Plenty of fans were upset after Bi Nguyen was awarded a split decision over Ritu Phogat at ONE Championship’s Dangal event, handing “The Indian Tigress” her first loss in MMA in the process. But “Killer Bee” (6-6) is having none of the criticism, particularly from her opponent’s fans, some of whom have hit out on social media with claims she “cheated” and Phogat (4-1) was “robbed”.
Asian martial arts promotion ONE Championship is gearing for a “massive” 10th-year anniversary card later in the year to celebrate the milestone. Chatri Sityodtong, the chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, revealed that the Singapore-based organization is already working on what is described as “the biggest event in history.”
Newly crowned ONE heavyweight champion Arjan Bhullar has aspirations of hoisting up two belts someday. Bhullar (11-1) recently made history by becoming the first fighter of Indian descent to win a title in mixed martial arts when he stopped Brandon Vera in the second round to claim the heavyweight belt at “ONE Championship: Dangal” in Singapore.
After having previously locked horns in the ONE Circle, Brandon Vera and Aung La N Sang are now teammates in Sanford MMA. The 43-year-old veteran, who also fights out of his own Alliance Training Center here in the Philippines, recently joined N Sang and Martin Nguyen in Sanford to train under renowned striking coach Henri Hooft.
Nearly 18 months have gone by since Angela Lee – arguably the most recognisable mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor on One Championship’s star-studded roster of athletes – last stepped into the cage to compete. And by the time her next scheduled match takes place in November, the 24-year-old’s life would have changed dramatically.
MMA legend and ONE Championship star Demetrious Johnson plans to hang up his gloves in four years’ time. The former long-reigning UFC men’s flyweight champion made his professional MMA debut 14 years ago at AX FC 16: Annihilation. Fast forward nearly a decade-and-a-half, and the man they call Mighty Mouse is now many people’s pick for the greatest fighter of all time – a title he’s quick to shrug off.
A recently released short biographical movie tells the story of one of the most inspirational figures in martial arts, Chatri Sityodtong, who is also the founder of ONE Championship.
Former two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion and Filipino mixed martial arts superstar Eduard “Landslide” Folayang will finally make his way back to the ONE Championship Circle.
Aung La N Sang has no intention of losing his ONE Championship middleweight title. But he won’t demand an immediate rematch if Reinier de Ridder walks away with the belt at ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX in Singapore on October 30.
Singapore-based martial arts organization ONE Championship has broken into the top 10 most engaging sports profiles on Facebook Worldwide, according to figures released by independent social media marketing company Socialbakers. The data was collected between Jan. 1 and June 30.
He hails from Russia’s southern Dagestan region, is undefeated in his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career, and could soon be headed to Singapore-based organization ONE Championship. It is not MMA superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov who is ONE-bound, though, but his cousin Usman, who shares his surname.
For the second straight week, ONE Championship has fortified its heavyweight division. The Asian MMA promotion signed former Greco-Roman wrestling world champion Amir Aliakbari to a contract Monday, Aliakbari’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN. The plan is for Aliakbari to debut in ONE at the end of October, Abdelaziz said.