ONE Championship News

Russell Ess - December 23, 2015

ONE Championship is planning to revolutionize the sport of mixed martial arts with a new weigh-in system starting in January 2016. If the same system is adopted by more promotions, particularly the UFC and Bellator MMA, the world of mixed martial arts will forever be changed. The announcement comes shortly after a ONE Championship fighter, Yang Jian Bing passed away while attempting to make weight for a bout.

Russell Ess - December 7, 2015

https://youtu.be/7Jh9TVh6sTo Check out the recent bout in the ONE Championship promotion that took place on Saturday that took the record for the fastest knockout in the promotion’s history.

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

Ben Askren is one to never shy away from speaking his mind. Given Ronda Rousey’s recent brutal loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, any and every big-name fighter has had an opinion on the situation.

Russell Ess - November 13, 2015

https://youtu.be/8WTDfliJVrM Despite the last-minute removal of the ONE Championship welterweight title fight, ONE Championship: Pride of Lions, which took place in Singapore on Friday did not lack excitement. The fighters that remained on the card took it in their own hands to give fans thrilling fights.

Russell Ess - November 2, 2015

ONE Championship lightweight titleholder Shinya Aoki is scheduled to headline the Rizin Dec. 29 show in Japan, and now is reportedly going to be fighting just two days later on Dec. 31. From Mixed Martial Arts:

bjpenndotcom - November 1, 2015

Ben Askren is undefeated in his professional MMA career however in his last fight versus Louis Santos, Askren was poked in the eye and the fight was ruled a no-contest. On November 13th Askren will get a chance to rematch Santos, however that doesn’t mean Askren has forgiven Santos for the first incident.

Russell Ess - October 27, 2015

ONE Championship welterweight titleholder Ben Askren is always going to speak his mind. As the undefeated champion of ONE with a 14-0 record, Askren shared his thoughts with MMA Junkie on Johny Hendricks missing weight for his fight scheduled against former teammate Tyon Woodley at UFC 192. “People are finally getting to see what I’ve known about Johny for more than a decade: his pathetic excuses,” Askren said as both of them were wrestling in the NCAA Division I during the same time of their college careers.

bjpenndotcom - October 17, 2015

Ben Askren is widely believed to be the best fighter outside of the UFC. The 31-year old ONE FC welterweight champion has made waves by consistently calling out top ranked UFC welterweights, as well as UFC President Dana White. In a recent interview with Sherdog, Askren discussed his current situation, and why he’s content with not fighting the UFC’s top ranked fighters.

BJPENN.COM News - September 26, 2015

Earlier in the week a report came out detailing shady circumstances surrounding Vitor Belfort’s drug test results ahead of his title fight against Jon Jones. The report alleges that the UFC knew about him testing for very high levels of testosterone and instead of pulling him from the fight, let him compete and after accidentally sending the results to several fighters and managers, issued an email telling the recipients to ignore the details of the test results and delete the email ASAP. Yeah, pretty shady.

BJPENN.COM News - September 17, 2015

ONE Championship’s Ben Askren and Luis Santos will meet each other in the cage once again. Their first fight ended in a No Contest. Now, they’ll run things back and give it another shot when they face off at ‘ONE Championship 34: Pride of Lions’ which goes down on November 13 in Singapore. The welterweight title fight will serve as the event’s headliner. The fight was confirmed by officials, via the Las Vegas Review Journal.

BJPENN.COM News - August 26, 2015

https://youtu.be/lwLxqxHJeck ‘At Evolve MMA, we believe in facing our fears and conquering them. It is a big part of unleashing your true greatness in life. Believe it or not, but one of the greatest fears for some of our World Champions like Shinya Aoki and Orono Wor Petchpun is the fear of heights. Watch ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki, Muay Thai World Champion Orono Wor Petchpun, and ONE Superstar Mark Striegl conquer theirs fears with the GMAX Reverse Bungee! What fear are you ready to conquer today?’

BJPENN.COM News - August 14, 2015

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BJPENN.COM News - August 12, 2015

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BJPENN.COM News - August 4, 2015

Former UFC lightweight Roger Huerta will take on Koji Ando at ONE Championship 30, which is scheduled to take place on Sept. 1 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. Officials announced the fight news.

BJPENN.COM News - July 28, 2015

Yes, former UFC lightweight and the first MMA fighter to appear on a Sports Illustrated cover, Roger Huerta, will be stepping back into action.

BJPENN.COM News - July 18, 2015

“I think in a lot of countries in Asia, they want to see the loudmouth, arrogant American get beat up. I’m not saying that is what Askren is. I’m not saying that about a champion. The stereotype of Americans in Asia is being loudmouth, arrogant and bragging, all this kind of stuff. That stereotype is what Asians want to see get beat up. Every time he does something he just gets attention in Asia.”

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

ONE Championship made their return to China with “ONE: Dynasty of Champions”. The card featured two one night tournaments highlighting the flyweight and featherweight divisions.

BJPENN.COM News - May 28, 2015

Former UFC fighter and TUF alum says he got cut from ONE FC because of a Facebook post he sent out.