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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...
~~ 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 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 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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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...
Three new additions have been slated to ONE FC’s return to the Philippines in May. Heavyweights James McSweeney (12-11) and Chris Lokteff (12-1) collide, Aung La N Sung (14-9, 1 NC) meets Mahmoud Salama (4-4) at 185-lbs and Jeet Toshi (2-1) locks horns with Jujeath Nagaowa (0-0) at Atomweight. Of...
Prior to RUFF 11, China’s MMA prospect Wang Guan was on a roll. He hadn’t lost for over seven years, was unbeaten, and it looked to be all Jekyll and no Hyde for the 28-year-old heading into his eighth appearance under the RUFF banner against Russia’s Bekbukat Magomedov. But it all went wrong on ...
PXC’s month end PXC 43 line-up is now set with nine bouts on the running order. PXC 43 takes place March 29 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines. As with previous installments, the event will be streamed on LIVESTREAM. Officials relayed the info on Facebook. A Flyweight title bou...
ONE FC’s return to the Philippines has three new match-ups. Rob Lisita (13-5) rematches Yusuke Kawanago (13-3-2) at 145-lbs, Gianni Subba (3-0) locks horns with Eugene Toquero (4-1) in a contest of 125-lbs starlets, while Bibiano Fernandes (15-3) will defend his Bantamweight belt against Masakats...