ONE In The Media

TOKYO: The Ultimate Fighting Championship “failed miserably” in Japan because it was focused on blood and violence and did not create role models for Asian consumers, Chatri Sityodtong, the head of rival mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, has said.

FOX Sports Asia takes a closer look at how Asian values have contributed to Asia’s premier martial arts promotion ONE Championship’s global success.

EVERY martial arts athlete aspires to become the world champion, not just to be recognised as the best in their class, but especially to get their hands on the most coveted honour of all, the prestigious championship belt.

Every martial arts athlete aspires to become world champion, not just to be recognised as the best in class, but to receive the perks and trinkets that come along with holding a prestigious title. Among the most coveted is, of course, the prestigious championship belt. In martial arts, there is no prize more valuable than the ONE Championship title.

Chatri Sityodtong (CEO and founder of ONE Championship), Saurabh Mittal (Vice Chairman of ONE Championship) and Hua Fung Teh (Chief Financial Officer of ONE Championship) are all Harvard grads whose friendship and working relationships has spawned one of the world’s most successful sports ventures.

SINGAPORE: About two years after mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Angela Lee became the youngest-ever champion of a major cagefighting organisation, her brother, Christian Lee, will attempt to become the youngest champion – among males.

SINGAPORE – ONE Championship announced on Wednesday (April 4) additional bouts for ONE: Unstoppable Dreams to be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on May 18. American mixed martial arts star Angela Lee, 21, and her brother Christian, 19, will both be involved in championship title fights as the highlight of the event. The siblings have a Singaporean father and a Korean mother.

ONE Championship announces additional title bouts for ONE: Unstoppable Dreams show on May 18 in Singapore.
Christian Lee, who boasts a 9-1 win-loss record, will be taking on featherweight titleholder Martin Nguyen for a chance to write himself into the history books as the youngest world champion ever.

Every martial arts athlete aspires to become world champion, not just to be recognised as the best in class, but to receive the perks and trinkets that come along with holding a prestigious title. Among the most coveted is, of course, the prestigious championship belt. In martial arts, there is no prize more valuable than the ONE Championship title.

MANILA, Philippines – ONE Championship is heading back to the Philippines for the 13th time on April 20, when it holds the ONE: Heroes of Honor event at the Mall of Asia Arena. The blockbuster card will feature familiar matches under ONE Championship’s Global Rule Set, and will also mark the debut of the ONE Super Series, where fans will see some of the world’s very best strikers in action.

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MANILA, Philippines — In his past four appearances inside the ONE Championship cage, Filipino standout Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon has proven to be worthy of becoming the top challenger for the bantamweight championship.