ONE: Empower’s Itsuki Hirata Has Dreams Beyond Fighting, Wants Title First
Undefeated atomweight prospect Itsuki Hirtata has a massive opportunity ahead of her in the ONE Championship atomweight grand prix. Originally scheduled to kick off in May, the coronavirus pandemic saw the tournament pushed back to September, but the all-female ONE:...
Victoria Lee, Martin Nguyen Among Additions to ONE Championship: Revolution
Barely a day after ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced three title fights atop September's Revolution card, the event's full line-up has been revealed. Among the new names: Teenage sensation Victoria Lee, former champ Martin Nguyen, and...
Three Title Fights Top ONE Championship’s Revolution on Sept. 24
ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has revealed three title fights for the newly announced Revolution on September 24. https://twitter.com/yodchatri/status/1427623971781058565 The card is expected to air live from ONE's base of operations in Singapore. Headlining the event will be lightweight...
Strawweight Title Fight Tops ONE Championship’s Empower on Sept. 3
ONE Championship's Empower card, rescheduled from May due to the coronavirus pandemic, is back on — with Xiong Jing Nan defending her strawweight title in the main event. The all-female affair will also feature the launch of ONE's much anticipated...
ONE Championship: Battleground II Photo Highlights
Things did not go Eduard Folayang's way in the main event of ONE Championship's Battleground II on Friday. The card was topped by Folayang and former UFC/TUF veteran Zhang Lipeng, making his debut for the promotion. Folayang, a former lightweight...
ONE Championship: Battleground II Weigh-In and Hydration Results
On Thursday, ONE Championship released weigh-in and hydration results for Battleground II, a five-fight all-MMA card set to air Friday morning. In the main event, former UFC fighter Zhang Lipeng of China was set to face ex-welterweight champion Eduard Folayang....
ONE Championship: After Phogat Win, Bi Nguyen Gets Jenelyn Olsim at Battleground III
Coming off the biggest win of her career, ONE Championship atomweight Bi Nguyen has been booked onto ONE's upcoming Battleground III card. The event, which will air live on August 27, will see Nguyen taking on Team Lakay athlete Jenelyn...
Ritu Phogat Gunning for Grand Prix Spot Following ONE Championship: Battleground
The first question out of the gate following Ritu Phogat's win over Lin Heqin at ONE Championship: Battleground on Friday was whether the victory had helped erase her loss earlier this year to Bi Nuygen. Prior to that split decision...
After Battleground KO, ONE Championship’s Aung La N Sang Eyeing Abbasov, Okami Fights
Former ONE Championship middleweight and light heavyweight champ Aung La N Sang returned to the win column on Friday, in what was almost certainly a cathartik moment for the Sanford MMA fighter. "The Burmese Python," arguably the most recognizable athlete...
ONE Championship: Battleground’s Ritu Phogat Still Has Olympic Dream
When Ritu Phogat steps into the ONE Championship circle on Friday in Singapore, she'll be entering off a loss for the first time in her MMA career. The standout Indian wrestler fell to Bi Nguyen in her last outing, a...