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The Philippines may discover its next big star as ONE Championship launches ONE Warrior Series: Philippines on Sunday, September 18. ONE Warrior Series Premiere On September 18 The show’s announcement came as part of the company’s commitment to growing the sport in the region. “From all over the ...
Joshua “The Passion” Pacio may only be 24-years-old, but the Filipino has already ascended to the top of his weight class. The ONE Strawweight World Champion has shown excellent, well-rounded skills and bout-ending abilities. But how did he get here? Where did this journey begin? Let’s take a tri...
2018 is in the rear-view mirror, which means it’s time to reflect on another whole year of mixed martial arts. Thousands of fights took place across the globe among the sport’s numerous promotions. MMASucka would like to recognize and award the sport’s fighters, promotions and personalities that ...
Brave Combat Federation has announced the full fight card for Brave 17, an event hosted later this month in Pakistan. The show takes place on October 27 at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex in Lahore, Pakistan. This will be the first international mixed martial arts event held in the country. Athle...
NINE BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS IN MANILA ** BEN ASKREN DEFENDS WELTERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST NIKOLAY ALEKSAKHIN ** GEJE EUSTAQUIO BATTLES GIANNI SUBBA Manila, Philippines: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has announced nine bouts for ONE: GLOB...
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 […]
January’s UFC Fight Night 34 fight card will be an historic one, as it will be the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first venture into South East Asian territory. The promotion has been longing for an opportunity to take its events global since its inception, and now, more than two decades later,...
It’s no secret that Filipinos have established good showings in Mixed Martial Arts contests throughout Asia. In fact, some of the region’s most compelling fighters hail from the Philippines. It was setbacks galore for the country’s combatants, however, as they went 0-5 in May’s ONE FC 9: Rise to ...
MMAOrient.net has confirmed that a Flyweight tilt pitting reigning champ Ale Cali against challenger Louis Smolka is set to go down on November 9, as the PXC stages its 41st installment at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines. A Bantamweight match-up between former champ Crisanto Pi...
It’s no secret that Team Lakay has established itself as one of the region’s most formidable MMA camps, and as ONE Fighting Championship makes its 2nd return to the Philippines, 5 fighters from the esteemed gym will not only be looking to add on to their respective win columns, but in fact, a who...
Andrew Leone is no stranger to the fight scene here in Asia, having competed in several regional MMA promotions in his career thus far. The younger brother of current Bellator MMA fighter Anthony Leone (12-5), Andrew boasts a resume that holds wins over the likes of reigning ONE FC Bantamweight t...
As the rumor mill continues to churn with stories with regards to possible match-ups that will take place at ONE FC 9: Rise to Power, here are a couple of bouts that have already been lined up for the event. The 9th installment of the Singapore-based promotion will take place on May 31st at the M...
Both Kevin Belingon (11-2) and Masakatsu Ueda (17-2-2) collected impressive wins this past Friday at ONE Fighting Championship’s ‘Kings & Champions’ event, which went down in Singapore. Belingon’s stellar performance over Vietnamese-born Thanh Vu (3-2) might have sent a message to the rest of the...