BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Asia

ONE Fighting championship Announces ONE ASIA Amateur MMA Series

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:59:12 +0000

ONE Fighting Championship, the largest mixed martial arts organization in Asia, announced on Monday the launch of the historic ONE ASIA AMATEUR MMA SERIES. The amateur MMA series is set to be the largest in Asia and will provide an unprecedented platform for mixed martial artists to develop their skills against other top amateurs. The amateur MMA series will feature amateur events held across Asia

Originally posted here:

ONE Fighting championship Announces ONE ASIA Amateur MMA Series – MMA Weekly

One FC Fighter Feature: Jake Butler (video)

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:00:26 +0000

Jake Butler is an NCAA Division One Level wrestler and Princeton Graduate who turned his back on a career on Wall Street to move to Asia and pursue his MMA dream. Check out One FC Fighter Feature: Jake Butler.

Go here to read the rest:

One FC Fighter Feature: Jake Butler (video) – MMA Junkie

Shinya Aoki Showdown Brewing, but Bibiano Fernandes Expects One FC Unifcation Bout First

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 18:30:05 +0000

Bibiano Fernandes is the ONE FC interim 135-pound champion and there has been talk of him moving up to featherweight for a super fight with Shinya Aoki , but next on the agenda for the Brazilian appears to be a unification bout in October or November. “I will be fighting in fall. I’m not sure who I am fighting next, but considering I am the interim champion, I’m assuming that a fight with Soo Chul Kim would be my next step,” said Fernandes. I’ve watched his fights. He’s a tough guy, but I need to feel him in the ring to decide how good he is.” One swing of Chris Weidman’s left hand put proposed UFC superfights on hold, but ONE FC has a potentially huge match-up of its own with its two best pound-for-pound fighters, both capable of competing at featherweight. Aoki (33-6-1) is on track to make his 145-pound debut later this year, while Fernandes (14-3) has already proved he can compete in the division by beating four separate opponents to win the Dream Featherweight Grand Prix in 2009. A featherweight match-up between these two would truly be a battle for pound-for-pound supremacy in Asia and Fernandes is not ruling it out

Read the rest here:

Shinya Aoki Showdown Brewing, but Bibiano Fernandes Expects One FC Unifcation Bout First – MMA Weekly

From Humble Beginnings to Pro Fighter, Kamal Shalorus Calls Out One FC Champ Shinya Aoki

BAD MMA News — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:08:37 +0000

Kamal Shalorus established himself as an immediate contender for Shinya Aoki’s ONE FC lightweight belt with a decision win over Eduard Folayang last month and the Iranian wasted no time in calling out the reigning 155-pound champion. “I would love to fight with Shinya Aoki and honestly I think it’s a good match-up because he’s a grappler, but I’m a wrestler, he cannot take me down and I can strike with him. I competed 16 minutes with Saulo Ribeiro and he couldn’t submit me, so Aoki’s not going to do anything to me. That’s a very good match-up for me; Eduard Folayang is a harder fight for me than Aoki.” It’s fighting talk from a man who finds himself back in Asia fighting for ONE FC, after a career that had been spent competing exclusively in his adopted home of America. There is no question that the recent win over Folayang has thrust him immediately into the title picture in a division that is also home to Lowen Tynanes, Ariel Sexton and Caros Fodor.

The rest is here:

From Humble Beginnings to Pro Fighter, Kamal Shalorus Calls Out One FC Champ Shinya Aoki – MMA Weekly

Jon Fitch’s WSOF contract allows for fights in outside organizations

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:30:00 +0000

While Jon Fitch (24-5-1) said he’s thoroughly committed to the World Series of Fighting, he has options if the promotion doesn’t keep him busy. The veteran welterweight, who’s scheduled to rematch Josh Burkman (25-9) June 14 at WSOF 3, expects to fulfill a four-fight contract with the promotion within a year. But if there are delays, he could fight for another promoter, perhaps in Asia. “I have it within my contract to fight elsewhere,” Fitch told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). If all goes as planned for WSOF, he may not need to exercise his option. Earlier this year, the promotion inked a three-year partnership with NBC Sports Network, which has aired its two previous events. The deal calls for a minimum of six events annually

More here:

Jon Fitch’s WSOF contract allows for fights in outside organizations – MMA Junkie