ONE Championship News
ONE: Enter the Dragon live stream, results and highlights: Lee stops Aoki, Northcutt comes up short
Tom Taylor - May 17, 2019
On Friday, ONE Championship returned to its home city of Singapore with the ONE: Enter The Dragon card — easily one of the promotion’s biggest shows to date. Watch it live below on the ONE Championship YouTube channel.
ONE boss Chatri Sityodtong opens up on receiving UFC belt from Rafael dos Anjos
Tom Taylor - May 16, 2019
ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong is accustomed to dealing with ONE Championship belts, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t appreciate the hard work that goes into winning a UFC belt. Sityodtong, who is also the owner of EVOLVE MMA in Singapore, actually received a UFC belt from former lightweight champion and EVOLVE fighter Rafael dos Anjos, and calls it ‘one of the best gifts’ he’s ever received. Sityodtong dished on this emotional moment in a post on his official Facebook page.
Shinya Aoki vs Christian Lee could be one of the most interesting bouts of the year
BJPENN.COM Staff - May 15, 2019
There isn’t much rest for iconic Japanese superstar and newly-crowned ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki after his historic victory at ONE: A New Era back in March. Aoki already has his next opponent, and it’s none other than hard-charging Singaporean rising star and former ONE featherweight title challenger Christian Lee.
ONE: Enter the Dragon | Competitors with the most at stake In Singapore
BJPENN.COM Staff - May 14, 2019
The stakes are always high at every major martial arts event, and ONE: Enter the Dragon is no exception to that. However, there are some competitors scheduled to perform who have a little more on the line than others. The following martial artists have even more at stake than the other athletes on the card.
Amir Khan excited to face knockout artist Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev
BJPENN.COM Staff - May 13, 2019
When Evolve’s Amir Khan heard news that he would be re-entering the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix, replacing the injured Ariel Sexton in the semi-finals against Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev, he was already training for would-be opponent Iurie Lupicus. Khan, who was submitted by Sexton in the quarter-final round, had already bowed out of the tournament. With this turn of events however, the 24-year-old Singaporean finds himself once again in the thick of the lightweight title picture.
Cosmo Alexandre excited to return to MMA against Sage Northcutt
BJPENN.COM Staff - May 12, 2019
37-year-old Brazilian mixed martial artist Cosmo Alexandre is no stranger to facing adversity in the cage. Despite making his ONE Championship debut as a part of the ONE Super Series, he now makes his promotional debut inside the ONE Circle. Alexandre is scheduled to face American “Super” Sage Northcutt at ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON in a welterweight mixed martial arts contest, which takes place 17 May at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
ONE: Warriors of Light - live stream, results and highlights
Tom Taylor - May 10, 2019
On Friday, ONE Championship takes over sun-soaked Bangkok, Thailand, with the action packed ONE: Warriors of Light card. Watch it below:
Christian Lee recounts past training sessions with opponent Shinya Aoki
Tom Taylor - May 8, 2019
Christian Lee, the younger brother of ONE Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee, has spent the recent years of his career establishing himself as one of the top fighters in the ONE featherweight division. So, when he found himself on the receiving end of a respectful callout from ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki, he was a little surprised. “Initially, it came as a shock,” Lee told BJPenn.com. “I wasn’t expecting it — I’m sure no one was expecting it.
Jimmy Smith explains why he turned down offer from ONE Championship
Tom Taylor - April 28, 2019
After his UFC contract expired, popular cage-side commentator Jimmy Smith was offered a gig with Singapore-based martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship. In the end, however, he accepted a job with North American promotion Invicta Fighting Championship instead. Jimmy Smith explained why he made this decision in a recent post to his YouTube channel.
Chatri Sityodtong updates on ONE debut of Vitor Belfort, next fight for Demetrious Johnson
Tom Taylor - April 26, 2019
Under the leadership of CEO Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship has signed a host of free agents of late, such as Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, Sage Northcutt, and Vitor Belfort. Johnson and Alvarez have already debuted in the ONE cage — with very different results — and Northcutt will do so on May 17 in Singapore. Belfort, however, has not yet been booked for his first ONE Championship fight.
Chatri Sityodtong confident Sage Northcutt can become three-sport titleholder in ONE Championship
Tom Taylor - April 25, 2019
Former UFC standout “Super” Sage Northcutt will make his debut in the ONE Championship welterweight division on May 17, as he is set to battle kickboxing specialist Cosmo Alexandre at ONE: Enter the Dragon in Singapore. While this matchup is currently consuming all of Northcutt’s focus, he has previously expressed interest in competing in both Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts as part of ONE Super Series. In fact, he’s hoping to capture titles in MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing.
EXCLUSIVE | Chatri Sityodtong responds to praise from Joe Rogan
Tom Taylor - April 24, 2019
Speaking on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan shared his appreciation for ONE Championship and the way the Asian organization promotes mixed martial arts. “I appreciate the way ONE FC handles things,” Rogan said. “They just concentrate on fighters being honorable and fighting their best, and fighting the best fighters they can fight. They don’t emphasize that s**t talking at all. They emphasize the martial arts aspects of it.”