ONE In The Media

Ben “Funky” Askren’s reign over the One Championship’s welterweight division is set to continue for just as long as the American wants it to, given the way he cast aside the challenge of Sweden’s Zebaztian Kadestam at the Shanghai Oriental Sport Centre on Saturday night.

American Ben “Funky” Askren made short work of Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam of Sweden, taking his younger foe down to the mat at will with an overpowering performance to retain his ONE welterweight championship at the 15,000-seater Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China.

Former Olympic wrestler Ben “Funky” Askren has developed into arguably the most complete mixed martial arts fighter on the planet and the secret to his success inside the cage is simple.

Jack Lim, formerly the CCO of Singapore-based multimedia conglomerate Mediacorp, has joined ONE Championship as its new Chief Commercial Officer overseeing the promotion’s various revenue streams.

Chatri Sityodtong was nine years old when his father took him to Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium for a Thai-boxing fight. The fascination for rapid, hard-hitting martial arts never left him. The Muay Thai-mad boy grew into Asia’s foremost promoter of mixed martial arts. His One Championship is becoming Asia’s biggest competitor to Ultimate Fighting Championship, the combat mashup that has built a global fan base.

American stalwart Ben Askren needed less than four years to conquer ONE Championship and become the biggest star in the constantly-growing world of martial arts. Known by the moniker “Funky,” Askren made an impact in his first two assignments in ONE Championship, submitting Bakhtiyar Abbasov with an arm-triangle choke in his May 2014 promotional debut before thwarting Nobutatsu Suzuki in the first round to claim the organization’s coveted welterweight crown three months later.

Singapore-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion ONE Championship has appointed Jack Lim as its new chief commercial officer. Lim will be responsible for uniting the series’ existing revenue streams, overseeing sponsorships, media rights, merchandising, ticketing, and brand licensing, while he will also explore new growth opportunities as the championship looks to secure more global partnerships. Lim will report to Chatri Sityodtong, the chairman and chief executive of ONE Championship.

Ben Askren has long maintained he’s one of the best welterweight MMA fighters in the world and this Saturday he’s looking to extend his undefeated streak to 17 at ONE Championship’s first ever fight night in Shanghai, China.

Muay Thai legend Sagetdao Petpayathai is aiming for a second victory in the mixed martial arts arena on Saturday, when he returns to the ONE Championship cage following his quick fire debut win in March.

The 26-year-old was a complete unknown until he knocked out Brazilian title contender Luis Santos and now sets his sights on upsetting the best welterweight around in Shanghai next month.

Jakarta. Singaporean-based mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has announced its latest contest, dubbed the ONE: Total Victory, to take place at the Jakarta Convention Center on Sep. 16. The competition promises a showcase of authentic martial arts action, while the main event will feature former ONE Flyweight World Champion Kairat Akhmetov of Kazakhstan taking on Filipino Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio.

artin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen completed his climb to the top of ONE Championship’s competitive 70.3-kilogram weight class by clinching a prestigious martial arts gold against a fierce Russian rival.