New Year's weekend is just about here. Every year around this time, the closure of the old year is celebrated with parties, Hors D'oeuvres, champagne toasts, and the like, punctuated by a ball drop at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve to bring in the next 12 months of this journey called life.
ONE Championship delivered another incredible year of finishes in 2023, from its weekly ONE Friday Fights event series to U.S. primetime ONE Fight Night action. In the end, the promotion revealed its knockouts of the year through three martial arts disciplines highlighted by the organization. Here are the three winners for kickboxing, MMA, and Muay Thai Knockout of the Year.
The year 2023 has almost ended, and boy, some surprises came up this calendar year in the world of MMA. You could think of some yourself, but we came up with 6 of the biggest MMA surprises from 2023.
From fighters becoming champions to mental health struggles to the heavyweight kings colliding in the squared circle and one organization purchasing another. Check out our list below in no particular order.
Phetjeeja was known for her Muay Thai brutality, but at ONE Friday Fights 46, she showed that she is a complete striker. After five hard rounds, the Thai star upended Anissa Meksen to become the ONE Interim Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion. It was a breakout moment for "The Queen."
The holiday season is here once again. It's always amazing where the time goes every year, isn't it? Just think about everything that's happened over the past 12 months.
