18 March 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced additional bouts for ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR, which is set to take place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on 12 April. Once again, the absolute best in local and international martial arts talent will grace the ONE Championship stage and showcase their world-class skills.
Former ONE World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio gets a chance to avenge a shock loss and regain the world crown he lost last January 19 when he faces reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion Yosuke “The Ninja” Saruta of Japan at ONE: Roots of Honor on April 12 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Eduard “Landslide” Folayang will defend his ONE Lightweight World Title against Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki at ONE: A NEW ERA on 31 March.
Tokyo--The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™, has just announced that Andrew Leone of the United States has withdrawn from his ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix quarter-final bout against Danny “The King” Kingad of the Philippines at ONE: A NEW ERA.
The stakes are unbelievably high in the main event at ONE: A NEW ERA, where reigning ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang meets divisional rival, Japanese legend Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki.
The two square off on 31 March at the iconic Ryogoku Kokugikan in a battle for the golden strap.
Tokyo – The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship, has just announced that it will be an exclusive partner of Japanese martial arts organization Pancrase.
Following a similar partnership announced in January with Shooto, this partnership will likewise see ONE Championship work together with Pancrase to provide Pancrase athletes the opportunity to showcase their martial arts talents and further develop their skills on a global platform.
Geje "Gravity" Eustaquio exhumed confidence on his Team Lakay stablemate Danny "The King" Kingad in the upcoming ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix.
Not even the presence of longtime pound for pound king Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson in the tournament could change the mind of Eustaquio, as he banks on Kingad's youth and vigor.
Former ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio believes that having the hometown advantage will play a huge factor when he tries to reclaim his World Title next month.
Pacio is scheduled to challenge ONE Strawweight World Champion Yasuke “Tobizaru” Saruta of Japan in the co-main event of ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR at the Mall of Asia Arena on 12 April.
ONE Championship is to play Myanmar today with two Filipino mixed martial arts fighters part of the card.
Dubbed “ONE: Reign of Valor” and happening at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, the event will feature strawweight Rene “D’Challenger” Catalan (5-2) and women’s atomweight Jomary Torres (4-2) as they try to book key wins.
