership with Bloomage International, who is the strategic partner and will work closely with the organization in developing the ONE Championship brand across all platforms.

Bloomage International has three main pillars: investments, operations, and commercial real-estate industries. The organization owns more than 30 subsidiary companies, holding companies, and joint-stock companies. It also owns the world-renowned stadium, the Cadillac Center, which is the only venue that has the capacity to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.

Hua Fung Teh, Group President of ONE Championship, stated: “It is my pleasure to announce ONE Championship’s partnership with Bloomage International. We are constantly on the lookout for the right partners to join us in bringing authentic martial arts to a worldwide audience. I am super excited to also announce our next show in Beijing, ONE: AGE OF DRAGONS. ONE Championship remains dedicated to delivering Chinese martial arts fans the very best in sports entertainment. Showcasing our elite Chinese ONE Championship athletes and giving them the global platform to shine is our goal. I can’t wait for this amazing event this November!”

Nong-O Gaiyanghadao to defend One Bantamweight Muay Thai World title against Saemapetch Fairtex

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its return home to Singapore for ONE: EDGE OF GREATNESS. On Friday, 22 November, the Singapore Indoor Stadium will once again play host to the world’s greatest martial arts athletes. In the main event, reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao of Thailand will defend his World Title against countryman Saemapetch Fairtex.

More information for ONE: EDGE OF GREATNESS is available at www.onefc.com. Tickets are available at this link: https://www.sportshub.com.sg/ONE

Aung La N Sang delivers stunning TKO of Brandon Vera to retain One Light Heavweight World Championship

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), completed a historic evening with a stacked card at ONE: CENTURY 世紀 PART II. The mega event which took place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan featured some of Japan’s top martial arts talents, alongside the biggest international superstars. In the main event, ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion Aung La N Sang put together a spectacular performance, finishing ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon Vera in the second round to retain his World Title.

Visit the official ONE: CENTURY 世紀 PART II photo gallery by clicking: https://bit.ly/onephotos

Limited Edition One: Century 世紀 Merchandise to go on sale

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it will be releasing limited edition ONE Championship merchandise to commemorate ONE: CENTURY 世紀, the organization’s landmark 100th live event.

A series of limited edition t-shirts will go on sale beginning at the ONE Martial Arts Fan Fest, which takes place at the Bellesalle Shibuya Garden from 5-6 October. After that, merchandise will go on sale at ONE: CENTURY 世紀, which takes place at the iconic Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday, 13 October. Limited stocks will be available at these venues.

Zebaztian Kadestam to defend The One Welterweight World Title against Kiamrian Abbasov at ONE: DAWN OF VALOR

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its return to Jakarta, Indonesia with ONE: DAWN OF VALOR. Set to take place at the Istora Senayan on Friday, 25 October, ONE: DAWN OF VALOR features the absolute best in world-class martial arts talent.

In the main event, ONE Welterweight World Champion Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam of Sweden defends his title against Kiamrian Abbasov of Kyrgyzstan. Also, in the co-main event, ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion Regian “The Immortal” Eersel of The Netherlands defends his title against countryman Nieky “The Natural” Holzken in a highly-anticipated rematch.

Ticket information for ONE: DAWN OF VALOR is available at www.onefc.com. Tickets, priced from IDR 75,000, are on sale now at https://one.cognitix.id/. From now through 22 September, save 20% on tickets using the promo code ‘ONELOYALTY.'

Complete Card announced for ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH in Ho Chi Minh on 6 September

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its historic first event to be held in Vietnam. Live from Ho Chi Minh City is ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH, featuring the absolute best in world-class martial arts talent. The greatest strikers from all corners of the globe are set to converge at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium on 6 September for an action-packed evening. ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH is also the first event to feature all ONE Super Series bouts.

In the main event, reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao of Thailand will defend his title against Brice Delval of France.

Ticket information for ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH is available at www.onefc.com.

Ilias Ennahachi knocks out Petchdam Petchyindee Academy to become the new One Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), once again delivered a spectacular evening of world-class martial arts action. ONE: DREAMS OF GOLD, which took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok last Friday night, 16 August comprised of compelling match-ups and thrilling finishes. In the main event, Ilias Ennahachi of the Netherlands stopped local favorite Petchdam Petchyindee Academy of Thailand to capture the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship.

Visit the official ONE: DREAMS OF GOLD photo gallery by clicking: https://bit.ly/onephotos

Martin Nguyen stops Koyomi Matsushima to retain One Featherweight World Title

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), returned to a packed Mall of Asia Arena in Manila for the biggest martial arts event in Philippine history with ONE: DAWN OF HEROES. Once again, the finest martial arts talent in the world came out to showcase their incredible skills. In the main event, Martin Nguyen retained his ONE Featherweight World Championship with a technical knockout victory over Koyomi Matsushima. In the co-main event, Rodtang Jitmuangnon captured the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship with a unanimous decision victory over Jonathan Haggerty.

One Esports officially launches Asia's largest Esports World Championship Series, Appoints Esports Veteran Carlos Alimurung as CEO

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has announced the official launch of Asia’s largest esports world championship series with ONE Esports’ first confirmed events of the 2019-2020 season. In addition, Carlos Alimurung has been named CEO of ONE Esports, and will be responsible for designing ONE Esports’ vision and strategy, setting the company’s goals, and supporting the team to execute and deliver.

ONE Esports will be organizing a series of Dota 2 World Pro Invitationals featuring the top teams in the world. The ONE Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on December 20-22, 2019 and the ONE Dota 2 Jakarta World Pro Invitational will be held at ICE BSD on April 17-19, 2020. Each Invitational will see the world’s best professional Dota 2 teams compete for a prize pool of USD 500,000.

Giorgio Petrosyan outpoints Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy to win by unanimous decision

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), once again thrilled the capacity crowd at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. ONE: MASTERS OF DESTINY played host to a world-class martial arts spectacle. In the main event, kickboxing superstar Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan of Italy put together a comprehensive performance, defeating opponent Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy of Thailand by unanimous decision after three rounds. In the co-main event, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Michelle Nicolini of Brazil upset superstar “Unstoppable” Angela Lee of Singapore, winning by unanimous decision.

In the main event of the evening, Italian-Armenian kickboxing icon Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan advanced to the semi-finals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix after defeating Thai legend Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy by unanimous decision. Petrosyan was aggressive all throughout the three-round contest as he stormed Petchmorakot with crushing combinations to secure the decision victory. Petrosyan advances to the semi-final round of the tournament and will now face ‘Smokin’ Jo Nattawut in a highly-anticipated rematch at ONE: DREAMS OF GOLD in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Martin Nguyen to defend One Featherweight World Title against Koyomi Matsushima in Manila on 2 August

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that reigning ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen of Vietnam and Australia will defend his title against top contender Koyomi Matsushima of Japan. The featherweight showdown has been added to ONE: DAWN OF HEROES as the main event, which takes place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on Friday, 2 August.

Ticket information for ONE: DAWN OF HEROES is available at www.onefc.com.

Historic 100th Live Event One: Century announced for Tokyo on 13 October

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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its return to the iconic Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo for ONE: CENTURY 世紀, the promotion’s historic 100th live event, scheduled for Sunday, 13 October.

ONE: CENTURY 世紀 is ONE Championship’s most exciting show to date, featuring three World Championship bouts, and three World Grand Prix Championships, in the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix, ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix, and the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix.

One Championship hosts media open workout for Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held a Media Open Workout, Tuesday, 18 June at Petchyindee Gym featuring ONE Championship superstar Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy of Thailand. Sorgraw Petchyindee Academy was also in attendance at the Media Open Workout as a special guest.

Petchmorakot is scheduled to face kickboxing legend Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan of Italy in a ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Quarter-final contest at ONE: MASTERS OF DESTINY, set for 12 July at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ticket information for ONE: MASTERS OF DESTINY is available at www.onefc.com.

Shinya Aoki stares down Christian Lee at One: Enter the Dragon official kick-off Press Conference

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), held the ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON Official Kick-Off Press Conference last 14 May at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center in Singapore. In attendance was ONE Championship Chairman and CEO, Chatri Sityodtong, along with ONE Championship superstars led by main event competitors, reigning ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki and challenger Christian “The Warrior” Lee.

Also in attendance was American martial arts prodigy and former Karate World Champion “Super” Sage Northcutt, who makes his highly-anticipated ONE Championship debut this Friday night.

Ticket information for ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON is available at www.onefc.com.

Additional Bouts announced for One: Roots of Honor in Manila on 12 April

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced additional bouts for ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR, which is set to take place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on 12 April. Once again, the absolute best in local and international martial arts talent will grace the ONE Championship stage and showcase their world-class skills.

In the main event, reigning ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen of Vietnam and Australia will defend his title against former ONE World Champion Narantungalag Jadambaa of Mongolia. 

Also, in the co-main event, a highly-anticipated rematch takes place when former ONE World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio of the Philippines challenges reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion Yosuke “The Ninja” Saruta of Japan.

Ticket information for ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR is available at www.onefc.com.

Senzo Ikeda steps in to face Danny Kingad at One: A New Era in Tokyo on 31 March

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that Andrew Leone of the United States has withdrawn from his ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix quarter-final bout against Danny “The King” Kingad of the Philippines at ONE: A NEW ERA. The event is set for 31 March at the iconic Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. As a result, Japanese veteran Senzo Ikeda will fill in for Leone to face Kingad.

Ticket information for ONE: A NEW ERA is available at www.onefc.com.

Zebaztian Kadestam retains One Welterweight World Title with victory over Georgiy Kichigin

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), put on a tremendous show at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon. ONE: REIGN OF VALOR played host to a world-class display of martial arts action. Once again, the absolute best in local and international martial arts talent took to the ONE Championship cage to showcase their incredible skills. In the main event, Zebaztian Kadestam retained his ONE Welterweight World Title with a stunning stoppage victory over Georgiy Kichigin.

In the main event, Sweden’s Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam showed championship heart by defeating Kazakhstan’s Georgiy “Knight” Kichigin via technical knockout to retain the ONE Welterweight World Championship. For the better part of the first two rounds, Kadestam was on the wrong end of a grappling clinic from Kichigin, as he was getting taken down and controlled on the ground. In the dying minutes of the second round however, Kadestam landed a thunderous elbow in the clinch that had the challenger dazed at the end of the round. Visibly still hurt from the elbow, Kichigin was unable to answer the third round bell and the victory was awarded to Kadestam.

Mixed Martial Arts Legend Vitor Belfort signs with One Championship

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), announced today that Brazilian mixed martial arts legend Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort just signed with the promotion.

Hailing from Rio De Janeiro, Belfort is one of the most popular mixed martial artists to ever come out of Brazil. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under the legendary Carlson Gracie, Belfort became one of the earliest stars of the sport, making his professional debut in 1996 at the age of 19. In a career that has spanned over two decades and 41 professional bouts, Belfort has become a Heavyweight Tournament Champion, a Light Heavyweight World Champion in two different organizations, and a perennial top contender in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. While traditionally trained as a grappler, it was Belfort’s lightning-fast hands and devastating knockout power that brought him undeniable success in his mixed martial arts career. Over the years he has collected a remarkable 18 wins via knockout in his 26 professional career victories.