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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...
ONE Fighting Championship has confirmed that its next two events will take place in the month of May. ONE FC announces two blockbuster events in the Philippines and Singapore in May ONE FC will make a return to the Mall of Asia Arena in the Philippines on May 2nd, before touching down on home soi...
With Louis Smolka vacating his Flyweight strap in favor of a move to the UFC’s famed octagon, PXC officials have sought Thailand’s Rambaa Somdet (12-2) and Team Lakay’s Roldan Sangha’an (4-0) as combatants for the now vacant title at PXC 43. The promotion made the announcement via the Facebook pl...
The Filipino fighters suffered a rude awakening at ONE FC 9: Rise to Power and they needed to get back in the win column when ONE FC returned for a pit-stop in the Philippines last night. For their fans, at least. And they duly delivered. ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth took place on Friday […]
All fighters have made weight and are set for Friday’s ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth fight card. The event takes place at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines. As with previous installments, ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth will be aired LIVE on the Star Sports network in Asia, and streamed LIVE […]
With Leandro Issa (11-3) reportedly penciled in for January’s UFC Fight Night 34 event, ONE FC officials have sought a replacement for the 30-year-old. In steps PXC staple Josh Alvarez (12-5) for next week’s ONE FC fight card, according to a report on MMA-In-Asia.com. He’s set to take on Koetsu O...
ONE Fighting Championship returns next week for ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth in Manila, Philippines. The fight card, featuring a previously announced Featherweight championship headliner, is now complete with nine contests. Honorio Banario (8-2) is set to rematch Koji Oishi (24-9-10) for the promot...
Royston Wee (2-0) doesn’t want to be simply known as the first Singaporean fighter to make it to the UFC. In fact, just like any other aspiring combatant looking to make a name in Mixed Martial Arts, Wee wants to be the best in the world at what he does. And the MFC vet took […]
After its pit-stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for ONE FC 12: Warrior Spirit, ONE Fighting Championship will make its way to the Philippines for its thirteenth installment. ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth takes place December 6 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Following free prelims ...
Asia’s longest running mixed martial arts platform, the URCC, has gone big with its upcoming URCC 24: Uprising event, highlighting the return of promotional vet Eric Kelly in the main event along with showcasing two title fights on a ten-bout line-up. Officials announced the final fight card thro...
Titled “Moment of Truth”, this will be ONE FC’s thirteenth installment since its inception in 2011, and its third visit to the Philippines. ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth is set to be headlined by a title rematch between reigning champ Koji Oishi (24-9-10) and challenger, Honorio Banario (8-2). The l...
Several shake-ups have been made ahead of next week’s PXC 41 event in the Philippines. As previously mentioned, PXC 41 will be the promotion’s final event of the calendar year. Crisanto Pitpitunge (5-2) was originally slated to face Russell Doane but the Hawaiian was forced to pull out of the con...
Eric Kelly has been considered as one of the best prospects to ever come out of the Philippines, with notable victories over the likes of Bae Young Kwon, Mitch Chilson and former UFC Champ Jens Pulver. Once the owner of a spectacular nine-fight winning streak, Eric Kelly (9-1) suffered his first ...