ONE In The Media

Mikey Musumeci is fighting tonight for ONE Championship. Even if he shouldn’t be. “I don’t have to be here, said Musumeci. “I want to be here.”

Musumeci is competing against Shinya Aoki in an openweight submission grappling bout at ONE Fight Night 15, which takes place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok. Despite the time difference, the bout airs in prime time throughout the United States tonight on Prime Video.

Thanh Le headlines tonight’s ONE Fight Night 15 on Prime Video against Ilya Freymanov. The interim ONE featherweight title is on the line, creating an opportunity for Le to attain a new piece of gold.

Multi-disciplined strawweight fighter Danial Williams has scored some monumental opportunities in his ONE Championship tenure so far. The next one in his sights, however, could be his last chance to reach the pinnacle of the martial arts world.

This time, ’Mini T’ challenges ONE strawweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Di Bella in the ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov co-headliner on Saturday, October 7, at the historic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE Championship titleholder Angela Lee retired somewhat unexpectedly Friday at ONE Fight Night 14. The decision comes on the heels of a tell-all story with The Players’ Tribune in which Lee detailed a 2017 suicide attempt and revealed her 18-year-old sister Victoria Lee died by suicide in 2022.

Rodtang Jitmuangnon has often been criticized for his lavish spending since hitting the jacket in ONE Championship earlier this year.

But ONE’s flyweight Muay Thai champion has silenced some of his critics after making some wise investments with his first 10 million baht (US$270,000) fight purse. The 26-year-old Thai has bought two pieces of land in his home country, and proudly showed off the deeds in a Facebook post.

Thanh Le joined Sherdog’s Noah Gagnon to talk about his upcoming fight against Ilya Freymanov at ONE Fight Night 15, where he predicted he will knock out Freymanov within three rounds to claim the ONE Championship interim featherweight title.

More recently, Faber’s attention has been focused on Thanh Le. An overnight sensation that took a decade to materialize, Le fights in the main event of Friday’s ONE Fight Night 15 on Prime Video in a bout against Ilya Freymanov for the interim ONE featherweight title.

When Stamp Fairtex competes for the interim ONE Championship atomweight title on Friday, she does so with the uncertainty of whether she’ll ever get an opportunity to unify the belt.

Competitive grappling has changed a ton in recent years. Now, more than ever, athletes are able to make money competing, as there’s a bigger appetite for the sport and there are many opportunities for grapplers.

Danielle Kelly, one of the most popular female grapplers today, is one of several top jiu-jitsu athletes who have chosen to sign with combat sports promotion ONE Championship. These deals are exclusive, making it an interesting choice given the many options in promotions today.

Danielle Kelly has been overlooked for the majority of her career. She seeks to put an end to that narrative tomorrow at ONE Fight Night 14 on Prime Video.

Kelly is expected to lose to Jessa Khan in a bout for the inaugural ONE Championship women’s atomweight submission grappling championship. Yet she has altogether different plans.

On Sept. 29, live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, ONE Championship will crown its inaugural Atomweight Submission Grappling World Champion at ONE Fight Night 14, when Danielle Kelly takes on Jessa Khan during an all-female card set to be broadcast live on Prime Video.

Here, in an exclusive interview with M&F, Kelly opens up about her challenging start in grappling, the intense training that she undergoes, and a “weird” meditation technique that relaxes her at the end of each demanding day.

Danielle Kelly, with the help of her parents, eventually found a coach who encouraged her to get into grappling — that way, she could defend herself, even when taken down. That skill set helped her tremendously before she ever stepped in a competitive ring.