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Report: ONE Championship to offer 50k bonuses for ‘gameness’
ONE Championship fighters have a been given added incentive to produce fireworks with CEO Chatri Sityodtong reportedly offering a 50k performance bonus for athletes who show the most ‘gameness.’ According to SCMP MMA, Sityodtong will award, ‘A minimum of one bonus will be given out at each show, with a maximum of five awarded, based […]
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Gordon Ryan to face Shinya Aoki in ONE Championship grappling match
Gordon Ryan has an opponent for his ONE Championship debut. According to a Facebook post from ONE CEO, Chatri Sityodtong, the BJJ star will take on JMMA lcon Shinya Aoki in “an openweight grappling super match on August 27!” https://www.facebook.com/ChatriSityodtong/posts/4120118068050323 Now 38, Aoki us currently enjoying a renaissance in his MMA career. The Japanese fighter […]
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Aung La N Sang to defend ONE Championship title in October
ONE Championship are currently setting up a stacked card for October with a return expected for one of their biggest stars, Aung La N Sang. Aung La trains at Sanford MMA in Florida and has been restricted from competing by the pandemic and the various travel restrictions in place. ONE CEO, Chatri Sityodtong suggests that […]
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ONE CEO believes Sage Northcutt can be three-sport world champion
When ONE Championship signed Sage Northcutt to a big free-agent contract, the thought was he could become one of the promotion’s stars. But after suffering a devastating knockout loss to Cosmo Alexandre in his ONE debut, many have written off Northcutt as an overrated bust, fairly or unfairly. Even UFC president Dana White said Sage […]
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Shinya Aoki turns down UFC offer, teammate Leandro Brodinho signs
Former Dream champion, Shinya Aoki (34-6 MMA), has reportedly turned down a contract offer from the UFC. According to ‘Evolve MMA’ founder, Chatri Sityodtong, the UFC offered contracts to 3 fighters on the Evolve Fight Team including Shinya Aoki, Eddie Ng and Leandro Brodinho. Here is what the Evolve MMA chairman had to say via […]