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Chatri Sityodtong: Eddie Alvarez still ‘one of the best lightweights in the world’
Eddie Alvarez has had an interesting run in ONE Championship thus far. After losing his promotional debut at the hands of Timofey Nastyukhin in March, he rebounded with a beautiful, come-from-behind submission defeat of the former champion Eduard Folayang in August. Alvarez was then expected to meet Saygid Guseyn “Dagi” Arslanaliev at ONE: Century in […]
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Arjan Bhullar gives Daniel Cormier the edge in Stipe Miocic trilogy fight
ONE Championship heavyweight contender Arjan Bhullar has known former UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier for more than 15 years. He’s trained with Cormier at American Kickboxing Academy for many of those years. Based on that, watching Cormier lose the UFC heavyweight title to Stipe Miocic at UFC 241 was not easy for him. That being […]
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ONE Championship stars name the ONE: Century matchups they’re most excited for
ONE Championship will soon promote its 100th event. Titled ONE: Century, this landmark event is actually divided into two parts. The first goes down on the morning of Sunday, October 13 in Tokyo (the night of Saturday, October 12 in North America). The second goes down on the night of Sunday, October 13 in Tokyo […]
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Angela Lee is healthy and hungry ahead of Xiong Jing Nan rematch
It’s been a tough year for Angela Lee. After failing to wrest the ONE strawweight title from the waist of Xiong Jing Nan in March, the ONE atomweight champ came up short in another strawweight contest opposite Michelle Nicolini in July. Yet in a few short days, Lee has the chance to right her ship […]
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Mauro Cerilli determined to spoil Arjan Bhullar’s ONE debut
2019 hasn’t been a great year for MMA in Italy, as most of the Italian fighters signed to the biggest international promotions haven’t been able to bring victories home. Of a total of 22 fights, Italian athletes have only won 6 of them. One of those winners was Mauro Cerilli (13-3; 1-1 ONE 1-1), former […]
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What Giorgio Petrosyan Must Do To Defeat The Upset-Minded Samy Sana
Giorgio Petrosyan has had an unusual path to the finals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix, but he made it. Waiting for him in the last step before ONE awards the winner USD $1 million and the first-ever ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship is Samy Sana. The Petrosyan-Sana matchup is just one bout […]
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Lito Adiwang is focusing on Senzo Ikeda and nothing else for his ONE Championship debut
Recent ONE Warrior Series contract winner Lito Adiwang of the Philippines will make his highly-anticipated ONE Championship main roster debut this October 13th when he faces Pancrase Flyweight World Champion Senzo Ikeda in a three-rounder bout in the first part of ONE: CENTURY. The event streams live from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, and […]
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Geje Eustaquio: Danny Kingad is well prepared for ONE: Century
Danny “The King” Kingad will meet Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson in the Finals of ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix in the biggest event in mixed martial arts history at ONE: Century on October 13 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Teammate and former ONE Flyweight World Champion Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio is confident that Kingad […]
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Arjan Bhullar hopes to earn ONE Championship title shot with win over Mauro Cerilli
Arjan Bhullar was expected to make his ONE Championship debut against Mauro Cerilli back in August. Unfortunately, this plan was nixed at the very last minute when Cerilli was forced out of the contest with a medical issue. Luckily, this cloud turned out to have a silver lining. Bhullar’s showdown with Cerilli was promptly rescheduled […]
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Power ranking the top 10 matches at ONE: Century
ONE: Century is going to be an epic show. On 13 October in Tokyo, Japan, ONE Championship is putting on a show so big that it had to be divided into two parts. There will be a morning and evening card, and each will feature multiple bouts across three different combat sports. Both cards are packed […]
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Rodtang Jitmuangnon not letting ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title out of Thailand
After lifting the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship belt from Jonathan Haggerty at ONE: Dawn of Heroes, Rodtang Jitmuangnon will be defending his title for the first time at ONE: Century Part II on October 13 at the iconic Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan against Walter Goncalves of Brazil. Rodtang can hardly contain his excitement. […]
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Brandon Vera guarantees finish in title fight with Aung La N Sang
ONE heavyweight champ Brandon Vera has been dreaming of becoming a two-division titleholder since his days in the UFC. At ONE: Century – Part 2, scheduled for October 13 in Tokyo, he’ll have the chance to make that dream come true when he challenges Aung La N Sang for the ONE light heavyweight strap. Vera […]
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Danny Kingad plots upset of Demetrious Johnson in Tokyo
Danny Kingad, a staple of Team Lakay in Baguio City, Philippines, is gearing up for the biggest fight of his life. At ONE: Century Part 1 on October 13 in Tokyo — the evening of Saturday, October 12 in North America — he’ll step into the cage with former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” […]
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What Aung La N Sang must do to defeat Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera is looking to lodge his own special accomplishment with ONE Championship. The ONE Heavyweight World Champion is challenging ONE Light Heavyweight, and Middleweight World Champion Aung La N Sang for his light heavyweight belt. The bout will take place later this year in Tokyo in the promotion’s second visit to Japan. Aung La and […]
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Christian Lee details decision to replace Eddie Alvarez against “Dagi”
When Eddie Alvarez was forced out of his ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix final showdown with Saygid Guseyn “Dagi” Arslanaliev, ONE Championship began a frantic search for a replacement opponent. In the end, it was ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee who stepped up. Lee will now fight Dagi on the main card of ONE: Century […]
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The Fighters Voice // VIDEO: Phoe Thaw, Team PT train outside in Yangon
ONE Championship featherweight contender Phoe Thaw and his pupils at Team PT in Yangon, Myanmar, are working hard. In the latest instalment of BJPENN.com’s new Fighters Voice video series, we see the Burmese star and his fellow fighters KoKo Aung, Swan Htet Naing, Tauk Shar, and Sai Nyan Linn hard running through some circuits under […]
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Demetrious Johnson welcomes ONE Championship bouts on US soil
ONE Championship is plotting an expansion into the United States, and Demetrious Johnson is more than willing to be a part of those plans. Johnson, who will have fought twice in Tokyo and once in Manila by year’s end, discussed a potential return to US soil in a recent interview with BJPENN.com. He says he’s […]
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Brandon Vera: Sit-down with The Rock was ‘one of the best things I’ve done in my life’
Dwayne Johnson, better known as “The Rock,” is a big MMA fan. The pro wrestling legend and Hollywood actor often rubs shoulders with the stars of the fight game, such as current ONE Championship heavyweight kingpin Brandon Vera. The Rock and Vera recently sat down to discuss a number of topics, including The Rock’s latest […]
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Xiong Jing Nan ready to make history at ONE: Century
Earlier this year, Xiong Jing Nan became the first person to defeat Angela Lee, scoring a fifth-round victory over the Singaporean champion to defend the ONE Women’s Strawweight World Championship. Now, “The Panda” gets her crack at making history by becoming the first-ever female two-division champion in ONE when she challenges Lee for her ONE […]
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Eddie Alvarez withdraws from ONE Lightweight Grand Prix, replaced by lightweight champ
The ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix will wrap up at ONE: Century – Part 1 on Sunday, October 13 in Tokyo (11pm ET Saturday on TNT in the United States), as finalists Saygid Guseyn “Dagi” Arslanaliev and Eddie Alvarez were slated to collide on the card. Regrettably, Alvarez has been forced out of this massive […]
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Aung La N Sang: The Beekeeper who Became a World Champion
Long before Aung La N Sang became a professional fighter, he worked as a professional beekeeper. Surprisingly, there are a number similarities between these two gigs. Both require a lot of patience and care. Both require a noteworthy quantity of courage. Both require a surprising amount of travel (beekeepers are often flown to other locales […]
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ONE Championship launches ONE Fantasy martial arts game
Release — ONE Championship has just announced the launch of ONE Fantasy, the world’s largest martial arts game. It will be available to Android and iOS users via the ONE Super App. Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “We are extremely excited to announce the launch of ONE Fantasy, the world’s largest martial […]
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Kevin Belingon seeking decisive finish in fourth Bibiano Fernandes fight
Kevin Belingon and Bibiano Fernandes have a long and complicated history together. The two stars will look to write a decisive final chapter to their shared story when they collide for the ONE Championship bantamweight title at ONE: Century – Part 2 on October 13 in Tokyo, Japan. This Tokyo showdown will mark the fourth […]
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Demetrious Johnson looks to cap off whirlwind 2019 with Grand Prix victory
It’s been a hectic year for Demetrious Johnson. After signing with ONE Championship in late 2018, the former UFC Flyweight Champion has spent the duration of 2019 thus far bushwhacking his way through the perilous ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix. Following a submission defeat of Yuya Wakamatsu in the tournament’s quarterfinals in March, and a […]
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How Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev could defeat the legendary Eddie Alvarez
With only nine professional bouts on his resume, Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev isn’t a household name in the world of mixed martial arts. However, after 13 October in Tokyo, the man known as “Dagi” to some could see his popularity jump exponentially. Arslanaliev will be a part of one of the most significant martial arts events […]
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Eddie Alvarez shares strategy for beating Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov looks more and more unbeatable every time he fights — that includes his recent submission victory over Dustin Poirier. That being said, former UFC lightweight champion and current ONE Championship star Eddie Alvarez believes Nurmagomedov can be beaten. It will just take a fighter with the right style to pull […]
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John Lineker talks potential Demetrious Johnson matchup, ONE Super Series bouts
John Lineker is currently dialed in on his ONE Championship debut, which will pit him against the ferocious Muin Gafurov at ONE: Dawn of Valor in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 25. Yet that doesn’t mean he’s not thinking about his future under the ONE banner. Lineker’s ONE debut will occur in the 145-pound ONE bantamweight […]
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The Fighters Voice // VIDEO: Phoe Thaw trains in Thailand
ONE Championship featherweight contender Phoe Thaw is currently gearing up for a bout with Yoon Chang Min. The pair will collide on the undercard of ONE: Century – Part 1 on October 13 in Tokyo, Japan. Phoe Thaw, a native of Yangon, Myanmar, undertook some of his preparations for this contest at Tiger Muay Thai […]