Lito Adiwang – The powerful filipino making waves in ONE Championship
Team Lakay has another star in its arsenal… The goal at ONE Championship has always been to create Asian heroes. To unleash superstars. This…
Articles by Jeremy Deschner
Pancrase Corona Allowance
The leaders at Pancrase have had to postpone some events in March and April due to the COVID-19. This is a very difficult situation in…
Rizin Press Conference
Rizin FF will be holding a Press Conference on 4/2 at 19:00 JST to discuss the event scheduled for 4/19. Please watch it live on…
Inspired by Manny Pacquiao, Lito Adiwang Is Following in the Footsteps of His Hero
Filipino rising star Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang is one of the most explosive action heroes on the ONE Championship roster today. A ONE Warrior Series…
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MOVES TO CLOSED-DOOR, AUDIENCE FREE EVENTS
Suspension of events with live audiences will take immediate effect until May 29, 2020 11 March 2020 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property…
Stamp of Excellence: Sky’s the limit for ONE Warrior Series graduate Stamp Fairtex
In less than two years since joining ONE Championship, Thailand’s Stamp Fairtex has shot to superstardom, not just in her home country, but…
Pancrase 314 Commercial
Pancrase 314 is coming on April 12th at Studio Coast. Check out their commercial for the event.
Korean stars getting their time to shine thanks to ONE Warrior Series
Countries like Japan, China, Thailand, and even the Philippines have established themselves as hotbeds for mixed martial arts talent in Asia, all having produced multiple…
Deep Impact 95 and Deep Jewels 29
We have some new news today regarding Deep Impact 95. Some great fights are scheduled for this card. Champion Yamasu “Dominator” Satoshi will take on…
Ares 2 Cancellation
ARES Fighting Championship is sad to announce that the ARES 2 event scheduled for the 3rd of April in Brussels will be postponed to the…
UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION ISRAEL ADESANYA RETAINS TITLE AFTER FIVE ROUNDS WITH YOEL ROMERO
UFC 248 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on Sunday, March 8 (Asia time). Two title fights that went all…
Honor Paid to The Sheik in Shinjuku
Yesterday MMA Japan, the leading source of MMA news in English in Asia, attended the premiere of the Pro Wrestling Documentary “The Sheik” here in…
ONE WARRIOR SERIES ANNOUNCES COMPLETE RESULTS FOR ‘ONE WARRIOR SERIES 10’
19 February 2020 – Singapore: Rich Franklin’s ONE Warrior Series, a subsidiary of ONE Championship™ (ONE), the largest global sports media property in Asian history, recently…
Deep Impact 94 on 2020/03/01
3.1 Skyticket Presents DEEP 94 IMPACT Kisaemon Saiga participates in DEEP for the first time in more than 2 years! Make sure you are there…
UFC 247 Quotes
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko: ?I think it’s going to be a good fight. Katlyn will put everything inside the Octagon. Being in the…
JOSHUA PACIO RETAINS ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH A CLOSE SPLIT DECISION VICTORY OVER ALEX SILVA
31 January 2020 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), made its first appearance at the Mall of…
UAE WARRIORS 10 Live Stream
Today UAE Warriors 10 takes place from Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi and is available to watch live and free on MMATV.co.uk.Starting time 8am EST –…
WLC: BATTLEBONES Results: New Champ & KO Finishes
UZBEKISTAN’S NAIMJON TUHTABOYEV BECOMES NEW MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD LETHWEI CHAMPIONSO MI ONG KNOCKS OUT SOK RITH WINS IN CO MAIN-EVENT N.Yangon, Myanmar – World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the…
WLC: BATTLEBONES set for UFC Fight Pass this Friday
World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the world’s largest bare-knuckle fighting organization, held the official press conference for WLC: BATTLEBONES today in Yangon, Myanmar, ahead of the…
ARES 2 set for Belgium on April 3 – Taleb vs. Wouters, Moraga vs. Sandoval
ARES 2 set for Belgium on April 3 – Taleb vs. Wouters, Moraga vs. Sandoval Following on from a hugely successful debut event in Dakar,…
JOSHUA PACIO AND ALEX SILVA FACE-OFF AHEAD OF ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT IN MANILA
28 January 2020 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today…
STAMP FAIRTEX TO DEFEND ONE ATOMWEIGHT KICKBOXING WORLD TITLE AGAINST JANET TODD IN SINGAPORE
17 January 2020 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 28 February…
UFC kicks off 2020 with Conor McGregor vs Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
As you are aware, UFC is kicking off 2020 this Sunday morning with a phenomenal card live from Las Vegas. Former two division champion Conor…
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: EDGAR VS THE KOREAN ZOMBIE
Busan, South Korea – For the first time in UFC® history, the promotion is in Busan, South Korea with a highly anticipated featherweight main event as No. 4-ranked contender Frankie…
Complete card announced for Legend 14 at MGM Theater
Hong Kong – Legend Fighting Championship, China’s largest globally recognized mixed martial arts event, will close out the year at Macau’s MGM COTAI on 28 December with…
ARES 1 Results
Last Saturday night, December 14 in Dakar, Senegal the very first ARES Fighting…
UFC 245 ATHLETES IN LAS VEGAS JOSE ALDO, URIJAH FABER AND VIVIANE ARAUJO RECALL MEMORIES OF JAPAN
UFC 245: USMAN VS. COVINGTON takes place this Saturday, December 14 (Sunday, December 15 in Japan) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA headlined by…
Ares Fighting Championship is coming to UFC FightPass
The main event will see Brazilian UFC veteran Ildemar Alcantara (26-13) take on firefighter Laurynas ‘Captain Lithuania’ Urbonanivius (12-1) in the main event. In the co-main…
Team DATE Introduced Gatchi Martial Arts Tag Event
Team DATE has a lot of killer fighters that appears in many promotions in Japan. They have a very distinct form of Martial Arts that…
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: FIRE & FURY IN MANILA ON 31 JANUARY
12 December 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its return to the Mall of…
MAX HOLLOWAY AND ALEX VOLKANOVSKI READY FOR FEATHERWEIGHT FIREWORKS AT UFC 245: USMAN VS COVINGTON
UFC 245: USMAN VS. COVINGTON takes place Saturday, December 14 (Sunday, December 15 in Japan) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA. As one of…
The First Pancrase Show of 2020 Announced.
We have some very early information about the first show of 2020 for Pancrase. The information below is subject to change at any time PANCRASE…
UFC Asia Overeem Vs Rozenstruik
Alistair Overeem Your opponent is a late change (the second time in a row), undefeated, and a knockout artist. What is your opinion of…
MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD LETHWEI CHAMPION TOO TOO TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AGAINST UZBEKISTAN’S NAIMJON TUHTABOYEV
On January 5th live on UFC Fight Pass WLC: BATTLEBONES will take place.World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the world’s largest bare-knuckle fighting organization, has…
Quintet Fight Night 4 Results
QUINTET Fight Night 4 RESULTS Round 1: Carpe Diem x K-Top Team Tomoyuki Hashimoto gets a draw with Inseong Jang Sotoro Yamada…
Quintet Fight Night 4 Play List
One: Rich Frankin’s Warrior Series OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 4 EVENT
29 November 2019 – Singapore: Rich Franklin’s ONE Warrior Series, a subsidiary of ONE Championship™ (ONE), the largest global sports media property in Asian history, holds…
Legend Fighting Championship: Chang Juncheng and Yu Jianhong set to headline Legend 14 inside the MGM Theater
Macau – Legend Fighting Championship, China’s largest globally recognized mixed martial arts event, will close out the year in Macau on 28 December with a stellar card…
Pancrase News Drug Testing Results
Drug testing Drug testing for Pancrase athletes has been conducted at the “Sports Medicine Research & Testing Laboratory” in the United States since the 307…
ONE: EDGE OF GREATNESS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
ONE Championship™ (ONE), returned home to the Singapore Indoor Stadium to deliver yet another incredible martial arts spectacle. ONE: EDGE OF GREATNESS played host to the world’s most…
ONE: AGE OF DRAGONS OFFICIAL OPEN WORKOUT ATHLETE PHOTOS AND QUOTES
13 November 2019 – Beijing, China: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the official ONE: AGE OF DRAGONS Open…
Pancrase 309
Last weekend, Pancrase 309 was held at the Studio Coast venue. The card was a small one compared to other Pancrase cards that we have…
AUNG LA N SANG DELIVERS STUNNING TKO OF BRANDON VERA TO RETAIN ONE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
13 October 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), completed a historic evening with a stacked card at ONE:…
ANGELA LEE RETAINS ONE WOMEN’S ATOMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SUBMISSION WIN OVER XIONG JING NAN
13 October 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), kicked off a historic evening at the Ryogoku Kokugikan…
ONE: CENTURY 世紀 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
It was a historic evening last Sunday, 13 October, as the iconic Ryogoku Kokugikan once again played host to the world’s greatest martial arts…
ONE: CENTURY 世紀 FINAL WEIGHT AND HYDRATION RESULTS
12 October 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just released the official ONE: CENTURY 世紀 Final Weight…
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETES SHOWCASE SKILLS AT ONE MARTIAL ARTS FAN FEST OPEN WORKOUT
6 October 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held an Open Workout at…
ONE WARRIOR SERIES 8: JAPAN VS THE WORLD COMPLETE RESULTS
5 October 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: Rich Franklin’s ONE Warrior Series™, a subsidiary of ONE Championship™ (ONE), the largest global sports media property in…
UFC ANNOUNCES RETURN TO SOUTH KOREA THE OCTAGON® TO MAKE ITS DEBUT IN BUSAN ON DECEMBER 21
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA –The world’s premier mixed martial arts organization makes a celebrated return to South Korea as UFC Fight Night® Busan takes over Sajik…
Pancrase 308 on Sept 29th
As Summer turns into Fall here in Japan we are getting into some prime JMMA territory as we head for the huge end of the…
Quintet Fight Night 4 Announced
As you can see in the title, we announced today that Akita Prefectural Government has held the Akita Newaza Festival 2019 in commemoration of the…
FULL FIGHT CARD FOR WLC: FEARLESS TIGERS RELEASED
Yangon, Myanmar- World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the world’s largest bareknuckle fighting organization, has announced the full fight card for WLC: FEARLESS TIGERS. The main…
Interview with Josh Barnett about BloodSport2 and Fighting in Japan
Josh Barnett is one of the most famous and well loved sports personalities in Japan. He is connected to this culture on so many…
ZEBAZTIAN KADESTAM TO DEFEND THE ONE WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST KIAMRIAN ABBASOV AT ONE: DAWN OF VALOR
12 September 2019 – Jakarta, Indonesia: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its return to Jakarta, Indonesia…
Deep 91 Recap
Written by Peter Leghorn and used with his permission. Photos by Peter Leghorn. The main event of DEEP 91, Takafumi Otsuka…
Pancrase 310 on November 10th
The Summer in Japan was brutal. Walk outside and you are immediately dripping with sweat. But no matter how hot it is outside the Dojos…
Deep Impact 91
This story is written by Peter Leghorn and used with his permission. This Sunday sees DEEP return to New Pier Hall for 91st Impact….
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH IN HO CHI MINH ON 6 SEPTEMBER
22 August 2019 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its historic…
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP AND GAMMA HOST GAMMA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN SINGAPORE FROM 18-23 NOVEMBER
27 August 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that the organization will be working…
NONG-O GAIYANGHADAO DEFENDS ONE BANTAMWEIGHT MUAY THAI WORLD TITLE AGAINST BRICE DELVAL AT ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH
14 August 2019 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its historic first…
One Championship: Century Preview
Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend the One Championship Fan and Media preview for One Championship: Century which will take place on October 13th….
Deep Jewels 25 Card for September 1, 2019
Deep Jewels is one of the fastest growing and hottest promotions in Japan right now. This all female promotion has launched the careers of several…
DAVE LEDUC BECOMES INAUGURAL CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD LETHWEI CHAMPION
Yangon, Myanmar- World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the world’s largest bareknuckle fighting organisation, hosted WLC: KING OF NINE LIMBS in Mandalay, Myanmar on August 2. In…
LITO ADIWANG OF TEAM LAKAY EARNS SIX-FIGURE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTRACT AT ONE WARRIOR SERIES 7
8 August 2019 – Singapore: Rich Franklin’s ONE Warrior Series, a subsidiary of ONE Championship™ (ONE), the largest global sports media property in Asian history,…
Will Stamp Fairtex’s Transition to Mixed Martial Arts Be Tough?
Stamp Fairtex is a two-sport world champion, which is something that no other ONE Championship athlete in history has accomplished. In fact, it’s pretty much…
The Japan Experience Documentary
Andy Main 12-4-1, 1 NC (Win-Loss-Draw) is a world class Martial Artist, MMA Champion, and business man. He fights out of his dojo named Pure…
Pancrase 308 on September 29th, 2019 Sponsored by One Championship
Coming up on Sept. 29th, Pancrase will be putting on their 308th event in their numbered series. This time as always the venue will be…
ONE: DAWN OF HEROES KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
31 July 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in cooperation with City of Dreams Manila, held the…
ROAD FC 055 ADDS CHRIS BARNETT VS SHIM GUN-OH AT OPENWEIGHT FULL MATCHES LINE UP ANNOUNCED
Openweight Match Chris Barnett vs Shim Gun-Oh In an openweight smasher, the exciting Chris “Beast Boy” Barnett (18-6, Barnett Taekwondo Academy) returns to ROAD FC…
World Lethwei Championship (WLC) presents the ‘King of Nine Limbs
This Friday, August 2 on UFC Fight Pass World Lethwei Championship (WLC) presents the ‘King of Nine Limbs’ live from the Mandalar Thiri Indoor Stadium,…
ONE ESPORTS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES ASIA’S LARGEST ESPORTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Appoints Esports Veteran Carlos Alimurung as CEO
29 July 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has announced the official launch of Asia’s largest…
ROAD FC 055 ADDITIONAL MATCHES ANNOUNCED NANDIN-ERDINE VS HONG YOUNG-KI
ROAD FC 055 additional matches A banger of a fan favorite match is set between boxer Nandin-Erdene (8-6, Team Fighter) and Taekwondo…
MARTIN NGUYEN TO DEFEND ONE FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST KOYOMI MATSUSHIMA IN MANILA ON 2 AUGUST
3 July 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that reigning ONE…
Deep Impact 90 Review
The DEEP flyweight title was on the line in the main event. 2 accomplished grappling specialists took center stage as agile takedown and positional expert…
YUSHIN OKAMI TAKES ON JAMES NAKASHIMA IN MANILA ON 2 AUGUST
27 June 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced additional bouts at ONE: DAWN…
ROAD FC 055 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP LEE JEONG-YOUNG MAKES FIRST DEFENSE AGAINST PARK HAE-JIN
ROAD Fighting Championship announces the next event. ROAD FC 055 will take place on 8 September 2019 in Daegu, South Korea. The main event will…
ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Last Saturday night, 15 June, at the Baoshan Arena in Shanghai, China, the biggest and brightest stars of ONE Championship came out to showcase their…
UNDEFEATED DUTCH MUAY THAI SUPERSTAR JORINA BAARS SIGNS WITH ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
17 June 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced it has added yet another world-champion martial…
ROAD FC 054 OFFICIAL RESULTS YANG HAE-JUN TAKES THE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FROM LA IN-JAE
ROAD Fighting Championship announces the official results for ROAD FC 054 which took place on June 15, 2019 in Wonju, South Korea. Yang Hae-Jun finished…
ROAD FC 054 OFFICIAL WEIGH IN RESULTS MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP LA IN-JAE TAKES ON YANG HAE-JUN
For release on June 14, 2019 – ROAD Fighting Championship announces the official weigh-in results for ROAD FC 054 which will take place tomorrow, Saturday,…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Back in Japan!
Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. is back in Japan and he is here to start spending money. Today at his brand new The Money Team (TMT)…
June 15th Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs. Aguilang Thani
On June 15th in Shanghai, the fans will finally have a long-awaited debut of the fighter known to many as Sexyama. His name is Yoshihiro Akiyama…
Is Alma Juniku Ready for Stamp Fairtex on June 15th?
Alma Juniku, an 18 year old WBC Woman’s Muay Thai Champion, takes on Atom-weight title holder Stamp Fairtex in Shanghai on June 15th. Stamp Fairtex…
ROAD FC 054 FIGHT WEEK MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP LA IN-JAE TAKES ON YANG HAE-JUN
ROAD Fighting Championship opens Fight Week for ROAD FC 054 which will take place this Saturday, June 15, 2019 in Wonju, South Korea. The Middleweight…
STAMP FAIRTEX AND ALMA JUNIKU STARE DOWN AT ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST OFFICIAL FACE-OFF IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, China: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST Official Face-Off at Yunspace in Shanghai.In…
Jitinat Asdamongkol has been named President of ONE Championship Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), just announced that Jitinat Asdamongkol has been named President of ONE…
JONATHAN HAGGERTY TO DEFEND ONE FLYWEIGHT MUAY THAI WORLD TITLE AGAINST RODTANG JITMUANGNON IN MANILA
Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced ONE: DAWN OF HEROES, set for Friday, 2 August….
Kazushi Sakuraba Named Sports Ambassador of Akita Prefecture
Great news for Quintet. Kazushi Sakuraba was officially announced as the Ambassador of Sports for Akita prefecture. Kazushi Sakuraba is a legendary MMA fighter in…
Pancrase 305 Results
Last weekend Pancrase put on the 305th even at Studio Coast in Shin Kiba. Pancrase packed the card as usual with great fights. The main…
The Chris Leben Story
Our friends over at The Arena Gym in San Diego, California reached out to us to update us on one of our favorite fighters, Chris…
Pancrase 307 Marks the Return of Mitsuhisa Sunabe
On July 21st Pancrase heads back to Studio Coast for their 307th event in their numbered series. This time the main event has the returning…
Deep Jewels 24 Signals the Return of Rin Nakai to MMA
On June 9th, 2019 at Shinjuku Face, the promotion Deep will present Deep Jewels 24. They have an impressive line up for this card. One…
INITIAL BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST ON 15 JUNE
20 May 2019 – Shanghai, China: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the main event for ONE:…
ROAD FC 053 OFFICIAL RESULTS MANSOUR BARNAOUI WINS THE $1 MILLION LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD Fighting Championship 053 took place on May 18, 2019 as the historic first professional Mixed Martial Arts event on the famous Jeju Island in…
US 1 Million Offered by ONE Championship to The Winner of ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix
US 1 Million Offered by ONE Championship to The Winner of ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix
Deep Impact 89 Review
*Written by Peter Leghorn DEEP saw their inaugural event at New Pier Hall in Tokyo go off with a bang. DEEP 89 Impact delivered…
SHINYA AOKI STARES DOWN CHRISTIAN LEE AT ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON OFFICIAL KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE
14 May 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), held the ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON Official Kick-Off Press Conference last…
J.J. Ambrose Makes His Return to the Pancrase Cage
Pancrase 306 kicks off on June 30th in Shin Kiba at Studio Coast in Japan. Once again Pancrase, in a partnership with One Championship, will…
ROAD FC 053 UPDATE JEROME LE BANNER OUT DUE TO INJURY AORIGELE WILL FACE HEO JAE-HYEOK
Jérôme Le Banner injury Kickboxing legend Jérôme Le Banner was set to make his debut in the ROAD FC cage in an MMA bout against Chinese heavyweight sensation…
One Championship: Warriors of Light Recap
ONE Championship™ (ONE), once again returned to the Impact Arena in Bangkok to deliver yet another spectacular martial arts event last Friday night, 10 May….
