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ONE Championship Officially Announces Three Year Deal With Turner Sports
By Press Release
Turner Sports has reached a three-year partnership with ONE Championship™ (ONE), the world’s largest martial arts organization and the biggest global sports media property in Asian history, to distribute its live event coverage in the United States.… Read More
Report: ONE Championship Has Inked Broadcasting Deal With Turner Sports
By FCF Staff
Following ONE Championship’s signings of American fighters like Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez and Sage Northcutt, it’s being reported the promotion has also landed a broadcasting deal with Turner Sports.
According to a report from ESPN, ONE has… Read More
Bi “Killer Bee” Nguyen Signs With ONE Championship
By Press Release
6 December 2018 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has further bolstered its burgeoning roster of world-class athletes with the acquisition of Vietnamese-American mixed martial artist Bi “Killer Bee”… Read More
ONE Championship Signs Yoshihiro Akiyama
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship has signed one of Asia’s top MMA stars, as the promotion’s announced it has signed Yoshihiro Akiyama.
Recently ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that the 43-year-old fighter has signed with the Asian based promotion, and Akiyama… Read More
ONE Championship: Miesha Tate Appointed as Vice President
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08 November 2018 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it has appointed former women’s mixed martial arts world champion Miesha Tate as Vice President of… Read More
Demetrious Johnson & Eddie Alvarez Comment on Move to ONE Championship at “Heart of The Lion” Presser
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7 November 2018 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the ONE: HEART OF THE LION Official Kick-Off Press Conference at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention… Read More
Demetrious Johnson Praises “Values” of ONE Championship, Following Move From UFC
By FCF Staff
Following the official announcement that Demetrious Johnson has moved from the UFC to ONE Championship, the former flyweight champ is praising the values of his new organization.
Recently it was confirmed that the UFC and ONE have… Read More
ONE Championship Officially Announces Addition of Demetrious Johnson
By FCF Staff
Recently it was reported that the UFC and ONE Championship were nearing a deal, whereby, the promotions traded Demetrious Johnson for Ben Askren. More recently, ONE has announced that indeed, the UFC’s former flyweight champ has moved… Read More
Report: ONE Championship & UFC Close to Finalizing Ben Askren – Demetrious Johnson Trade
By FCF Staff
MMA is not a sport known for trades, but according to a report, the UFC and ONE Championship are close to finalizing a deal that would see Demetrious Johnson and Ben Askren trade places on the promotion’s… Read More
ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong Says Promotion is Targeting 104 Events Annually
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship continues to expand its presence, and recently the promotion’s CEO, Chatri Sityodtong, reported the company intends to hold over 100 events annually.
ONE recently held a conference call to promote its upcoming events, and the… Read More
ONE Championship’s Eddie Alvarez Reports UFC “Did Their Best” to Re-Sign Him
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Eddie Alvarez has signed with ONE Championship, the decorated fighter is reporting that the UFC “did their best” to retain his services.
The 34 year-old fighter became a free agent, following his loss… Read More
Eddie Alvarez Signs Multi-Fight Deal With ONE Championship
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship has added one of the greatest lightweights in MMA history to its roster, as the promotion’s announced it has signed Eddie Alvarez to a mult-fight contract.
The former Bellator and UFC champ entered free agency… Read More
ONE Championship Announces New Round of $166 Million in Financing
By Press Release
8 October 2018 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), announced today that it has closed a US$166 million Series D financing round led by Sequoia Capital. New investors, including… Read More
ONE Championship “Kingdom of Heroes”: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai & Iran Diaz Weigh-In on Saturday’s Bout
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1 October 2018 – Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES Official Face-Off and Open Workout, featuring The Ring Magazine and WBC Super… Read More
ONE Championship Athlete Rahul Raju, A True Indian Warrior
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True warriors are in constant pursuit of challenging themselves and testing their skills against the best. One such warrior is “The Kerala Krusher” Rahul Raju.
The Indian featherweight made his ONE Championship debut in March this this… Read More
Bozhena Antoniyar Sets Sights on Cementing Position as Myanmar’s Next Breakout Star in ONE Championship
By Press Release
Considering that the local mixed martial arts scene in Myanmar is in its infancy stage, it has already produced two big names on the international stage of competition.
Aung La N Sang accomplished a rare feat… Read More
ONE Championship: Defying Age – May Ooi Continues to Blossom in Martial Arts
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Athletes tend to hit their prime in their 30’s and think about transitioning into less physically-demanding career paths as they hit their 40’s. However, mixed martial arts star “Mighty” May Ooi of Singapore is breaking that notion.… Read More
ONE Championship’s Rika Ishige Uses Lessons From Painful Past as Motivation to Win in Next Outing
By Press Release
24 September, 2018 – Bangkok, Thailand : Rika “Tindydoll” Ishige may be Thailand’s most beloved female martial artist today, but she was once disliked and relentlessly bullied by her schoolmates because of her appearance.
Her unquestioned and… Read More