Press Release – 30th October 2012
The largest MMA promotion in Asia, ONE Fighting Championship™, received two nominations today for the prestigious 5th World Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Awards hosted by Fighters Only magazine.
For the first time, ONE FC has been nominated for BEST PROMOTION and ONE FC CEO Victor Cui is a finalist as the LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR. With a full year of sold-out events across Asia and the largest roster of fighters in Asia, ONE FC has dominated the Asian MMA scene entirely in 2012. The recognition by the World MMA Awards 2012 is a validation by industry peers and MMA fans across the world that ONE FC is the powerhouse of Asian MMA and that Victor Cui’s vision has completely transformed the landscape of MMA in Asia.
Joining ONE FC as finalists in the World MMA Awards 2012 are the following promotions and industry leaders:
BEST PROMOTION:
1. ONE FC
2. Bellator FC
3. Strikeforce
4. Invicta FC
5. UFC
LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR:
1. VICTOR CUI – CEO of ONE FC
2. Bjorn Rebney – CEO of Bellator FC
3. Shannon Knapp – President of Invicta FC
4. Lorenzo Fertita – Founder of Zuffa
5. Dana White – President of UFC
The World MMA Awards 2012 will be decided by MMA fans themselves with a user-friendly online voting mechanism onhttp://www.onlineawards.co.uk/fightersonly/home.asp. Log on NOW to vote and show your support for ONE FC and Asian MMA! More details about the World MMA Awards 2012 can also be found at there.
The nominations come at a timely juncture as ONE FC prepares to embark on another fully packed schedule of MMA events in iconic cities across Asia in 2013. These nominations come hot on the heels of another prestigious award nomination by the International Sports Events Management 2012 (ISEM) for THE MOST INNOVATIVE EVENT.
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