ONE Championship News
Streaming this Week: Invicta, UFC 247, ONE Championship
Mike Pendleton - February 6, 2020
As streaming services continue to take over the combat sports industry, there are more and more events being broadcast on platforms like ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, DAZN, and YouTube. BJPENN.Com’s Streaming this Week series keeps fans up to date on the best combat sports action across the industry’s major streaming platforms.
Brandon Vera vs. Arjan Bhullar set for ONE Championship heavyweight title bout
Adam D Martin - February 5, 2020
ONE Championship heavyweight champion Brandon Vera is set to defend his belt when he takes on former UFC standout Arjan Bhullar later this spring. Vera will meet Bhullar at ONE Championship: Code of Honor which takes place on May 29 at The Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Asian MMA was the first website to report the news of Vera vs. Bhullar. When they clash, it should be one of the best heavyweights fights in 2020 that doesn’t take place in the UFC or in Bellator.
Streaming this Week: ONE Championship, LFA, Miami Fight Night and more
Mike Pendleton - January 29, 2020
As streaming services continue to take over the combat sports industry, there are more and more events being broadcast on platforms like ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, DAZN, and YouTube. BJPenn.Com’s Streaming this Week series keeps fans up to date on the best combat sports action across the industry’s major streaming platforms.
Eduard Folayang still pumped despite a year full of setbacks
BJPENN.COM Staff - January 29, 2020
Things didn’t go exactly as planned for former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard Folayang in 2019. The 35-year-old entered the year as a world champion but shortly after succumbed the title to rival Shinya Aoki in ONE Championship’s debut event in Japan.
Four athletes to watch out for in ONE Championship
BJPENN.COM Staff - January 27, 2020
ONE Championship is one of the elite martial arts organizations in the world. We’ve seen martial artists like Sage Northcutt and Eddie Alvarez come from other promotions and have a difficult time with the opponents they have faced in their debuts.
Aung La N Sang doesn't wait to be hunted, he hunts the next challenge
BJPENN.COM Staff - January 22, 2020
Aung La N Sang is not like other champions. Many titleholders allow themselves to be challenged for their respective world titles. Despite holding both the ONE Light Heavyweight and Middleweight World Titles, Aung La is still hunting for the best challenges. That’s why it’s no surprise to see “The Burmese Python” calling for a title defense against undefeated middleweight prospect Reinier de Ridder.
Timofey Nastyukhin is '100% ready to fight' and build on momentum of Alvarez win
Tom Taylor - January 15, 2020
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was widely expected to blow through the competition in ONE Championship. Timofey Nastyukhin, the man tasked with welcoming Alvarez to the ONE cage back in March of 2019, didn’t get the memo. Instead, Nastyukhin disposed of the decorated MMA champion inside one round, shocking everybody but himself.
Henri Hooft molding prospect Tial Thang into top-flight fighter
BJPENN.COM Staff - January 13, 2020
Henri Hooft is a legendary trainer, and one of his newest pupils, Tial Thang, made his professional debut last year at ONE: Reign of Valor. Thang followed that victory up with another win in December at ONE: Mark of Greatness. Thang is already a calculated technician, which fits in well with Hooft’s style. The Burmese athlete has a powerful base discipline of wrestling, and he’s obviously attempting to broaden his skillset under the tutelage of Hooft.
ONE: A New Tomorrow results and highlights: Stamp Fairtex stays perfect, Rodtang decimates Haggerty
Tom Taylor - January 10, 2020
ONE Championship returned to our screens on Friday with the stacked ONE: A New Tomorrow card out of Bangkok, Thailand. The card was topped by a ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Title showdown between reigning champ Rodtang Jitmuangnon and former champ Jonathan “The General” Haggerty. Rodtang won the pair’s first fight with a close decision. This time around, the champ left no doubt, bludgeoning the Brit to a TKO win at 2:39 of the third round.
Ayaka Miura steadily rising through the ranks in ONE Championship
BJPENN.COM Staff - January 9, 2020
Count Japan’s Ayaka Miura as another member of the ONE Championship roster who had a memorable 2019. The strawweight contender made a huge impact with back to back wins to solidify her debut year with ONE as a serious contender. With an eye toward 2020, Miura looks forward to earning the belt this year. The first step in her journey to conquer another calendar year begins on 10 January at ONE: A New Tomorrow when she faces Maira Mazar.
Maira Mazar is ready to make an impact in ONE Championship
BJPENN.COM Staff - January 9, 2020
Brazilian talent Maira Mazar is days away from making her ONE Championship debut. For the past five years, Mazar has waited patiently for her opportunity to break through into the global stage of mixed martial arts. At ONE: A New Tomorrow, set for the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand on 10 January, Mazar makes her first steps towards the ONE cage. She is scheduled to face Japanese stalwart Ayaka Miura in a three-round contest.
Kevin Belingon starts march towards ONE bantamweight strap anew
BJPENN.COM Staff - January 8, 2020
Filipino martial arts veteran Kevin Belingon looks back on 2019 as a year of learning. The former ONE Bantamweight World Champion met rival Bibiano Fernandes twice last year, dropping a Disqualification in March and then losing via submission in October, in what was their fourth meeting on the whole.