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ONE Championship

October 21, 2023

One Championship (styled ONE Championship or simply ONE; formally One Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015) is a Caymanian combat sports promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui.[2] Originally focused on mixed martial arts (MMA), One has since expanded to regularly hold events featuring Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling bouts, while also previously promoting boxing and Lethwei matches. One held its first event on 3 September 2011 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, and has since held over 200 events across Asia.[3]

One Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2023 in ONE Championship
SportCombat sports
Founded14 July 2011; 12 years ago (14 July 2011)
Owner(s)Group One Holdings Pte. Ltd.
CEOChatri Sityodtong (Chairman and CEO)
DirectorSaurabh Mittal (Vice Chairman)
Hua Fung Teh (Group President)
Jesley Chua (CFO)
Rich Franklin (VP)
Matt Hume (SVP of Competition)
Headquarters3 Fraser Street, #14-24 Singapore 189352[1]
Official websiteonefc.com

One is considered to be Asia's largest combat sports promotion, with investors including GIC and Temasek Holdings, in addition to ICONIQ Capital, Mission Holdings, Sequoia Capital and Greenoaks Capital.[4][5] The promotion would reach a value of over $1 billion by October 2018.[6][7] In 2022, ONE changed its legal operations from Singapore to the Cayman Islands.[8][9]

Sityodtong stated his goal was to create the first Pan-Asian martial arts company, and to promote "values of integrity, humility, honor, respect, courage, discipline, and compassion", which he believes Western MMA promotions have lost.[6][10][11]

History Edit

Founding and early history: 2011–2014 Edit

 
Chatri Sityodtong, founder, chairman, and CEO of One Championship

Entrepreneur and martial artist Chatri Sityodtong stated his reasons for founding One Fighting Championship in July 2011 was that he believed that martial arts was Asia's "cultural treasure", yet there was no Pan-Asian promotion to unite the continent.[10][12] "My vision is to make ONE Asia's first multi-billion-dollar sports media property. Every other region has them[...] But there is absolutely nothing like that on a pan-Asian basis."[10] He chose Singapore as the promotion's base because of its location and communications infrastructure.[10] As a life-long martial artist himself, Sityodtong would later state that he felt mixed martial arts (MMA) has been "severely tainted by the west", where the physical aspects have been glorified to extremes and "anger, hatred, [and] controversy" are commonplace.[13] Unlike western promotions, ONE's main goal is to promote "values of integrity, humility, honor, respect, courage, discipline, and compassion".[13][11] Sityodtong says ONE purposely recruits and employs competitors who "are outstanding role models and good human beings with wholesome values", "You don't see any of the trash-talking or any kind of criminal offences or behavior you see in other promotions".[11] Although acknowledging he has respect for those Western promotions, Sityodtong explained, "they approach it in a pure sports manner, whereas as we approach it in Asia as a martial arts approach, just in terms of positioning to the audience and everything else. That's very important".[14]

Sityodtong revealed that the first three years of ONE FC were a "living hell". He was turned down by many broadcasters, brands, advertisers, and even potential employees who did not understand ONE's vision.[12] They "mistakenly thought it was about fighting and violence", but "people don't watch because of the punch or the kick or the submission. People watch because their heroes are representing their country on the global stage of martial arts."[12][14]

First events Edit

One Fighting Championship held their first event, ONE FC: Champion vs. Champion, on 3 September 2011 at the sold-out Singapore Indoor Stadium.[15] On 31 March 2012, the promotion held its first female MMA fight during ONE FC: War of the Lions at the same stadium. It saw Nicole Chua, Singapore's first female professional MMA fighter, submit seven time Indian kickboxing champion Jeet Toshi.[16]

On 6 October 2012, One crowned its first two champions at ONE FC: Rise of Kings; Soo Chul Kim became the inaugural ONE Bantamweight World Champion by stopping Leandro Issa, and Kotetsu Boku defeated Zorobabel Moreira by TKO to become the inaugural ONE Lightweight World Champion.[17] The inaugural ONE Featherweight World Championship followed on 3 February 2013 at ONE FC: Return of Warriors, where Honorio Banario defeated Eric Kelly.[18]

After having to be rescheduled from 2013, the inaugural ONE Welterweight World Championship bout took place at ONE FC: War of Nations on 14 March 2014. It saw Nobutatsu Suzuki defeat Brock Larson.[19] At ONE FC: Rise of the Kingdom on 12 September 2014, Adriano Moraes became the first ONE Flyweight World Champion after submitting Geje Eustaquio.[20] The ONE Middleweight World Championship was introduced at ONE FC: Battle of the Lions on 7 November 2014, where Igor Svirid defeated Leandro Ataides in 17 seconds for the title.[21]

Name change and expansion: 2015–2019 Edit

On 13 January 2015, the promotion announced it would be changing its name to simply "One Championship".[22] According to then-CEO Victor Cui, the change was made mostly for linguistic and cultural reasons. "I think the reason why I picked the name ONE in the first place was because I wanted a name that transcended the language barrier. If you didn't speak English, you knew what 'one' was[...] It means the top, the best and everybody could say it", but translating the English word "fighting" into dozens of Asian languages and passing it on to partners and sponsors had proven cumbersome.[23]

ONE Championship and Ultimate Fighting Championship finalized the first "trade" in MMA history on 27 October 2018. ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren was released from his contract so he could sign with the UFC and former UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson was released from his contract so he could sign with ONE.[24] With distribution of its content to over 150 countries, ONE Championship had begun to be seen as a "unicorn", an unlisted company with a value over $1 billion, by 2018.[25]

Continued expansion of fights Edit

 
Brandon Vera, Hua Fung Teh, and Mauro Cerilli at a ONE: Conquest of Champions press conference, 2018

Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke became the first ONE Strawweight World Champion after beating Roy Doliguez on 22 May 2015 at ONE: Warrior's Quest.[26] ONE held the first Lethwei fight in its history at ONE: Kingdom of Warriors on 18 July 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar.[27][28][29] The fight showcased Burmese fighters Phyan Thway and Soe Htet Oo in a dark match and the result was a draw according to traditional Lethwei rules.[30] At ONE: Spirit of Champions on 11 December 2015, Brandon Vera knocked out Paul Cheng in the first round to become the inaugural ONE Heavyweight World Champion.[31]

The promotion crowned two more inaugural champions at ONE: Ascent to Power on 6 May 2016. Roger Gracie submitted Michal Pasternak for the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship.[32] The inaugural ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship title match saw 19-year-old Angela Lee defeat Mei Yamaguchi to become the first female champion in ONE and one of the youngest ever titleholders in combat sports.[33] On 13 August 2016, ONE Championship held its first grappling tournament in Cotai, Macau; One Grappling Challenge Macao took place before ONE: Heroes of the World. Following International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation no-gi rules, Angela Lee, Shinya Aoki, and Michelle Nicolini were among the participants.[34]

A "grappling super fight" with submission-only rules was held between Shinya Aoki and Garry Tonon at ONE: Dynasty of Heroes on 26 May 2017.[35] ONE began talks of a partnership with World Lethwei Championship to share athletes to fight in each other's organization.[36] On 30 June 2017, ONE held its second Lethwei match at ONE: Light of a Nation. Thway Thit Win Hlaing defeated Soe Htet Oo by decision according to the WLC point system, where a winner must be chosen by judges decision if the fight goes the distance.[30] Since then, ONE has not held any more Lethwei fights, but Sityodtong has expressed his love for the art and wanting to recruit Dave Leduc into the organization.[37] On 10 November 2017, ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin Nguyen became the promotion's first simultaneous two-division champion when he knocked out Eduard Folayang for the ONE Lightweight World Championship at ONE: Legends of the World.[38][39]

Xiong Jing Nan defeated Tiffany Teo at ONE: Kings of Courage on 20 January 2018 to win the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight World Championship.[40] The event also saw another submission-only "grappling super fight", this time between Shinya Aoki and Marat Gafurov.[41] ONE crowned its first champion in Muay Thai at ONE: Unstoppable Dreams on 18 May 2018, when Sam-A Gaiyanghadao stopped Sergio Wielzen for the inaugural ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship.[42] This was followed by ONE's first kickboxing champion at ONE: Battle for the Heavens on 7 July 2018, when the inaugural ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Championship bout saw Kai Ting Chuang defeat Yodcherry Sityodtong.[43] On 6 October 2018, ONE: Kingdom of Heroes was headlined by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defending his World Boxing Council championship against Iran Diaz.[44] This is the only boxing match under the ONE Championship banner to date.

 
Aung La Nsang became ONE's second simultaneous two-division champion in 2018.[45]

February 2019 saw the inaugural ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship and ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship matches. The former took place on 16 February 2019 at ONE: Clash of Legends, where Nong-O Gaiyanghadao defeated Han Zihao.[46] The latter took place at ONE: Call to Greatness on 22 February 2019, where ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion Stamp Fairtex defeated Janet Todd to become the promotion's first two-sport champion.[47]

2019 also saw the introduction of multiple ONE championship titles in kickboxing. The inaugural ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship match took place at ONE: Warriors of Light on 10 May 2019, where Petchdam Petchyindee Academy defeated Elias Mahmoudi.[48] The first ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship match took place at ONE: Enter the Dragon 17 May 2019, and saw Regian Eersel defeat Nieky Holzken.[49] Roman Kryklia defeated Tarik Khbabez at ONE: Age of Dragons on 16 November 2019 to become the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion.[50] The inaugural ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship and ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship matches both took place at ONE: Mark of Greatness on 6 December 2019. The bantamweight bout saw Alaverdi Ramazanov defeat Zhang Chenglong by unanimous decision to earn the title, and Sam-A Gaiyanghadao followed suit, winning the strawweight championship by defeating Wang Junguang by unanimous decision.[51]

2020–present Edit

Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy won the inaugural ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship over Pongsiri P.K.Saenchaimuaythaigym at ONE: Warrior's Code on 7 February 2020.[52] ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao became a two-sport champion on 28 February 2020 at ONE: King of the Jungle, where he beat Rocky Ogden for the inaugural ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship.[53]

In May 2021, ONE Championship announced that Gordon Ryan was due to debut in the promotion in a grappling match with Shinya Aoki to be held in August of that year.[54] However, the match never materialized due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ryan's health issues.[55] Superbon Singha Mawynn became the inaugural ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion by knocking out Giorgio Petrosyan at ONE: First Strike on 15 October 2021.[56]

 
Stamp Fairtex became ONE's first three-sport champion in 2023.[57]

At ONE: X, an event to celebrate the organization's tenth anniversary, Mei Yamaguchi faced Danielle Kelly and Reinier de Ridder faced André Galvão in a pair of grappling matches on 26 March 2022.[58][59] 17-year-old Smilla Sundell became the youngest champion in ONE history on 22 April 2022, when she defeated Jackie Buntan at ONE 156 for the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship.[60]

ONE awarded their first belt for submission grappling on 1 October 2022 at ONE on Prime Video 2, where Mikey Musumeci defeated Cleber Souza for the ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Championship.[61] ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion Regian Eersel became a two-sport champion when he defeated Sinsamut Klinmee for the inaugural ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE on Prime Video 3 on 22 October 2022.[62] The same event saw Kade Ruotolo win the inaugural ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship over Uali Kurzhev.[63]

ONE held its first event in America, ONE Fight Night 10, at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on 5 May 2023. Colorado was chosen because its athletic commission was the first to approve ONE's rule set.[64] The organization had initially planned on debuting in the US years prior, but was ultimately delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[65] The event was the start of the promotion's expansion into the United States, where it will be opening offices in New York and Los Angeles with the goal of eventually holding 12 events in the country annually.[64] Its parent company changed its legal domicile to the Cayman Islands.[8][9] On 22 June 2023, it was announced that ONE would be bringing live events to Qatar later in the year, having signed an MoU with Media City Qatar.[66]

Anti-doping policy Edit

In August 2022, ONE Championship announced an anti-doping partnership with International Doping Tests & Management, a subsidiary of Drug Free Sport International, who will independently handle all testing of its fighters for "illegal substances".[67] The partnership began with ONE 160 that month.

Rules Edit

Mixed martial arts Edit

ONE Championship uses the Global Martial Arts Rule Set, which "blends a combination of Best Practices from Asian and Non-Asian Rules".[68] Fighters wear 4-ounce MMA gloves. Matches vary in maximum length, depending on whether it is for a championship title. In all fights, each round can be no longer than five minutes. Most fights have a maximum of three rounds, with one minute breaks in between, but championship matches have a max of five rounds.

Victory is attained by one of the following ways; knockout, submission, verbal tapout, technical knockout or technical submission by referee stoppage, request for stoppage by cornerman, by disqualification, by technical decision, or by judges' decision.[68] Three judges score the bout in its entirety, not round-by-round, utilizing the following criteria in descending order of importance:[68]

  • Near knockout or submission
  • Damage (internal, accumulated, superficial)
  • Striking combinations and cage generalship (ground control, superior positioning)
  • Earned takedowns or takedown defense
  • Aggression

Illegal targets for strikes are the groin, throat, trachea, and the back of the head, neck or spine. Stomps to the head of a grounded opponent, small joint manipulation, head butting, hair pulling, eye gouging, orifice insertion, spitting, and grabbing onto the cage fence are also illegal. Takedowns must not result in "spiking or pile driver[s] to the head or neck".[69] Soccer kicks to the head of a grounded opponent were previously legal in the competition, initially via an "open attack" rule, which required fighters to get permission from the referee to use them.[70] In September 2012, the company adopted the Pride Fighting Championships' rules on the technique, allowing fighters to use soccer kicks without asking for permission from the referee.[70] Soccer kicks were banned entirely in August 2016 as part of the company's worldwide expansion plans. Sityodtong stated that despite studies showing that soccer kicks are the same as a normal head kick to a standing opponent because you cannot generate any more pivotal force, the technique invites "bad publicity".[71]

Kickboxing and Muay Thai Edit

ONE Championship uses the Global Kickboxing Rule Set and the Global Muay Thai Rule Set.[68] In kickboxing, fighters wear boxing gloves, with athletes weighing at or below 65.8 kilograms (bantamweight) wearing 8-oz gloves and athletes weighing above wearing 10-oz gloves. In Muay Thai, fighters wear 4-ounce mixed martial arts gloves. Matches vary in maximum length, depending on whether it is for a championship title. In all fights, each round can be no longer than five minutes. Most fights have a maximum of three rounds, with one minute breaks in between, but championship matches have a max of five rounds. ONE Muay Thai allows elbow strikes, clinch fighting, sweeps and throws.[72][73]

Fights can be won via:

  • Knockout, resulting in the opponent being unable to answer the 10-count due to a:
    • Punch
    • Kick
    • Knee
    • Elbow (only in Muay Thai rules)
    • Legal throw (only in Muay Thai rules)
  • Technical knockout due to:
    • Four knockdowns in a bout
    • Three knockdowns in a round
    • Referee/doctor stoppage
    • Verbal retirement by the opponent
  • Decision
    • Unanimous decision (all three judges score in favor of one fighter)
    • Split decision (two judges score in favor of one fighter, one judge scores in favor of the other fighter)
    • Majority decision (two judges score in favor of one fighter, one judge scores a draw)
  • Technical decision
  • Disqualification

Fights are scored round-by-round by three judges using the 10-point must system. If the points tally is equal, then the judges utilize the "ONE Judging Criteria" to determine a winner:[68]

  • Knockdowns
  • Damage (internal, accumulated, and superficial)
  • Number of clean strikes
  • Aggression and cage/ring generalship (superior positioning)

Submission grappling Edit

ONE utilizes the Global Submission Grappling Rule Set.[68] Matches consist of a single 10 minute round. Victory can be obtained by submission, verbal tapout, referee stoppage "due to imminent danger", request for stoppage by cornerman, or by judges' decision.[68] Three judges score the bout by the number of catches, or "legitimate" submission attempts. If there are an equal number of catches, the grappler who was awarded the last catch will be named the winner. If there are no catches, the judges will award victory to the athlete who showed more aggression.[68] Yellow cards are issued to grapplers who stall. Once an athlete is issued a yellow card, the only way that athlete can win is by submission.[68] Prior to May 20, 2022, submission grappling matches could only be won via submission and were automatically declared a draw after a 12 minute time limit.[74][75]

Weight divisions Edit

ONE Championship currently uses ten different weight classes:[76]

Weight class name Upper limit Gender
in pounds (lb) in kilograms (kg) in stone (st)
Atomweight 115 52.2 8.2 Female
Strawweight 125 56.7 8.9 Male / Female
Flyweight 135 61.2 9.6 Male / Female
Bantamweight 145 65.8 10.4 Male / Female
Featherweight 155 70.3 11.1 Male
Lightweight 170 77.1 12.1 Male
Welterweight 185 83.9 13.2 Male
Middleweight 205 93 14.6 Male
Light Heavyweight 225 102.1 16.1 Male
Heavyweight 265[a] 120.2 18.9 Male

Unlike most MMA organizations, these weight limits are based on a competitor's "walking weight", rather than pre-fight weigh-ins.

The change took place after the death of 21-year-old Chinese fighter, Yang Jian Bing (who was supposed to face Geje Eustaquio) on 11 December 2015, due to dehydration by weight-cutting in the Philippines.[77]

The promotion banned weight-cutting by dehydration in order to promote fighter safety.[78] The promotion’s revised policy on weight mandated that athletes are monitored in their training camps, and have urine specific gravity tests to ensure they are hydrated up to three hours ahead of their bouts. Since the new measures took effect, there have been no further serious incidents.

The new system was well received by athletes in the organization,[79][80] as well as other stakeholders in the MMA industry.[81][82]

Events Edit

Main article: List of ONE Championship events

ONE Warrior Series Edit

In November 2017, it was announced that ONE VP Rich Franklin would head up a competition called the ONE Warrior Series, searching for up-and-coming martial artists in Asia. The prize is a six-figure contract with the organization, with the winner determined based on their performance instead of victories.[83]

ONE Super Series Edit

On February 12, 2018, ONE Championship announced the establishment of the ONE Super Series, which would feature kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts.[84] The first event that featured bouts under Muay Thai and kickboxing rules was ONE: Heroes of Honor in Manila on 20 April 2018.[85] The promotion signed notable names such as Giorgio Petrosyan, Nong-O Gaiyanghadao and Fabio Pinca to feature on the bill. Since the inception of ONE Super Series, some events have used a five-roped ring, instead of the ONE circular cage, which had been used exclusively up until 2018. The ONE Super Series kickboxing bouts adopt the oriental ruleset.[86] As of 2020, ONE Super Series kickboxing bouts use boxing gloves. In ONE Super Series Muay Thai bouts, open-finger 4 oz gloves are used.[87] The first ONE event to consist entirely of ONE Super Series contests was ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph in Ho Chi Minh City on 6 September 2019.[88]

ONE Infinity Edit

On 13 February 2020, ONE announced the launch of the "Infinity" series, events consisting of at least three championship fights and a minimum of 12 world champions.[89]

ONE Lumpinee Edit

In September 2022, ONE announced a partnership with the Royal Thai Army to hold at least 52 shows in 2023 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The weekly events started with ONE Friday Fights 1 on 20 January 2023, where Nong-O Gaiyanghadao successfully defended his bantamweight Muay Thai title with a TKO of Alaverdi Ramazanov in the third round. The event finished as the most-watched show in prime time in Thailand, with a 3.9 rating among males 15 years old and over, according to data collected by Nielsen. It was broadcast locally on Thailand's Channel 7.[90] The event predominately features Muay Thai, but also includes MMA and kickboxing bouts. They are broadcast live in 154 countries, and reportedly offer the highest purses in Muay Thai history.[91][92]

Overview Edit

ONE Championship is operated by Group ONE Holdings, whose leadership and executive team are chairman and chief executive officer Chatri Sityodtong, vice chairman Saurabh Mittal, group president Hua Fung Teh, and chief financial officer Jesley Chua.[93] Matches are made by matchmaker and Vice President of Operations, Matt Hume. In May 2014, former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin became a vice president of ONE Championship.[94] The referees include Olivier Coste, Mohamad Sulaiman, Yuji Shimada, Kemp Cheng and Justin Brown for MMA matches, and Atsushi Onari and Elias Dolaptsis for ONE Super Series matches. The ring announcer for ONE Championship is Dom Lau. The regular colour commentators for the English-language television broadcasts are Mitch Chilson, Brent Stover,[95] and Rich Franklin,[96] although Josh Thomson, Jason Chambers, Bas Rutten and Renzo Gracie have appeared as guest commentators. Former commentators include Michael Schiavello.[97][98][better source needed]

ONE co-founder Victor Cui was CEO International until leaving the organization in early 2022 to become president and CEO of the Edmonton Elks.[99] Former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was a vice president of ONE from 2018 until 2021, when she returned to active competition as a fighter.[100]

Broadcasters Edit

ONE fights have been broadcast by RCTI (2015–2017), GTV (2012, repeat only for 2020–2021), iNews (2015–2017, repeat only for 2020–present), Moji (repeat only for 2022–present), Indosiar (delayed in 2013–2014), SCTV (delayed in 2018–2022), Vidio (live in 2018–2022), Netverse (live in 2022–present), NET. (delayed in 2022–present) and BTV (repeat only for 2022–present) in Indonesia,[101] MediaCorp Channel 5 (temporarily) in Singapore,[102] ABS-CBN S+A/TV5/One Sports/LIGA Channel in the Philippines,[103] MyTV in Cambodia,[104] Astro Arena, TV9[105] and RTM[106] in Malaysia, Workpoint TV, Thairath TV (2016–2022) and Channel 7 (2023–present) in Thailand, TV Tokyo and AbemaTV in Japan.

On 30 January 2012, they signed a 10-year deal with ESPN Star Sports.[107] ONE made its PPV debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings via iN DEMAND, Avail-TVN, DirecTV and Dish.[108]

Since May 2018, ONE events have been broadcast live and free on both their dedicated apps and YouTube channel in select locations.[109]

On 11 December 2018, ONE announced a three-year broadcast deal with Turner Sports in the United States that will bring live events to streaming service B/R Live and recap shows on TNT.[110][111]

On 23 March 2019 ONE announced it had signed a multi-year deal with Star Sports in India.[112] On 19 September 2019, it was announced that sports streaming service FITE TV would broadcast the promotion's two-part, 100th numbered event, Century.[113]

In November 2020, ONE announced a partnership with Facebook to distribute ONE Championship content on Facebook Watch and IGTV.[114]

On April 27, 2022, ONE announced a five-year distribution deal with Amazon Prime Video, giving Amazon Prime exclusive broadcast rights for at least 12 live events annually during prime time hours in the United States and Canada.[115][116]

On September 29, 2022, ONE announced an exclusive multi-year partnership with beIN Sports to broadcast live ONE Championship events across the Middle East and North Africa for the first time. In addition to events, the partnership is set to include round-up shows, as well as related social media and digital content. beIN Sports will broadcast ONE's events to 24 MENA territories with both English and Arabic commentary.[117]

On December 8, 2022, ONE announced the partnership with Tero Entertainment during the press conference for broadcast One Lumpinee (internationally known as ONE Friday Fights) from Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok via Thailand's Channel 7 to more than 154 countries every Friday evening starting January 20, 2023. This broadcast has been considered a big turn in the Thai television industry because Channel 7 had to remove the television drama on the prime time time-slot after the evening news, which was considered a regular identity and main income resources of the channel since its establishment in 1967.[118]

On March 16, 2023, ONE partnered with Seven Network, airing both ONE Fight Night (which aired on Prime Video in United States & Canada) and ONE Friday Fights exclusively for 7plus in Australia.[119]

Roster Edit

Main articles: List of current ONE fighters and List of ONE Championship alumni

In May 2022, Sityodtong stated ONE Championship had 600 fighters in the organization.[120]

Fighter salary Edit

Fighter salaries in Asia are not publicly disclosed, unlike in the US, so information about ONE FC's fighter purses is not in the public domain. However, in January 2014 Ben Askren revealed that he was being paid a minimum of US$50,000 per fight as well as a US$50,000 win bonus.[121]

A cash bonus known as the "ONE Warrior bonus" was introduced on 9 July 2014 and implemented for the first time at ONE Fighting Championship: War of Dragons on 11 July 2014.

An award of US$50,000 is given out at the end of certain events to the fighter who impresses the most in terms of:

  • thrilling the fans with exciting action;
  • demonstrating an incredible warrior spirit;
  • exhibiting amazing skill, and;
  • delivering a phenomenal finish.

Victor Cui stated that bonuses would be handed out on a discretionary basis: "For every event, the bar will be very, very high. If a few fighters impress me, then I will hand out the bonus to a few fighters. If no one impresses me, then no one will get it. Extraordinary performance deserves extraordinary rewards. Ordinary performances deserve ordinary rewards."[122]

The "ONE Warrior bonus" of $50,000 was re-introduced in January 2022, with a minimum of one bonus and a maximum of five bonuses awarded at each event.[123]

Rankings Edit

Main article: ONE Championship Rankings

The rankings for ONE Championship's fighters are both recorded and updated when information has been obtained from the promotion's official website.[124]

Current champions Edit

Main article: List of ONE Championship champions
Men
Division Champion Since Ref. Defenses
Mixed martial arts
Heavyweight
265 lb (120.2 kg) 		  Anatoly Malykhin June 23, 2023 [125] 0
Light Heavyweight
225 lb (102.1 kg) 		December 3, 2022 [126] 0
Middleweight
205 lb (93.0 kg) 		  Reinier de Ridder October 30, 2020 [127] 2
Welterweight
185 lb (83.9 kg) 		  Christian Lee November 19, 2022 [128] 0
Lightweight
170 lb (77.1 kg) 		August 26, 2022 [129] 0
Featherweight
155 lb (70.3 kg) 		  Tang Kai August 26, 2022 [130] 0
  Thanh Le (interim) October 7, 2023 [131] 0
Bantamweight
145 lb (65.8 kg) 		  Fabrício Andrade February 25, 2023 [132] 0
Flyweight
135 lb (61.2 kg) 		  Demetrious Johnson August 27, 2022 [133] 1
Strawweight
125 lb (56.7 kg) 		  Jarred Brooks December 3, 2022 [134] 0
Kickboxing
Light Heavyweight
225 lb (102.1 kg) 		  Roman Kryklia November 16, 2019 [135] 2
Lightweight
170 lb (77.1 kg) 		  Regian Eersel May 17, 2019 [136] 4
Featherweight
155 lb (70.3 kg) 		  Chingiz Allazov January 14, 2023 [137] 1
Bantamweight
145 lb (65.8 kg) 		  Vacant July 26, 2023 [138] —
Flyweight
135 lb (61.2 kg) 		  Superlek Kiatmuu9 January 14, 2023 [139] 1
Strawweight
125 lb (56.7 kg) 		  Jonathan Di Bella October 21, 2022 [140] 1
Muay Thai
Lightweight
170 lb (77.1 kg) 		  Regian Eersel October 22, 2022 [141] 2
Featherweight
155 lb (70.3 kg) 		  Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai September 29, 2022 [142] 1
Bantamweight
145 lb (65.8 kg) 		  Jonathan Haggerty April 22, 2023 [143] 0
Flyweight
135 lb (61.2 kg) 		  Rodtang Jitmuangnon August 2, 2019 [144] 5
Strawweight
125 lb (56.7 kg) 		  Joseph Lasiri May 20, 2022 [145] 0
  Prajanchai P.K.Saenchai (interim) June 23, 2023 [146] 0
Submission grappling
Lightweight
170 lb (77.1 kg) 		  Kade Ruotolo October 22, 2022 [147] 2
Flyweight
135 lb (61.2 kg) 		  Mikey Musumeci October 1, 2022 [148] 3
Women
Division Champion Since Ref. Defenses
Mixed martial arts
Strawweight
125 lb (56.7 kg) 		  Xiong Jing Nan January 20, 2018 7
Atomweight
115 lb (52.2 kg) 		  Stamp Fairtex September 30, 2023 [149] 0
Kickboxing
Atomweight
115 lb (52.2 kg) 		  Janet Todd February 28, 2020 [150] 0
Muay Thai
Strawweight
125 lb (56.7 kg) 		  Smilla Sundell April 22, 2022 [151] 1
Atomweight
115 lb (52.2 kg) 		  Allycia Rodrigues August 28, 2020 [152] 1
Submission grappling
Atomweight
115 lb (52.2 kg) 		  Danielle Kelly September 30, 2023 [153] 0


Tournament winners Edit

ONE Grand Prix Champions

Malaysia GP Champions

Division Champion Since
Featherweight   A.J. Lias Mansor 15 November 2013 (ONE FC: Warrior Spirit)

Cambodia GP Champions

Division Champion Since
Featherweight   Samang Dun 12 September 2014 (ONE FC: Rise of the Kingdom)

China GP Champions

Division Champion Since
Featherweight (Beijing)   Li Kai Wen 19 December 2014 (ONE FC: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing))
Flyweight (Beijing)   Wei Bin Li 19 December 2014 (ONE FC: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing))
Featherweight (Guangzhou)   Huang Di Yuan 20 June 2015 (ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Guangzhou))
Flyweight (Guangzhou)   Wu Ze 20 June 2015 (ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Guangzhou))
Featherweight (Beijing)   Yang Sen 21 November 2015 (ONE FC: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II))
Bantamweight (Changsha)   Ma Hao Bin 23 January 2016 (ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Changsha))
Flyweight (Hefei)   Huo You Xia Bu 2 July 2016 (ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Anhui))

Myanmar GP Champions

Division Champion Since
Featherweight   Tha Pyay Nyo 18 July 2015 (ONE: Kingdom of Warriors)
Lightweight   Thway Thit Aung 18 July 2015 (ONE: Kingdom of Warriors)
Featherweight   Phoe Thaw 7 October 2016 (ONE: State of Warriors)

ONE Championship records Edit

Record Fighter Number
Youngest fighter in ONE debut   Supergirl Jaroonsak 16 years, 9 months
Oldest fighter in ONE debut   Renzo Gracie 51 years, 4 months
Youngest champion   Smilla Sundell 17 years, 5 months
Youngest title challenger   Zhang Peimian 19 years, 0 months
Oldest champion   Jadamba Narantungalag 38 years, 10 months
Oldest title challenger 43 years, 3 months
Longest championship reign   Angela Lee 2703 days
Shortest championship reign   Shinya Aoki 47 days
Most championship reigns   Adriano Moraes and
  Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and
  Christian Lee and
  Anatoly Malykhin		 3
Most fights   Eduard Folayang 23
Most wins   Christian Lee 17
Most finishes 16
Most knockouts 12
Most submissions   Shinya Aoki and
  Alex Silva		 9
Most decision Wins   Rodtang Jitmuangnon 11
Most title fight wins   Bibiano Fernandes 11
Most title fights 13
Most consecutive title defenses   Bibiano Fernandes,
  Xiong Jing Nan and
  Nong-O Gaiyanghadao		 7
Longest winning streak   Rodtang Jitmuangnon 14
Total Fight Time   Xiong Jing Nan 3 hours, 13 minutes, 48 seconds.
Fastest knockout   Timofey Nastyukhin and
  Capitan Petchyindee		 0:06
Fastest submission   Dagi Arslanaliev 0:26
Fastest title fight knockout   Brandon Vera 0:26
Fastest title fight submission   Marat Gafurov 0:41

Cross-promotional partnerships Edit

In 2017, ONE entered into a partnership with World Lethwei Championship parties agreed on sending athletes to fight in each other's organization.[36]

In January 2019, ONE entered into a partnership with Shooto, according to which Shooto champions would be given a contract with ONE Championship.[154]

They entered into a similar partnership with Indonesian promotion One Pride MMA in December 2020.[155]

On February 18, 2021, ONE partnered with American promotion Ringside United Fighting (RUF Nation). The partnership saw RUF hosting a Road to ONE 16-man heavyweight MMA tournament, with the winner getting a $100,000 contract to compete in ONE Championship.[156][157]

On May 6, 2022, ONE partnered with Thailand-based Fairtex Fight Promotion. Fairtex Fight Promotion would begin hosting a series of Road to ONE Muay Thai tournaments for three different weight classes in July, offering a $100,000 contract to compete in ONE Championship.[158]

On May 27, 2022, ONE announced a partnership with UK-based Muay Thai Grand Prix. The partnership would see MTGP hosting Road to ONE tournaments in two different weight classes, with the winners receiving a ONE Championship contract worth $100,000.[159]

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Unlimited in kickboxing

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One Championship styled ONE Championship or simply ONE formally One Fighting Championship ONE FC until January 2015 is a Caymanian combat sports promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui 2 Originally focused on mixed martial arts MMA One has since expanded to regularly hold events featuring Muay Thai kickboxing and submission grappling bouts while also previously promoting boxing and Lethwei matches One held its first event on 3 September 2011 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and has since held over 200 events across Asia 3 One ChampionshipCurrent season competition or edition 2023 in ONE ChampionshipSportCombat sports Mixed martial artsKickboxingMuay ThaiSubmission grappling Founded14 July 2011 12 years ago 14 July 2011 Owner s Group One Holdings Pte Ltd CEOChatri Sityodtong Chairman and CEO DirectorSaurabh Mittal Vice Chairman Hua Fung Teh Group President Jesley Chua CFO Rich Franklin VP Matt Hume SVP of Competition Headquarters3 Fraser Street 14 24 Singapore 189352 1 Official websiteonefc comOne is considered to be Asia s largest combat sports promotion with investors including GIC and Temasek Holdings in addition to ICONIQ Capital Mission Holdings Sequoia Capital and Greenoaks Capital 4 5 The promotion would reach a value of over 1 billion by October 2018 6 7 In 2022 ONE changed its legal operations from Singapore to the Cayman Islands 8 9 Sityodtong stated his goal was to create the first Pan Asian martial arts company and to promote values of integrity humility honor respect courage discipline and compassion which he believes Western MMA promotions have lost 6 10 11 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding and early history 2011 2014 1 1 1 First events 1 2 Name change and expansion 2015 2019 1 2 1 Continued expansion of fights 1 3 2020 present 2 Anti doping policy 3 Rules 3 1 Mixed martial arts 3 2 Kickboxing and Muay Thai 3 3 Submission grappling 4 Weight divisions 5 Events 5 1 ONE Warrior Series 5 2 ONE Super Series 5 3 ONE Infinity 5 4 ONE Lumpinee 6 Overview 6 1 Broadcasters 7 Roster 7 1 Fighter salary 8 Rankings 9 Current champions 10 Tournament winners 11 ONE Championship records 12 Cross promotional partnerships 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksHistory EditFounding and early history 2011 2014 Edit nbsp Chatri Sityodtong founder chairman and CEO of One ChampionshipEntrepreneur and martial artist Chatri Sityodtong stated his reasons for founding One Fighting Championship in July 2011 was that he believed that martial arts was Asia s cultural treasure yet there was no Pan Asian promotion to unite the continent 10 12 My vision is to make ONE Asia s first multi billion dollar sports media property Every other region has them But there is absolutely nothing like that on a pan Asian basis 10 He chose Singapore as the promotion s base because of its location and communications infrastructure 10 As a life long martial artist himself Sityodtong would later state that he felt mixed martial arts MMA has been severely tainted by the west where the physical aspects have been glorified to extremes and anger hatred and controversy are commonplace 13 Unlike western promotions ONE s main goal is to promote values of integrity humility honor respect courage discipline and compassion 13 11 Sityodtong says ONE purposely recruits and employs competitors who are outstanding role models and good human beings with wholesome values You don t see any of the trash talking or any kind of criminal offences or behavior you see in other promotions 11 Although acknowledging he has respect for those Western promotions Sityodtong explained they approach it in a pure sports manner whereas as we approach it in Asia as a martial arts approach just in terms of positioning to the audience and everything else That s very important 14 Sityodtong revealed that the first three years of ONE FC were a living hell He was turned down by many broadcasters brands advertisers and even potential employees who did not understand ONE s vision 12 They mistakenly thought it was about fighting and violence but people don t watch because of the punch or the kick or the submission People watch because their heroes are representing their country on the global stage of martial arts 12 14 First events Edit One Fighting Championship held their first event ONE FC Champion vs Champion on 3 September 2011 at the sold out Singapore Indoor Stadium 15 On 31 March 2012 the promotion held its first female MMA fight during ONE FC War of the Lions at the same stadium It saw Nicole Chua Singapore s first female professional MMA fighter submit seven time Indian kickboxing champion Jeet Toshi 16 On 6 October 2012 One crowned its first two champions at ONE FC Rise of Kings Soo Chul Kim became the inaugural ONE Bantamweight World Champion by stopping Leandro Issa and Kotetsu Boku defeated Zorobabel Moreira by TKO to become the inaugural ONE Lightweight World Champion 17 The inaugural ONE Featherweight World Championship followed on 3 February 2013 at ONE FC Return of Warriors where Honorio Banario defeated Eric Kelly 18 After having to be rescheduled from 2013 the inaugural ONE Welterweight World Championship bout took place at ONE FC War of Nations on 14 March 2014 It saw Nobutatsu Suzuki defeat Brock Larson 19 At ONE FC Rise of the Kingdom on 12 September 2014 Adriano Moraes became the first ONE Flyweight World Champion after submitting Geje Eustaquio 20 The ONE Middleweight World Championship was introduced at ONE FC Battle of the Lions on 7 November 2014 where Igor Svirid defeated Leandro Ataides in 17 seconds for the title 21 Name change and expansion 2015 2019 Edit On 13 January 2015 the promotion announced it would be changing its name to simply One Championship 22 According to then CEO Victor Cui the change was made mostly for linguistic and cultural reasons I think the reason why I picked the name ONE in the first place was because I wanted a name that transcended the language barrier If you didn t speak English you knew what one was It means the top the best and everybody could say it but translating the English word fighting into dozens of Asian languages and passing it on to partners and sponsors had proven cumbersome 23 ONE Championship and Ultimate Fighting Championship finalized the first trade in MMA history on 27 October 2018 ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren was released from his contract so he could sign with the UFC and former UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson was released from his contract so he could sign with ONE 24 With distribution of its content to over 150 countries ONE Championship had begun to be seen as a unicorn an unlisted company with a value over 1 billion by 2018 25 Continued expansion of fights Edit nbsp Brandon Vera Hua Fung Teh and Mauro Cerilli at a ONE Conquest of Champions press conference 2018Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke became the first ONE Strawweight World Champion after beating Roy Doliguez on 22 May 2015 at ONE Warrior s Quest 26 ONE held the first Lethwei fight in its history at ONE Kingdom of Warriors on 18 July 2015 in Yangon Myanmar 27 28 29 The fight showcased Burmese fighters Phyan Thway and Soe Htet Oo in a dark match and the result was a draw according to traditional Lethwei rules 30 At ONE Spirit of Champions on 11 December 2015 Brandon Vera knocked out Paul Cheng in the first round to become the inaugural ONE Heavyweight World Champion 31 The promotion crowned two more inaugural champions at ONE Ascent to Power on 6 May 2016 Roger Gracie submitted Michal Pasternak for the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship 32 The inaugural ONE Women s Atomweight World Championship title match saw 19 year old Angela Lee defeat Mei Yamaguchi to become the first female champion in ONE and one of the youngest ever titleholders in combat sports 33 On 13 August 2016 ONE Championship held its first grappling tournament in Cotai Macau One Grappling Challenge Macao took place before ONE Heroes of the World Following International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation no gi rules Angela Lee Shinya Aoki and Michelle Nicolini were among the participants 34 A grappling super fight with submission only rules was held between Shinya Aoki and Garry Tonon at ONE Dynasty of Heroes on 26 May 2017 35 ONE began talks of a partnership with World Lethwei Championship to share athletes to fight in each other s organization 36 On 30 June 2017 ONE held its second Lethwei match at ONE Light of a Nation Thway Thit Win Hlaing defeated Soe Htet Oo by decision according to the WLC point system where a winner must be chosen by judges decision if the fight goes the distance 30 Since then ONE has not held any more Lethwei fights but Sityodtong has expressed his love for the art and wanting to recruit Dave Leduc into the organization 37 On 10 November 2017 ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin Nguyen became the promotion s first simultaneous two division champion when he knocked out Eduard Folayang for the ONE Lightweight World Championship at ONE Legends of the World 38 39 Xiong Jing Nan defeated Tiffany Teo at ONE Kings of Courage on 20 January 2018 to win the inaugural ONE Women s Strawweight World Championship 40 The event also saw another submission only grappling super fight this time between Shinya Aoki and Marat Gafurov 41 ONE crowned its first champion in Muay Thai at ONE Unstoppable Dreams on 18 May 2018 when Sam A Gaiyanghadao stopped Sergio Wielzen for the inaugural ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship 42 This was followed by ONE s first kickboxing champion at ONE Battle for the Heavens on 7 July 2018 when the inaugural ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Championship bout saw Kai Ting Chuang defeat Yodcherry Sityodtong 43 On 6 October 2018 ONE Kingdom of Heroes was headlined by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defending his World Boxing Council championship against Iran Diaz 44 This is the only boxing match under the ONE Championship banner to date nbsp Aung La Nsang became ONE s second simultaneous two division champion in 2018 45 February 2019 saw the inaugural ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship and ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship matches The former took place on 16 February 2019 at ONE Clash of Legends where Nong O Gaiyanghadao defeated Han Zihao 46 The latter took place at ONE Call to Greatness on 22 February 2019 where ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion Stamp Fairtex defeated Janet Todd to become the promotion s first two sport champion 47 2019 also saw the introduction of multiple ONE championship titles in kickboxing The inaugural ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship match took place at ONE Warriors of Light on 10 May 2019 where Petchdam Petchyindee Academy defeated Elias Mahmoudi 48 The first ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship match took place at ONE Enter the Dragon 17 May 2019 and saw Regian Eersel defeat Nieky Holzken 49 Roman Kryklia defeated Tarik Khbabez at ONE Age of Dragons on 16 November 2019 to become the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion 50 The inaugural ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship and ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship matches both took place at ONE Mark of Greatness on 6 December 2019 The bantamweight bout saw Alaverdi Ramazanov defeat Zhang Chenglong by unanimous decision to earn the title and Sam A Gaiyanghadao followed suit winning the strawweight championship by defeating Wang Junguang by unanimous decision 51 2020 present Edit Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy won the inaugural ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship over Pongsiri P K Saenchaimuaythaigym at ONE Warrior s Code on 7 February 2020 52 ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion Sam A Gaiyanghadao became a two sport champion on 28 February 2020 at ONE King of the Jungle where he beat Rocky Ogden for the inaugural ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship 53 In May 2021 ONE Championship announced that Gordon Ryan was due to debut in the promotion in a grappling match with Shinya Aoki to be held in August of that year 54 However the match never materialized due to the COVID 19 pandemic and Ryan s health issues 55 Superbon Singha Mawynn became the inaugural ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion by knocking out Giorgio Petrosyan at ONE First Strike on 15 October 2021 56 nbsp Stamp Fairtex became ONE s first three sport champion in 2023 57 At ONE X an event to celebrate the organization s tenth anniversary Mei Yamaguchi faced Danielle Kelly and Reinier de Ridder faced Andre Galvao in a pair of grappling matches on 26 March 2022 58 59 17 year old Smilla Sundell became the youngest champion in ONE history on 22 April 2022 when she defeated Jackie Buntan at ONE 156 for the inaugural ONE Women s Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship 60 ONE awarded their first belt for submission grappling on 1 October 2022 at ONE on Prime Video 2 where Mikey Musumeci defeated Cleber Souza for the ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Championship 61 ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion Regian Eersel became a two sport champion when he defeated Sinsamut Klinmee for the inaugural ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE on Prime Video 3 on 22 October 2022 62 The same event saw Kade Ruotolo win the inaugural ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship over Uali Kurzhev 63 ONE held its first event in America ONE Fight Night 10 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield Colorado on 5 May 2023 Colorado was chosen because its athletic commission was the first to approve ONE s rule set 64 The organization had initially planned on debuting in the US years prior but was ultimately delayed due to the COVID 19 pandemic 65 The event was the start of the promotion s expansion into the United States where it will be opening offices in New York and Los Angeles with the goal of eventually holding 12 events in the country annually 64 Its parent company changed its legal domicile to the Cayman Islands 8 9 On 22 June 2023 it was announced that ONE would be bringing live events to Qatar later in the year having signed an MoU with Media City Qatar 66 Anti doping policy EditIn August 2022 ONE Championship announced an anti doping partnership with International Doping Tests amp Management a subsidiary of Drug Free Sport International who will independently handle all testing of its fighters for illegal substances 67 The partnership began with ONE 160 that month Rules EditMixed martial arts Edit ONE Championship uses the Global Martial Arts Rule Set which blends a combination of Best Practices from Asian and Non Asian Rules 68 Fighters wear 4 ounce MMA gloves Matches vary in maximum length depending on whether it is for a championship title In all fights each round can be no longer than five minutes Most fights have a maximum of three rounds with one minute breaks in between but championship matches have a max of five rounds Victory is attained by one of the following ways knockout submission verbal tapout technical knockout or technical submission by referee stoppage request for stoppage by cornerman by disqualification by technical decision or by judges decision 68 Three judges score the bout in its entirety not round by round utilizing the following criteria in descending order of importance 68 Near knockout or submission Damage internal accumulated superficial Striking combinations and cage generalship ground control superior positioning Earned takedowns or takedown defense AggressionIllegal targets for strikes are the groin throat trachea and the back of the head neck or spine Stomps to the head of a grounded opponent small joint manipulation head butting hair pulling eye gouging orifice insertion spitting and grabbing onto the cage fence are also illegal Takedowns must not result in spiking or pile driver s to the head or neck 69 Soccer kicks to the head of a grounded opponent were previously legal in the competition initially via an open attack rule which required fighters to get permission from the referee to use them 70 In September 2012 the company adopted the Pride Fighting Championships rules on the technique allowing fighters to use soccer kicks without asking for permission from the referee 70 Soccer kicks were banned entirely in August 2016 as part of the company s worldwide expansion plans Sityodtong stated that despite studies showing that soccer kicks are the same as a normal head kick to a standing opponent because you cannot generate any more pivotal force the technique invites bad publicity 71 Kickboxing and Muay Thai Edit ONE Championship uses the Global Kickboxing Rule Set and the Global Muay Thai Rule Set 68 In kickboxing fighters wear boxing gloves with athletes weighing at or below 65 8 kilograms bantamweight wearing 8 oz gloves and athletes weighing above wearing 10 oz gloves In Muay Thai fighters wear 4 ounce mixed martial arts gloves Matches vary in maximum length depending on whether it is for a championship title In all fights each round can be no longer than five minutes Most fights have a maximum of three rounds with one minute breaks in between but championship matches have a max of five rounds ONE Muay Thai allows elbow strikes clinch fighting sweeps and throws 72 73 Fights can be won via Knockout resulting in the opponent being unable to answer the 10 count due to a Punch Kick Knee Elbow only in Muay Thai rules Legal throw only in Muay Thai rules Technical knockout due to Four knockdowns in a bout Three knockdowns in a round Referee doctor stoppage Verbal retirement by the opponent Decision Unanimous decision all three judges score in favor of one fighter Split decision two judges score in favor of one fighter one judge scores in favor of the other fighter Majority decision two judges score in favor of one fighter one judge scores a draw Technical decision DisqualificationFights are scored round by round by three judges using the 10 point must system If the points tally is equal then the judges utilize the ONE Judging Criteria to determine a winner 68 Knockdowns Damage internal accumulated and superficial Number of clean strikes Aggression and cage ring generalship superior positioning Submission grappling Edit ONE utilizes the Global Submission Grappling Rule Set 68 Matches consist of a single 10 minute round Victory can be obtained by submission verbal tapout referee stoppage due to imminent danger request for stoppage by cornerman or by judges decision 68 Three judges score the bout by the number of catches or legitimate submission attempts If there are an equal number of catches the grappler who was awarded the last catch will be named the winner If there are no catches the judges will award victory to the athlete who showed more aggression 68 Yellow cards are issued to grapplers who stall Once an athlete is issued a yellow card the only way that athlete can win is by submission 68 Prior to May 20 2022 submission grappling matches could only be won via submission and were automatically declared a draw after a 12 minute time limit 74 75 Weight divisions EditONE Championship currently uses ten different weight classes 76 Weight class name Upper limit Genderin pounds lb in kilograms kg in stone st Atomweight 115 52 2 8 2 FemaleStrawweight 125 56 7 8 9 Male FemaleFlyweight 135 61 2 9 6 Male FemaleBantamweight 145 65 8 10 4 Male FemaleFeatherweight 155 70 3 11 1 MaleLightweight 170 77 1 12 1 MaleWelterweight 185 83 9 13 2 MaleMiddleweight 205 93 14 6 MaleLight Heavyweight 225 102 1 16 1 MaleHeavyweight 265 a 120 2 18 9 MaleUnlike most MMA organizations these weight limits are based on a competitor s walking weight rather than pre fight weigh ins The change took place after the death of 21 year old Chinese fighter Yang Jian Bing who was supposed to face Geje Eustaquio on 11 December 2015 due to dehydration by weight cutting in the Philippines 77 The promotion banned weight cutting by dehydration in order to promote fighter safety 78 The promotion s revised policy on weight mandated that athletes are monitored in their training camps and have urine specific gravity tests to ensure they are hydrated up to three hours ahead of their bouts Since the new measures took effect there have been no further serious incidents The new system was well received by athletes in the organization 79 80 as well as other stakeholders in the MMA industry 81 82 Events EditMain article List of ONE Championship events List of ONE Championship seasons by year 2011 in ONE Championship2012 in ONE Championship2013 in ONE Championship2014 in ONE Championship2015 in ONE Championship2016 in ONE Championship2017 in ONE Championship2018 in ONE Championship2019 in ONE Championship2020 in ONE Championship2021 in ONE Championship2022 in ONE Championship2023 in ONE ChampionshipONE Warrior Series Edit In November 2017 it was announced that ONE VP Rich Franklin would head up a competition called the ONE Warrior Series searching for up and coming martial artists in Asia The prize is a six figure contract with the organization with the winner determined based on their performance instead of victories 83 ONE Super Series Edit On February 12 2018 ONE Championship announced the establishment of the ONE Super Series which would feature kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts 84 The first event that featured bouts under Muay Thai and kickboxing rules was ONE Heroes of Honor in Manila on 20 April 2018 85 The promotion signed notable names such as Giorgio Petrosyan Nong O Gaiyanghadao and Fabio Pinca to feature on the bill Since the inception of ONE Super Series some events have used a five roped ring instead of the ONE circular cage which had been used exclusively up until 2018 The ONE Super Series kickboxing bouts adopt the oriental ruleset 86 As of 2020 ONE Super Series kickboxing bouts use boxing gloves In ONE Super Series Muay Thai bouts open finger 4 oz gloves are used 87 The first ONE event to consist entirely of ONE Super Series contests was ONE Championship Immortal Triumph in Ho Chi Minh City on 6 September 2019 88 ONE Infinity Edit On 13 February 2020 ONE announced the launch of the Infinity series events consisting of at least three championship fights and a minimum of 12 world champions 89 ONE Lumpinee Edit In September 2022 ONE announced a partnership with the Royal Thai Army to hold at least 52 shows in 2023 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok Thailand The weekly events started with ONE Friday Fights 1 on 20 January 2023 where Nong O Gaiyanghadao successfully defended his bantamweight Muay Thai title with a TKO of Alaverdi Ramazanov in the third round The event finished as the most watched show in prime time in Thailand with a 3 9 rating among males 15 years old and over according to data collected by Nielsen It was broadcast locally on Thailand s Channel 7 90 The event predominately features Muay Thai but also includes MMA and kickboxing bouts They are broadcast live in 154 countries and reportedly offer the highest purses in Muay Thai history 91 92 Overview EditONE Championship is operated by Group ONE Holdings whose leadership and executive team are chairman and chief executive officer Chatri Sityodtong vice chairman Saurabh Mittal group president Hua Fung Teh and chief financial officer Jesley Chua 93 Matches are made by matchmaker and Vice President of Operations Matt Hume In May 2014 former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin became a vice president of ONE Championship 94 The referees include Olivier Coste Mohamad Sulaiman Yuji Shimada Kemp Cheng and Justin Brown for MMA matches and Atsushi Onari and Elias Dolaptsis for ONE Super Series matches The ring announcer for ONE Championship is Dom Lau The regular colour commentators for the English language television broadcasts are Mitch Chilson Brent Stover 95 and Rich Franklin 96 although Josh Thomson Jason Chambers Bas Rutten and Renzo Gracie have appeared as guest commentators Former commentators include Michael Schiavello 97 98 better source needed ONE co founder Victor Cui was CEO International until leaving the organization in early 2022 to become president and CEO of the Edmonton Elks 99 Former Strikeforce and UFC Women s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was a vice president of ONE from 2018 until 2021 when she returned to active competition as a fighter 100 Broadcasters Edit ONE fights have been broadcast by RCTI 2015 2017 GTV 2012 repeat only for 2020 2021 iNews 2015 2017 repeat only for 2020 present Moji repeat only for 2022 present Indosiar delayed in 2013 2014 SCTV delayed in 2018 2022 Vidio live in 2018 2022 Netverse live in 2022 present NET delayed in 2022 present and BTV repeat only for 2022 present in Indonesia 101 MediaCorp Channel 5 temporarily in Singapore 102 ABS CBN S A TV5 One Sports LIGA Channel in the Philippines 103 MyTV in Cambodia 104 Astro Arena TV9 105 and RTM 106 in Malaysia Workpoint TV Thairath TV 2016 2022 and Channel 7 2023 present in Thailand TV Tokyo and AbemaTV in Japan On 30 January 2012 they signed a 10 year deal with ESPN Star Sports 107 ONE made its PPV debut at ONE Fighting Championship Rise of Kings via iN DEMAND Avail TVN DirecTV and Dish 108 Since May 2018 ONE events have been broadcast live and free on both their dedicated apps and YouTube channel in select locations 109 On 11 December 2018 ONE announced a three year broadcast deal with Turner Sports in the United States that will bring live events to streaming service B R Live and recap shows on TNT 110 111 On 23 March 2019 ONE announced it had signed a multi year deal with Star Sports in India 112 On 19 September 2019 it was announced that sports streaming service FITE TV would broadcast the promotion s two part 100th numbered event Century 113 In November 2020 ONE announced a partnership with Facebook to distribute ONE Championship content on Facebook Watch and IGTV 114 On April 27 2022 ONE announced a five year distribution deal with Amazon Prime Video giving Amazon Prime exclusive broadcast rights for at least 12 live events annually during prime time hours in the United States and Canada 115 116 On September 29 2022 ONE announced an exclusive multi year partnership with beIN Sports to broadcast live ONE Championship events across the Middle East and North Africa for the first time In addition to events the partnership is set to include round up shows as well as related social media and digital content beIN Sports will broadcast ONE s events to 24 MENA territories with both English and Arabic commentary 117 On December 8 2022 ONE announced the partnership with Tero Entertainment during the press conference for broadcast One Lumpinee internationally known as ONE Friday Fights from Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok via Thailand s Channel 7 to more than 154 countries every Friday evening starting January 20 2023 This broadcast has been considered a big turn in the Thai television industry because Channel 7 had to remove the television drama on the prime time time slot after the evening news which was considered a regular identity and main income resources of the channel since its establishment in 1967 118 On March 16 2023 ONE partnered with Seven Network airing both ONE Fight Night which aired on Prime Video in United States amp Canada and ONE Friday Fights exclusively for 7plus in Australia 119 Roster EditMain articles List of current ONE fighters and List of ONE Championship alumni In May 2022 Sityodtong stated ONE Championship had 600 fighters in the organization 120 Fighter salary Edit Fighter salaries in Asia are not publicly disclosed unlike in the US so information about ONE FC s fighter purses is not in the public domain However in January 2014 Ben Askren revealed that he was being paid a minimum of US 50 000 per fight as well as a US 50 000 win bonus 121 A cash bonus known as the ONE Warrior bonus was introduced on 9 July 2014 and implemented for the first time at ONE Fighting Championship War of Dragons on 11 July 2014 An award of US 50 000 is given out at the end of certain events to the fighter who impresses the most in terms of thrilling the fans with exciting action demonstrating an incredible warrior spirit exhibiting amazing skill and delivering a phenomenal finish Victor Cui stated that bonuses would be handed out on a discretionary basis For every event the bar will be very very high If a few fighters impress me then I will hand out the bonus to a few fighters If no one impresses me then no one will get it Extraordinary performance deserves extraordinary rewards Ordinary performances deserve ordinary rewards 122 The ONE Warrior bonus of 50 000 was re introduced in January 2022 with a minimum of one bonus and a maximum of five bonuses awarded at each event 123 Rankings EditMain article ONE Championship Rankings The rankings for ONE Championship s fighters are both recorded and updated when information has been obtained from the promotion s official website 124 Current champions EditMain article List of ONE Championship champions Men Division Champion Since Ref DefensesMixed martial artsHeavyweight265 lb 120 2 kg nbsp Anatoly Malykhin June 23 2023 125 0Light Heavyweight225 lb 102 1 kg December 3 2022 126 0Middleweight205 lb 93 0 kg nbsp Reinier de Ridder October 30 2020 127 2Welterweight185 lb 83 9 kg nbsp Christian Lee November 19 2022 128 0Lightweight170 lb 77 1 kg August 26 2022 129 0Featherweight155 lb 70 3 kg nbsp Tang Kai August 26 2022 130 0 nbsp Thanh Le interim October 7 2023 131 0Bantamweight145 lb 65 8 kg nbsp Fabricio Andrade February 25 2023 132 0Flyweight135 lb 61 2 kg nbsp Demetrious Johnson August 27 2022 133 1Strawweight125 lb 56 7 kg nbsp Jarred Brooks December 3 2022 134 0KickboxingLight Heavyweight225 lb 102 1 kg nbsp Roman Kryklia November 16 2019 135 2Lightweight170 lb 77 1 kg nbsp Regian Eersel May 17 2019 136 4Featherweight155 lb 70 3 kg nbsp Chingiz Allazov January 14 2023 137 1Bantamweight145 lb 65 8 kg nbsp Vacant July 26 2023 138 Flyweight135 lb 61 2 kg nbsp Superlek Kiatmuu9 January 14 2023 139 1Strawweight125 lb 56 7 kg nbsp Jonathan Di Bella October 21 2022 140 1Muay ThaiLightweight170 lb 77 1 kg nbsp Regian Eersel October 22 2022 141 2Featherweight155 lb 70 3 kg nbsp Tawanchai P K Saenchai September 29 2022 142 1Bantamweight145 lb 65 8 kg nbsp Jonathan Haggerty April 22 2023 143 0Flyweight135 lb 61 2 kg nbsp Rodtang Jitmuangnon August 2 2019 144 5Strawweight125 lb 56 7 kg nbsp Joseph Lasiri May 20 2022 145 0 nbsp Prajanchai P K Saenchai interim June 23 2023 146 0Submission grapplingLightweight170 lb 77 1 kg nbsp Kade Ruotolo October 22 2022 147 2Flyweight135 lb 61 2 kg nbsp Mikey Musumeci October 1 2022 148 3Women Division Champion Since Ref DefensesMixed martial artsStrawweight125 lb 56 7 kg nbsp Xiong Jing Nan January 20 2018 7Atomweight115 lb 52 2 kg nbsp Stamp Fairtex September 30 2023 149 0KickboxingAtomweight115 lb 52 2 kg nbsp Janet Todd February 28 2020 150 0Muay ThaiStrawweight125 lb 56 7 kg nbsp Smilla Sundell April 22 2022 151 1Atomweight115 lb 52 2 kg nbsp Allycia Rodrigues August 28 2020 152 1Submission grapplingAtomweight115 lb 52 2 kg nbsp Danielle Kelly September 30 2023 153 0Tournament winners EditONE Grand Prix Champions Division Champion SinceBantamweight nbsp Masakatsu Ueda 31 May 2013 ONE FC Rise to Power Flyweight nbsp Demetrious Johnson 13 October 2019 ONE Century Part 1 Lightweight nbsp Christian Lee 13 October 2019 ONE Century Part 1 Featherweight Kickboxing nbsp Giorgio Petrosyan 13 October 2019 ONE Century Part 2 nbsp Chingiz Allazov 26 March 2022 ONE X Bantamweight Muay Thai nbsp Rodlek P K Saenchai 28 August 2020 ONE A New Breed Atomweight nbsp Stamp Fairtex 3 December 2021 ONE Winter Warriors Heavyweight Kickboxing nbsp Roman Kryklia 19 November 2022 ONE 163 Malaysia GP Champions Division Champion SinceFeatherweight nbsp A J Lias Mansor 15 November 2013 ONE FC Warrior Spirit Cambodia GP Champions Division Champion SinceFeatherweight nbsp Samang Dun 12 September 2014 ONE FC Rise of the Kingdom China GP Champions Division Champion SinceFeatherweight Beijing nbsp Li Kai Wen 19 December 2014 ONE FC Dynasty of Champions Beijing Flyweight Beijing nbsp Wei Bin Li 19 December 2014 ONE FC Dynasty of Champions Beijing Featherweight Guangzhou nbsp Huang Di Yuan 20 June 2015 ONE Dynasty of Champions Guangzhou Flyweight Guangzhou nbsp Wu Ze 20 June 2015 ONE Dynasty of Champions Guangzhou Featherweight Beijing nbsp Yang Sen 21 November 2015 ONE FC Dynasty of Champions Beijing II Bantamweight Changsha nbsp Ma Hao Bin 23 January 2016 ONE Dynasty of Champions Changsha Flyweight Hefei nbsp Huo You Xia Bu 2 July 2016 ONE Dynasty of Champions Anhui Myanmar GP Champions Division Champion SinceFeatherweight nbsp Tha Pyay Nyo 18 July 2015 ONE Kingdom of Warriors Lightweight nbsp Thway Thit Aung 18 July 2015 ONE Kingdom of Warriors Featherweight nbsp Phoe Thaw 7 October 2016 ONE State of Warriors ONE Championship records EditRecord Fighter NumberYoungest fighter in ONE debut nbsp Supergirl Jaroonsak 16 years 9 monthsOldest fighter in ONE debut nbsp Renzo Gracie 51 years 4 monthsYoungest champion nbsp Smilla Sundell 17 years 5 monthsYoungest title challenger nbsp Zhang Peimian 19 years 0 monthsOldest champion nbsp Jadamba Narantungalag 38 years 10 monthsOldest title challenger 43 years 3 monthsLongest championship reign nbsp Angela Lee 2703 daysShortest championship reign nbsp Shinya Aoki 47 daysMost championship reigns nbsp Adriano Moraes and nbsp Sam A Gaiyanghadao and nbsp Christian Lee and nbsp Anatoly Malykhin 3Most fights nbsp Eduard Folayang 23Most wins nbsp Christian Lee 17Most finishes 16Most knockouts 12Most submissions nbsp Shinya Aoki and nbsp Alex Silva 9Most decision Wins nbsp Rodtang Jitmuangnon 11Most title fight wins nbsp Bibiano Fernandes 11Most title fights 13Most consecutive title defenses nbsp Bibiano Fernandes nbsp Xiong Jing Nan and nbsp Nong O Gaiyanghadao 7Longest winning streak nbsp Rodtang Jitmuangnon 14Total Fight Time nbsp Xiong Jing Nan 3 hours 13 minutes 48 seconds Fastest knockout nbsp Timofey Nastyukhin and nbsp Capitan Petchyindee 0 06Fastest submission nbsp Dagi Arslanaliev 0 26Fastest title fight knockout nbsp Brandon Vera 0 26Fastest title fight submission nbsp Marat Gafurov 0 41Cross promotional partnerships EditIn 2017 ONE entered into a partnership with World Lethwei Championship parties agreed on sending athletes to fight in each other s organization 36 In January 2019 ONE entered into a partnership with Shooto according to which Shooto champions would be given a contract with ONE Championship 154 They entered into a similar partnership with Indonesian promotion One Pride MMA in December 2020 155 On February 18 2021 ONE partnered with American promotion Ringside United Fighting RUF Nation The partnership saw RUF hosting a Road to ONE 16 man heavyweight MMA tournament with the winner getting a 100 000 contract to compete in ONE Championship 156 157 On May 6 2022 ONE partnered with Thailand based Fairtex Fight Promotion Fairtex Fight Promotion would begin hosting a series of Road to ONE Muay Thai tournaments for three different weight classes in July offering a 100 000 contract to compete in ONE Championship 158 On May 27 2022 ONE announced a partnership with UK based Muay Thai Grand Prix The partnership would see MTGP hosting Road to ONE tournaments in two different weight classes with the winners receiving a ONE Championship contract worth 100 000 159 See also EditList of ONE bonus award recipients The Apprentice ONE Championship EditionNotes Edit Unlimited in kickboxingReferences Edit Group One Holdings Pte Ltd Singapore Business Directory Retrieved 2 March 2022 ONE Fighting Championship unveils CHAMPION versus CHAMPION Sherdog Retrieved 18 August 2011 EXCLUSIVE ONE FC CEO Reveals Big Plans for China on Cusp of Beijing Debut Yahoo 16 December 2014 Retrieved 16 December 2014 Promo Score and Ranking ScoreCardMMA com Archived from the original on 27 May 2018 Retrieved 26 May 2018 Connolly Matt Asia s Top Sports Media Properties ONE CSL IPL and the Continent s Other Leaders Forbes Retrieved 12 May 2020 a b Billion dollar baby The Asian MMA unicorn taking on the UFC Nikkei Asian Review Retrieved 12 May 2020 HOW THE WORLD S BIGGEST SPORTS PROPERTIES ENGAGED FANS IN 2020 PDF Nielsen Sports Nielsen Holdings Archived PDF from the original on 27 May 2021 Retrieved 27 May 2021 a b Goyder James 22 August 2022 ONE Championship set for IPO switches legal operations to Cayman Islands MMAmania com Retrieved 2 October 2023 a b SG s ONE Championship re domiciles to the Cayman Islands DealStreetAsia Retrieved 2 October 2023 a b c d Lui John 26 June 2017 The Life Interview with ONE Championship founder Chatri Sityodtong Fighting to change lives The Straits Times Retrieved 29 November 2018 a b c Dawson Alan 9 October 2019 UFC vs ONE Championship Sityodtong says the west has tainted MMA Business Insider Retrieved 6 December 2020 a b c Sek Victoria 9 November 2018 The One Behind ONE Championship How He Built A US 1B Company Out of His Love For Martial Arts Vulcan Post Retrieved 29 November 2018 a b Sityodtong Chatri 28 March 2019 ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong Says Term Mixed Martial Arts Has Been Tainted Severely by the West video MMA Fighting Event occurs at 2 32 Retrieved 6 January 2023 via YouTube a b Long Michael 16 May 2016 In profile One Championship founder Chatri Sityodtong sportspromedia com Retrieved 28 November 2018 Haggerty Kevin 3 September 2011 One FC event photos gallery for Champion vs Champion on Sept 3 MMA Mania Retrieved 6 January 2023 NG Gerald 1 April 2012 Nicole Chua Bout in ONE FC Illustrates the Positives and Negatives of Women MMA Bleacher Report Retrieved 6 January 2023 Tabuena Anton 6 October 2012 ONE FC 6 results and analysis Shinya Aoki gets early sub Boku and Kim claim titles with upset wins Bloody Elbow Retrieved 6 January 2023 Whitman Mike 2 February 2013 One FC 7 Results Honorio Banario Stops Eric Kelly to Become First Featherweight Champion Sherdog Retrieved 7 January 2023 ONE FC 14 Results Nobutatsu Suzuki Bests Brock Larson for Inaugural Welterweight Championship Yahoo Sports 14 March 2014 Retrieved 6 January 2023 One FC 20 Results Moraes vs Eustaguio MMA Fighting 12 September 2014 Retrieved 7 January 2023 Al Shatti Shaun 7 November 2014 ONE FC 22 results Igor Svirid stuns Leandro Ataides in 17 seconds to claim inaugural middleweight strap MMA Fighting Retrieved 6 January 2023 Tuttle C J 30 January 2015 One FC Drops Fighting From Its Name Will Now Be Known As One Championship Sherdog Retrieved 25 February 2015 Raimondi Marc 10 March 2015 CEO Victor Cui explains why ONE FC is now simply known as ONE Championship MMA Fighting Retrieved 11 March 2015 Doyle Dave 27 October 2018 Historic trade finalized Ben Askren heads to UFC Demetrious Johnson to ONE MMA Fighting Retrieved 6 January 2023 Suruga Tsubasa 26 September 2022 UFC s Asian rival One Championship looks beyond home market Nikkei Asia Retrieved 6 January 2023 Goyder James 15 June 2015 Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke proud to be first ONE champion from Thailand MMA Mania Retrieved 7 January 2023 6 Fascinating Facts Every Martial Arts Fan Needs To Know About Myanmar Lethwei ONE Championship 14 June 2017 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Pictures of Phyan Thway and Soe Htet Oo at Kingdom of Warriors Matias Andres 14 March 2020 What Separates Lethwei From Other Martial Arts ONE Championship Retrieved 14 March 2020 Whitelaw Andrew 28 April 2022 A lethwei style MMA fight Aung La N Sang on hybrid rules and touching on his Myanmar roots Sportskeeda Retrieved 28 April 2022 ONE Championship has promoted lethwei fights in the past a b ONE Championship Light of a Nation Tapology Retrieved 4 September 2022 Reinsmith Trent 11 December 2015 ONE Championship 35 results Brandon Vera claims title in 26 seconds MMA Junkie Retrieved 1 January 2023 Tatum Rob 6 May 2016 ONE Championship Ascent to Power Results Lee Gracie Capture Belts Combat Press Retrieved 1 January 2023 Wheaton Timothy 6 May 2016 Watch 19 year old Angela Lee wins ONE title in thriller theScore Retrieved 1 January 2023 Sloan Mike 5 August 2016 One Championship Unveils Huge Grappling Tournament Shinya Aoki to Compete Sherdog Retrieved 7 January 2023 Holland Jesse 21 March 2017 Shinya Aoki vs Garry Tonon grappling super fight set for May 26 MMA Mania Retrieved 7 January 2023 a b Dawson Alan 4 June 2020 MMA firm One Championship and the World Lethwei Championship are in talks to cross pollinate each other s organizations Business Insider India Retrieved 4 June 2020 Dawson Alan 28 April 2020 Asia s biggest MMA firm would love to recruit head butting Lethwei monster Dave Leduc once the coronavirus pandemic slows Business Insider Retrieved 28 April 2020 we ve actually done Lethwei before on an undercard Martin Nguyen Makes History As Double World Champion Knocks Out Eduard Folayang ONE Championship 10 November 2017 Retrieved 7 January 2023 ONE Legends of the World Fight Highlights Martin Nguyen Becomes Two Division Champ MMA Weekly 13 November 2017 Retrieved 7 January 2023 Richards Vince 20 January 2018 ONE Championship Kings of Courage Results Xiong Finishes Teo Captures Belt Combat Press Retrieved 7 January 2023 Richards Vince 13 October 2022 Shinya Aoki names match with Marat Gafurov as the best fight of his ONE Championship career Sportskeeda Retrieved 7 January 2023 Sam A Becomes ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion With TKO Of Sergio Wielzen Stadium Astro 18 May 2018 Retrieved 7 January 2023 ONE Championship Battle for the Heavens Results Cageside Press 7 July 2018 Retrieved 7 January 2023 Srisaket to defend title in ONE event Bangkok Post 10 July 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Sibcy Brandon Aung La N Sang s top 5 moments in ONE Championship FanSided Retrieved 7 January 2023 Nong O dominates Han Zi Hao to win ONE Bantamweight title The Sun 17 February 2019 Retrieved 7 January 2023 Jennings Leon 23 February 2019 Stamp Fairtex Beats Janet Todd To Win ONE Atomweight Muay Thai Title Asian Persuasion MMA Retrieved 7 January 2023 Wheaton Timothy 10 May 2022 This day in ONE Championship history ONE Warriors of Light took place Sportskeeda Retrieved 7 January 2023 Goyer James 17 May 2019 Christian Lee takes out Shinya Aoki Sage Northcutt KO d on night of crazy upsets at ONE Enter the Dragon Yahoo Sports Retrieved 7 January 2023 De Rozario James 29 December 2021 I like facing guys with an aggressive attitude Roman Kryklia welcomes Murat Aygun challenge Sportskeeda Retrieved 7 January 2023 Holland Jesse 6 December 2019 ONE Mark of Greatness results Sam A Gaiyanghadao Alaverdi Ramazanov capture kickboxing titles in Kuala Lumpur MMA Mania Retrieved 7 January 2023 Dudko James 7 January 2020 ONE Championship 2020 Warrior s Code Results and Highlights Bleacher Report Retrieved 7 January 2023 Legendary Sam A Underdog Josh Tonna Have Plenty At Stake In World Title Clash Stadium Astro 9 October 2020 Retrieved 7 January 2023 Lee Alexander K 10 May 2021 Gordon Ryan to make ONE Championship debut in 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belt South China Morning Post Retrieved 7 January 2023 Lichtveld Andres 17 August 2022 ONE Championship estrenara campeonato mundial de submission grappling in Spanish mma uno Retrieved 7 January 2023 Eersel Recalls Two Sport Title Win At ONE on Prime Video 3 Black Belt 1 November 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2023 ONE Championship Names Kade Ruotolo Submission Grappling Athlete Of The Year Black Belt 6 January 2023 Retrieved 7 January 2023 a b Stern Adam 5 December 2022 ONE Championship to host its first U S event Sports Business Journal Retrieved 6 January 2023 Dawson Alan 29 October 2020 One Championship would have debuted in the US if it weren t for current strange times but is one day away from its greatest pandemic era event anyway Insider ONE Championship signs MOU to bring live events to Qatar with Doha on the cards for 2023 South China Morning Post 22 June 2023 Retrieved 22 June 2023 Atkin Nicolas 20 August 2022 ONE Championship has new anti doping partner will drug test athletes 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Sherdog Retrieved 28 July 2013 ESPN5 Sports5PH 26 September 2019 ONE full day of non stop action featuring 28 MMA world champions and a total of seven world title bouts in two stacked cards This is ONECentury Tweet via Twitter MyTV to screen live ONE FC events The Phnom Penh Post Retrieved 28 July 2013 ONE Fighting Championship Inks Official Partnership With Malaysia s TV9 Bernama Archived from the original on 3 February 2014 Retrieved 2 February 2014 Siaran ONE CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 di RTM Sensasi Selebriti budiey com 25 October 2018 Retrieved 27 October 2018 ONE FC Announces Asian TV Deal with ESPN MMA Weekly 30 January 2012 Retrieved 15 September 2012 Fight on bro The Star Malaysia Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 Retrieved 15 September 2012 With new app ONE Championship announces all events now streamed live free with no geo blocking MMAjunkie 4 May 2018 Retrieved 19 November 2018 ONE Championship Turner Sports reach U S broadcasting deal ESPN 11 December 2018 Critchfield 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