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ONE FC 20: Caros Fodor Weighs in on Not Facing Vuyisile Colossa, New Opponent Vincent Latoel and Competing Overseas
By Kelsey Mowatt
As Caros Fodor approaches his fourth fight with ONE FC on September 12th, the lightweight has been forced to deal with the fact he’ll no longer fight Vuyisile Colossa. While the UFC vet isn’t worried… Read More
Report: Rich Franklin Named ONE FC Vice President
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, Rich Franklin has reportedly been hired by ONE FC, and has begun his role as the Asian based promotion’s Vice President.
In April, Franklin confirmed that he was in talks with… Read More
ONE FC 16: Ben Askren to Face Bakhtiyar Abbasov in Main Event
By FCF Staff
Ben Askren finally has an opponent and card for his ONE FC debut, as the promotion has announced he’ll fight Bakhtiyar Abbasov on May 30th. The bout will headline ONE FC “Honor and Glory”, which will go down… Read More
TUF China Finale: Dong Hyun Kim to Battle John Hathaway
By FCF Staff
Shortly before the UFC will make its Singapore debut on Saturday, the promotion has announced that Dong Hyun Kim will battle welterweight John Hathaway at the March 1st, TUF China Finale. The card will be hosted by… Read More
UFN 34: Despite Injury Setbacks, Tarec Saffiedine Hasn’t Been Sitting at Home, “Crying For Myself” in 2013
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it may seem like ages ago now, it wasn’t that long ago when many throughout the MMA world were busy discussing how Strikeforce’s best fighters and champions would perform in the UFC. Well, as… Read More
UFN 34: Tarec Saffiedine’s Disappointed He’s Not Facing Jake Ellenberger, But Training “Super Hard” For “Dangerous” Hyun Gyu Lim
By Kelsey Mowatt
Since arriving in the UFC earlier this year, Tarec Saffiedine has been booked to fight two of the promotion’s top 170’ers, due to the fact he was the last man to hold Strikeforce’s welterweight belt.… Read More
Ben Askren Joins Evolve MMA, Could Deal With ONE FC be Next?
By FCF Staff
Although it remains to be seen where free agent Ben Askren will fight next, Singapore’s Evolve MMA gym has announced that the former Bellator welterweight champ has joined their team.
Evolve made the announcement recently on Twitter,… Read More
Report: Ellenberger Out of UFN 34 Headliner Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship may have to recruit a new opponent for Tarec Saffiedine’s Octagon debut, as according to reports, Jake Ellenberger has withdrawn from UFC Fight Night 34 due to injury. The event will take place… Read More
ONE FC 11: Shinya Aoki Moving to 145, Fighting Cody Stevens
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, decorated vet and ONE FC lightweight champ Shinya Aoki, is dropping down to featherweight and will fight Cody Stevens at the promotion’s October 18th card in Singapore. Since the fight will… Read More
ONE FC 12: Kayoom to Battle Suzuki For Welterweight Title
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has announced the headliner for the promotion’s upcoming November 15th card in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as Adam Kayoom will battle Nobutatsu Suzuki for its inaugural welterweight title. “Warrior Spirit” will… Read More
ONE FC 11: Fernandes to Battle Kim in Unification Bantamweight Title Fight
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has announced that the promotion’s bantamweight champion Soo Chul Kim will return to action on October 18th, and will fight interim champ Bibiano Fernandes. The unification bout will be hosted by the Singapore… Read More
TUF China Tryouts Targeted for July or August
By FCF Staff
With TUF “Nations: Canada vs. Australia” set to debut next year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will reportedly begin holding tryouts for TUF China in the coming months. The reality show will air on the Chinese television network… Read More
Tim Sylvia vs. Tony Johnson Among Latest Additions to ONE FC: Rise to Power
By ONE FC (via press release)
08 April 2013 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), presented by Casino Filipino and in association with Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC), announced today three undercard bouts for ONE FC: RISE TO POWER.… Read More
ONE FC Kings & Champions: Shinya Aoki Takes Lightweight Crown
By FCF Staff
Shinya Aoki has added the ONE FC lightweight title to his decorated resume, as the former DREAM champ had few difficulties defeating Kotetsu Boku today in Singapore.
It didn’t take long before the feared submission… Read More
GLORY 8 Tokyo: Superstars Align For Featherweight Slam Kickboxing Tournament On May 3
By Glory Sports International (via press release)
SINGAPORE (Feb. 28, 2013) – GLORY, the world’s new premier kickboxing league, will return to Tokyo, Japan with a one-night, eight-man, single-elimination ‘Slam’ tournament featuring a collection of the brightest stars in the… Read More
GLORY 5 London: World Champ Stephen Wakeling To Fight Rising Star Eddie Walker on March 23
By Glory Sports International (via press release)
SINGAPORE (Feb. 26, 2013) – Four-time world champion Stephen Wakeling (36-4, 14 KO’s) of Kent, England will square off with fast-rising KO artist Eddie ‘Showtime’ Walker (11-2-1, 9 KOs) of Atlanta, Ga. in… Read More
ONE FC Confirms Bantamweight GP Semifinals Set For April 5th
Jens Pulver Meeting Masakatsu Ueda
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has announced that the promotion’s upcoming, April 5th, “Kings and Champions” event in Singapore, will feature the semifinals of its bantamweight grand-prix. In one bracket, former UFC champ Jens Pulver… Read More
ONE FC’s Victor Cui Already Looking to 2014: “We’re Going to Launch 24 Events Right Across Asia”
CEO Discusses Agreement With GLORY, Expanding Into Japan
By Kelsey Mowatt
With 2012 coming to an end, ONE FC is closing the books on it’s second year of operations, which saw the promotion hold five events, sign several established fighters… Read More
ONE FC’s Victor Cui Discusses Promotion’s “Gigantic Advantage,” Possibility of U.S. Show and Free Agent Eddie Alvarez
By Kelsey Mowatt
With the announcement this week that ONE FC has partnered with the Malaysian telecommunications company Tune Talk, it’s another indication that the Asian promotion is taking steps to become a considerable presence in the MMA world. Not… Read More
Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee Added To DREAM New Year’s Eve Card
By FCF Staff
Just a day after DREAM announced the first two fights for it’s New Year’s Eve event at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, the promotion has announced today that it has added a lightweight contest between Shinya Aoki… Read More