Strawweight Champ Joshua Pacio to Defend Belt Against Keito Yamakita at ONE SAMURAI 5
ONE Championship has confirmed a blockbuster world title fight for ONE SAMURAI 5, and it features long-time strawweight king Joshua "The Passion” Pacio.
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Newly Married Joshua Pacio Calls Wife Anna the Biggest Blessing Behind His Success Ahead of Title Fight
ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua "The Passion" Pacio is heading into his next title defense as a married man, and the difference it has made to his life and career has been profound.
Eduard Folayang Refuses to Underestimate Shozo Isojima Ahead of What Could Be His Final Fight
Filipino MMA legend Eduard "Landslide" Folayang is treating his upcoming fight against Japanese rising star Shozo Isojima as a serious test, and the outcome may determine whether he retires or not.
Meet the Man Who Shaped Joshua Pacio Into a Seven-Time ONE World Champion
ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua "The Passion" Pacio is carrying a deeply personal motivation into his next title defense this Friday, July 10.
Manny Pacquiao inks deal with RIZIN Fighting Federation
Manny Pacquiao inks deal with RIZIN Fighting Federation Do not listen to many of the combat sports websites out there claiming that boxing great Manny Pacquiao has inked some sort of deal with RIZIN Fighting Federation as a competitor, because that is simply not the case. The multi-time boxing wo...
ONE Championship returns to Myanmar on March 18 with Aung La N Sang, Adriano Moraes and Christian Lee
~~ HOMETOWN HERO AUNG LA N SANG HEADLINES ONE: UNION OF WARRIORS FORMER CHAMPION ADRIANO MORAES RETURNS TO FACE EUGENE TOQUERO PROSPECTS CHRISTIAN LEE AND KEANU SUBBA DO BATTLE ~~ 16 February 2016 – Yangon, Myanmar: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in p...
ONE FC 23 Results: Fernandes, Gracie & Vera pick up victories
ONE Fighting Championship returned to the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines this past Friday with arguably its most stacked event yet. ONE FC 23: Warrior’s Way streamed LIVE via online pay-per-view and also featured on FOX Sports 3 for viewers based in Asia. The main event saw the promoti...
Friday’s ONE FC 23: Warrior’s Way card in Manila set with 10 bouts
Friday’s ONE FC 23 card is complete with ten fights as the promotion lays down its next pit-stop in the Philippines. The main event will see reigning 135-lbs champ Bibiano Fernandes (16-3) put his title on the line against South Korean starlet, Dae Hwan Kim (10-0-1), while the co-featured bout of...
Mark Striegl sees future at Bantamweight following comeback win
Submission ace Mark Striegl (13-1) was a Featherweight for years but after opting to fight at 135-lbs in last week’s submission victory over Kaiwhare-Kara France at the MIMMA 2 Finals, he’s certain that’s where his future will be. On the heels of a long layoff, Striegl admitted he contemplated a ...
PXC 45’s Rolando Dy: Son of a Filipino Boxing Legend
With a professional record of 5-2, the Philippines’ Rolando Dy has been quietly amassing a reputation in the Asian MMA circles, so you can be forgiven if his name does not a ring a bell. Having been with the Pacific X-Treme Combat since 2011, Dy is 4-1 under the promotion’s banner and is currentl...
Victor Cui on Manny Pacquiao’s stake in ONE FC, and if he’ll ever compete in MMA
Manny Pacquiao’s recent business shift to Mixed Martial Arts might have come as a surprise to many. Headlines were poured when it was announced that the popular world Boxing champ purchased a stake in ONE Fighting Championship, Asia’s premier Mixed Martial Arts outfit. But for ONE FC CEO Victor C...
Pacific X-Treme Combat launches provincial MMA development league
As if holding 22 events in three years wasn’t enough, Pacific X-Treme Combat has gone a step further in launching its very own developmental league. PXC officials announced the imminent arrival of ‘Laban MMA’ this week, a provincial MMA development set-up that will provide a starting point for lo...
ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes – The Aftermath
A capacity crowd of 20,000 people were in attendance at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday night as ONE FC made another pit-stop in Manila, Philippines for its numbered installment. ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes featured multiple new faces but it was the host country’s native fighters who took the spot...
ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes quick results
Tonight, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, ONE Fighting Championship returns for its fifteenth installment with a stacked nine-bout fight card. In the main event, reigning Bantamweight Champion Bibiano Fernandes puts his belt on the line against former Shooto star Masakatsu Ueda, ...
Ana Julaton vs. Aya Saeid Saber completes ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes line-up in Manila
The line-up for ONE FC’s pit-stop in Manila early next month is complete with the latest addition of a women’s match-up. Officials today announced that Ana Julaton (0-0), from the Philippines, will meet Egypt’s Aya Saeid Saber (1-3) in the prelims at ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes. The event takes pla...
Eduard Folayang vs. Kotetsu Boku among latest ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes additions
ONE FC’s return to the Philippines in May continues to shape up now with the addition of a trio of match-ups. Officials announced today that match-ups featuring Kotetsu Boku (21-9-2) vs. Eduard Folayang (13-4) at Lightweight, Rey Docyogen (10-2) vs. Joshua Alvarez (12-6) at Flyweight and Leandro...