NO question, Manny Pacquiao truly is a one-of-a-kind athlete.
The pint-sized pugilist from Sarangani fought the gods of the sport and proudly hoisted the Philippine flag inside the ring to etch his name among the greats for the better part of the past two decades on his way to become an eight-division boxing world champion.
ONE Championship™ (ONE) today announced the full card for ONE: NEXTGEN, which broadcasts live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 29 October.
In the main event, Ukrainian skyscraper Roman Kryklia returns to defend the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Dutch-Turkish bruiser Murat Aygun.
ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio insisted that he wasn’t feeling much pressure despite being the last remaining Mixed Martial Arts World Champion from the Philippines.
He quickly showed why in his long-awaited return to the Circle.
LITO "Thunder Kid" Adiwang shared the excitement of most fight fans for the announcement of the hybrid megabout between mixed martial arts legend Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson and reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang "The Iron Man" Jitmuangnon at ONE X in December.
TEAM Lakay has long envisioned this new generation of fighters from its stable, and who better to lead the parade than the reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua "The Passion" Pacio?
The 25-year-old is the last remaining champion from the Philippines, and a fitting bridge from the past to the future as the Filipino fighters strive to remain as one of the best signed under the ONE Championship banner.
NE Championship™ (ONE) electrified the Singapore Indoor Stadium with ONE: REVOLUTION, which aired live on Friday, 24 September. The event featured a completely stacked card of mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, and kickboxing matches, headlined by three World Title bouts.
In the main event, #3-ranked lightweight Ok Rae Yoon stunned longtime titleholder Christian Lee to capture the ONE Lightweight World Championship.
Former strawweight titleholder Yosuke “The Ninja” Saruta is full of confidence ahead of his highly anticipated rubber match with reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio.
A spectacular finish was almost inevitable in the mixed martial arts clash between #1-ranked featherweight contender Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen and #5-ranked “The Fighting God” Kim Jae Woong.
Both men came out firing heavy leather in their hunt for a ONE Featherweight World Title shot, but it was the South Korean who claimed victory – and his biggest scalp to date – with a first-round knockout of the division’s former king.
Singapore-based martial arts organization, ONE Championship, is hosting its highly anticipated 10th anniversary event this 5 December aptly titled, “ONE X.”
The company’s Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong dropped the news in an interview with veteran MMA journalist Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour.
