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Ariel Sexton out, Amir Khan returns to ONE Championship lightweight grand prix

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:16:19 +0000

Despite suffering a submission loss in the opening round of ONE Championship’s lightweight grand prix, Singapore’s Amir Khan is back in contention. ONE Championship officials today announced that Costa Rica’s Ariel Sexton suffered an injury in training and has been forced to withdraw from a planned semifinal matchup with Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev (7-1) at next month’s ONE Championship 96 event. Khan (11-5) will now get a second crack in the tourney field. Khan, who was expected to face Iuri Lapicus (12-0) at ONE Championship 96, was originally bounced from the field in February when he suffered a third-round submission loss to Sexton. He’ll now face Arslanaliev, who currently carries a three-fight winning streak and has earned all seven of his professional victories via stoppage, including five by knockout. The ONE Championship 96 lineup currently includes: Champ Shinya Aoki vs

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ONE Championship 96 additions include lightweight grand prix semifinal, return of submission ace Garry Tonon

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Next month’s ONE Championship 96 lineup is filling out with support of the night’s lightweight title fight and promotional debut of Sage Northcutt. Company officials recently announced that a lightweight grand prix semifinal of Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev vs.

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ONE Championship 90 video highlights with two big lightweight tournament finishes

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:12:55 +0000

Gallery Ariel Sexton def. Amir Khan at ONE Championship 90: Best photos view 55 images The opening round of ONE Championship’s lightweight tournament is nearing completion, and one half of the brackets’ semifinals are set. This past Friday, Ariel Sexton submitted Amir Khan to advance out of the tournament’s first round at ONE Championship 90, which took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

ONE Championship 90 video highlights with two big lightweight tournament finishes – MMA Junkie

ONE Championship 90 results: Sexton, Arslanaliev move on in lightweight tournament

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:26:16 +0000

A slam takedown late in the second round probably told Ariel Sexton all he needed to know heading into the third against Amir Khan . Sexton (13-4) took Khan (11-5) down in the final 10 seconds of the second round at ONE Championship 90, and when Khan got back to his feet, Sexton launched him in the air for a slam right at the horn.

ONE Championship 90 results: Sexton, Arslanaliev move on in lightweight tournament – MMA Junkie

Pair of lightweight grand prix quarterfinals set for ONE Championship 90 in Singapore

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:37:07 +0000

ONE Championship’s return to Singapore will feature a pair of fights in the promotion’s lightweight grand prix tournament. “ONE Championship 90: Call to Greatness” takes place Feb. 22 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The event will stream on ONE’s app

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ONE Championship 77 highlights: Stick this eye-poppin’ candidate on your ‘Submission of the Year’ lists

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:28:40 +0000

When 2018 comes to a close, expect this ONE Championship 77 bout to appear on most “Submission of the Year” lists. At Saturday’s “Pursuit of Power” event, which streamed online from Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Ariel Sexton (12-4) tapped out fellow lightweight Kota Shimoishi (21-6) with quite the nifty move . Related What do you call this awesome double submission by Ariel Sexton at ONE Championship 77? After dropping Shimoishi with a right uppercut, Sexton secured his opponent with a reverse triangle choke before getting the tap with a simultaneous Americana early in the third round. The 36-year-old Costa Rican is now on a 4-1 run with nine submissions in 12 career victories. None, though, is likely to garner Sexton the type of acclaim his latest one has

ONE Championship 77 highlights: Stick this eye-poppin’ candidate on your ‘Submission of the Year’ lists – MMA Junkie

ONE Championship 77 results: Zebaztian Kadestam gets vicious third-round TKO over game Agilan Thani

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:47:08 +0000

ONE Championship 77’s headliner was a tough one to call heading into its final round, but when the time came to pull trigger, Zebaztian Kadestam did so in beautifully violent fashion. After stuffing takedowns and eating some of Agilan Thani ’s (8-2) best offense in the welterweight bout at at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kadestam (10-4) was a man possessed coming into the third round. Punches, knees, and elbows made for a pick-your-poison-type ending as the ref, mercifully, stepped in at the 1:56 mark of the round (via Twitter ): Cold blooded finish by Zebaztian Kadestam against Agilan Thani. The knees, the elbows, “The Bandit” put on a show in this one. #ONEPursuitofPower pic.twitter.com/Z4YNdET8ko — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 13, 2018 It was an exciting ending to an overall entertaining back-and-forth bout, made all the more impressive by Kadestam’s revelation that he had sustained a broken hand in the first round. The 27-year-old Swedish striker has now rebounded from a loss to now-retired champion Ben Askren.

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What do you call this awesome double submission by Ariel Sexton at ONE Championship 77?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:34:38 +0000

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a – yeah, we’re still trying to figure out what Ariel Sexton just did today at “ONE Championship 77: Pursuit of Glory.” We do know this, though: It. Was. AWESOME.

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Ariel Sexton convinced ONE Championship 77 fight vs. Kota Shimoshi will be wrestling match

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 03:44:49 +0000

ONE Championship lightweight Ariel Sexton is used to facing guys who aren’t keen to grapple. But he’s convinced his next opponent, Kota Shimoshi , will tangle with him on the mat. “I know that this fight is going to be a wrestling match, a position match, a jiu-jitsu match,” said Sexton, who faces Shimoshi at ONE Championship 77 on Friday at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event streams live on the promotion’s website.

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Head coach Daniel Gracie expects submission in Ariel Sexton’s ONE Championship 77 bout

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:46:23 +0000

In an inconstant game such as MMA, accepting oppprtunities even when there’s not much time to prepare for them is a valuable skill. According to head coach Daniel Gracie , it’s a skill that Ariel Sexton (11-4), who meets Kota Shimoishi (21-5) in a lightweight bout at Friday’s “ONE Championship 77: Pursuit of Power” event, possesses. “Ariel is a very dedicated student,” Gracie told MMAjunkie. “He trains hard all the time. He’s always ready and that’s why I’m comfortable to get him fights on short notice. Because he’s always ready

Head coach Daniel Gracie expects submission in Ariel Sexton’s ONE Championship 77 bout – MMA Junkie