Mark Sangiao has seen it all in terms of Philippine mixed martial arts, and the Team Lakay patriarch couldn’t be more proud that the sport he took care of is experiencing such rapid growth in his home country.
While he’s done so much for his stable, Sangiao will now take a slightly different role in developing not only the next Team Lakay star but also a new face of Philippine MMA.
While his run was cut short, Christian Paul Laurio’s time at the ONE Warrior Series Philippines will be an experience he’d carry on for a lifetime.
Laurio was the first fighter eliminated from the show following a tough elimination process that Team Lakay patriarch Mark Sangiao did along with coaches Joshua Pacio and Geje Eustaquio of Team Passion and Team Gravity, respectively. Former ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kevin Belingon, who was a guest coach in the first episode, also helped in the deliberation.
“The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan and “Unstoppable” Angela Lee have split a pair of epic World Title fights, and it’s hard to pick between them ahead of their trilogy bout on Friday, September 30.
However, fellow ONE superstar Stamp Fairtex has some thoughts on the matchup at ONE on Prime Video 2, where Lee will challenge Xiong for the ONE Women’s Strawweight World Title live in U.S. primetime.
ONE Championship™ (ONE) today announced that “Globe Presents ONE Warrior Series: Philippines” will air on GTV every Sunday at 9:35 p.m. PHT from September 18 through November 27.
Team Lakay star Lito Adiwang is positive that survivors of the recent earthquake in Northern Luzon are capable of getting back up, no matter how difficult it could be.
Adiwang said that his house in Baguio City got minor damages after a Magnitude 7.0 earthquake, which had its epicenter in the town of Tayum, Abra, devastated Northern Luzon this past Wednesday.
ONE Championship™ (ONE) today announced that “Globe Presents ONE Warrior Series: Philippines” will air on GTV every Sunday at 9:35 p.m. PHT from September 18 through November 27.
When reigning ONE Flyweight Champion Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes’ faces wily legend Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson at ONE 161 on August 26, no one will be watching the match as avidly as Moraes’ former foe, former ONE Flyweight Champion Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio.
The two have fought each other three times inside the ONE Circle, so the Team Lakay stalwart is very familiar with how Moraes will bring it to DJ in their much-awaited title fight.
Some people like to hide indoors when the cool weather approaches, but not ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio.
When the mountains of his native Baguio City reach the low 60s in the fall, the 26-year-old Filipino loves to step outdoors and get active. Whether hiking, biking, or running, he does it all.
For more than five years, Brandon Vera had a stranglehold on ONE Championship’s heavyweight division and he wants nothing more than to get back to the pedestal he once owned.
The Filipino-American was a wrecking ball of power during his reign as the ONE Heavyweight World Champion, knocking people out even before the match started to heat up.
