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James Nakashima had a breakthrough year in 2019, and now the undefeated American has a chance to claim a World Championship on Friday, November 6 at ONE: Inside The Matrix II. The Illinois native’s background is impressive. He was a member of the highly touted University of Nebraska Cornhuskers w...
ONE Championship 118: “Inside the Matrix”, hosts a monster event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as four champions put their belts on the line. Headlining this event is the exciting double-champ Aung La N Sang, coming off a second round finish of Brandon Vera. But first, the middleweight and ligh...
The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition has added three huge names from the mixed martial arts world to its inaugural season which has entered production this week. In a press release, ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong stated, “It is my absolute honor to announce that mixed mar...
On January 20, 2018, Xiong Jing Nan and Tiffany Teo went toe-to-toe for the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight World Championship at ONE: Kings Of Courage. On that day, Xiong would do enough to earn a fourth-round stoppage and claim the championship. A title she has yet to relinquish in her career...
ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee will have his first title defense in the co-main event of ONE: Inside The Matrix on Friday, October 30. And the matchup against #1-ranked lightweight contender Iuri Lapicus should be electric. The Hawaii-based Singaporean upset Shinya Aoki last year to...
Two-division World Champion Aung La N Sang will return to ONE Championship on Friday, October 30. It will be the first time back in action since defeating Brandon “The Truth” Vera last year, and awaiting him will be a hungry, undefeated challenger. In what has not been an easy year for anyone, ge...
ONE: REIGN OF DYNASTIES II, a previously recorded event, wrapped up on Friday, October 16, from Singapore with a ONE Super Series Kickboxing main event. Hiroki Akimoto erased all doubt that he could move up in weight and be successful by knocking off #3-ranked bantamweight kickboxing contender “M...
ONE Championship announced their star-studded ONE: Inside The Matrix event last week, but now the October 30 card has been finalized with two additional bouts and a location. ONE will bring the event, featuring four World Championship matches, back to Singapore. Two mixed martial arts bouts have ...
On Friday, October 16, ONE Championship returns with ONE: Reign of Dynasties II. The previously recorded event from Singapore will feature six bouts, including two mixed martial arts contests. Interestingly, each bout features an athlete from China looking to make their way up the ladder in their...
The outspoken and charismatic Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, minces no words as he has led the organization to become the largest sports media property in Asia. However, getting ONE to that point has not been an easy journey. In a short documentary video on the ONE Champ...
ONE Championship made their return to Singapore with ONE: Reign of Dynasties on Friday, October 9. The six-bout event was led by the ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship and featured five mixed martial arts affairs on the undercard. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao successfully defended his strawweight...
Amir Khan has struggled to find a foothold in ONE Championship’s lightweight division as of late, but when he returns to action on October 9 at ONE: Reign of Dynasties against Rahul Raju, he will be competing for much more than a victory. Khan’s father, Tajudeen, was diagnosed with Stage IV cance...
Since ONE Championship returned to action this summer, there has been a constant stream of excellent contests, knockouts, and submissions. But on October 30, ONE brings together a stacked card with four amazing World Championship bouts. ONE CEO and Chairman Chatri Sityodtong announced on Monday o...
ONE: Reign of Dynasties features a flyweight co-main event between Reece McLaren and undefeated Finnish star Aleksi Toivonen. On paper, the match is a thrilling contest of two fast-paced athletes, but beyond in in-ring action, what’s at stake? It very well could be that this bout ends up being a ...
At ONE: A New Breed on August 28, Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga (8-0) seemingly punched her ticket to a shot at the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Championship and “Unstoppable” Angela Lee. The undefeated Filipina burst onto the ONE scene in 2019 and has not looked back. But how did she get to the ...
ONE Championship will return on Friday, October 9, for ONE: Reign of Dynasties and the co-main event will have significant implications in the dynamic flyweight division. Undefeated Finnish flyweight Aleksi “The Giant” Toivonen made his ONE debut last July with a first-round submission victory ov...