ONE In The Media

KUALA LUMPUR: Agilan ‘The Alligator’ Thani is eager to earn another crack at the world title when he takes to the cage at ONE Championships’ Visions of Victory at the Axiata Arena on March 9. Agilan, who is one of five Malaysians that have so far been confirmed on the fightcard, will go against former SFL welterweight champion Amitesh Chaubey.

In the co-main event of Friday’s ONE Championship: Global Superheroes card at the Mall of Asia Arena, Team Lakay strawweight star Joshua ‘The Passion’ Pacio showed once again why he’s considered as one of the best young stars in the game after thoroughly dominating Chinese newcomer Lan Ming Qiang en route to a first-round submission win.

Friday night at the Mall of Asia Arena, Team Lakay flyweight Geje ‘Gravity’ Eustaquio brought another championship back to the Philippines, as he bested former ONE flyweight world champion Kairat ‘The Kazakh’ Akhmetov by Unanimous Decision to become the new ONE interim flyweight champion.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s first One Championship title contender, Ev Ting is set take the cage on Feb 23 at One: Quest for Gold at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon. Nicknamed E.T, Ev was last seen fighting at home in Kuala Lumpur against Japan’s Nobutatsu Suzuki where he recorded a win by way of technical knockout (TKO) in the first-round. And after five months, he is on the MMA fight card again and this time around, he will face Ariel Sexton of Canada.

Today, seated opposite me and looking every inch a man on top of the world, Chatri, 46, has much to celebrate. His ONE Championship, founded in 2011, is fast becoming Asia’s biggest competitor to the US-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), currently the largest MMA promotion in the world. Meanwhile, ONE Championship’s events are now televised in 128 countries, up from 60 in 2014. Social media views have soared to 600 million, from 312,000 in 2014.

FILIPINO MMA star Geje Eustaquio clinched the ONE Interim Flyweight World Championship, edging Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov by unanimous decision in an exhilarating five-round title tilt at ONE Championship’s ‘Global Superheroes’ in Manila, Friday night.

Geje Eustaquio walked out of the arena to a roar of adulation and with the ONE Interim Flyweight World Championship around his waist, defeating former world champion Kairat Akhmetov in ONE: Global Superheroes at Mall of Asia Arena last Friday.

Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio has been known for his impeccable striking skills and ability to adjust when engaging on standup. But in order to beat Kairat Akhmetov for the ONE interim flyweight title, he had to walk the extra mile especially on his ground fighting skills.

MANILA: Filipino Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio did his country proud as he captured the ONE Flyweight interim title by beating former champion Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov at ONE: Global Superheroes in the Philippines on Friday (Jan 26).
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/filipino-crowned-one-flyweight-interim-champion-bruno-pucci-lost-9901610

26 January 2018 – Manila, Philippines: ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held an athlete outreach activity that saw its athletes visit youth living in metropolitan Manila. Global Citizen Athlete Ambassadors Angela Lee, Brandon Vera, and Eduard Folayang, in conjunction with Young Focus, spent time with children from Smokey Mountain Area, while spreading a message of hope and the importance of access to education.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 27) — Filipino fighter Geje Eustaquio claimed the ONE Championship interim flyweight title after defeating Kazakhstan’s Kairat Akhmetov on Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Geje Eustaquio displayed a superior set of techniques to baffle and dominate Kairat Akhmetov of Kazakhstan to win the ONE Championship interim flyweight title at Mall of Asia Arena Friday night.