For Filipino phenom Joshua “The Passion” Pacio, the distinction of being the ONE Strawweight World Champion means that he is no doubt one of the best in the world in his weight division.
17 January 2020 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 28 February for ONE: KING OF THE JUNGLE, set to showcase the absolute best in world-class martial arts talent.
The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has announced strategic partnerships with leading global brands. Partner enterprises include JBL, TUMI, Redbull, Lazada, DBS Bank, Foodpanda, Hugo Boss, Harvey Norman, Secretlab, California Fitness, Kredivo, Reckitt Benckiser, and Unilever, among others.
Filipino martial arts veteran and two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang is confident he has enough left in the tank to bag another shot at the title this year.
The Team Lakay stalwart succumbed the lightweight belt in Tokyo in early 2019, falling to rival Shinya Aoki via first-round submission at ONE: A NEW ERA. It was a painful setback, but did little to deter Folayang’s fighting spirit.
GAMMA TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARDS IOC APPROVAL
The Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) has just announced today that it has formally submitted its application for Observer Status with the Global Association of International Sport Federations (GAISF).
For three rounds, Danny Kingad tested himself against the greatest flyweight in history, Demetrious Johnson.
And while Kingad was unable to secure the victory over “Mighty Mouse” when they met in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Championship Finals, it did give him a sense of placement in the rankings.
ONE Esports, a subsidiary of ONE Championship™ (ONE), the largest global sports media property in Asian history, concluded the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational on Sunday, 22 December at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Vici Gaming defeated Evil Geniuses with a score of 3-0 in a best of five series to capture the title and take home US$200,000 of the US$500,000 prize pool.
Martial arts giant ONE Championship just concluded a landmark 2019, the promotion’s biggest year yet. But it has already dropped a huge bombshell heading into 2020.
The organization’s Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to social media late Sunday night to announce that ONE Championship is set to produce a record-high 50 live events this year across all of its platforms and key properties. This shatters the previous record of 42 events in 2019.
Gina Iniong leaned on her veteran savvy to give the country another gold to highlight an outstanding performance by the country in the kickboxing event as the 2019 Southeast Asian Games comes to a close.
Iniong, a mainstay of Team Lakay and a Globe Ambassador, withstood the aggressive start of her Thai opponent Apichaya Mingkhwan, 3-0 to win the gold medal in the women’s 55 KG Kick Light category.
