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Video: ONE Championship’s best fights of 2017

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 01:08:31 +0000

Filed under: News , Videos The Singapore-based ONE Championship hosted 14 events in 2017, visiting China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand, in addition to hosting events in their home base. Now, the promotion is sharing highlights from some of its best contests in a year-end clip. In the video above, check out Bibiano Fernandes ’ sixth consecutive title defense from August’s ONE Championship 58, May Ooi ’s incredible comeback win over Ann Osman two weeks later at August’s ONE Championship 59 and Martin Nguyen ’s championship-winning knockout from the same night

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for August: A no-joke guillotine choke

BAD MMA News — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:25:17 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best submissions from August. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Bibiano Fernandes def. Andrew Leone at ONE Championship 58 Bibiano Fernandes ’ (21-3) latest title defense was his quickest and easiest yet.The ONE Championship bantamweight titleholder needed less than two minutes to submit challenger Andrew Leone (8-3)

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for August: A no-joke guillotine choke – MMA Junkie

5-fight UFC vet Leandro Issa explains why he’s glad to be back in ONE Championship

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 02:03:00 +0000

Jul 6, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Leandro Issa (blue gloves) celebrates after his tap out victory over Jumabieke Tuerxun during a bantamweight fight at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Jul 6, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Leandro Issa (blue gloves) lands a powerful kick to Jumabieke Tuerxun (red gloves) during a bantamweight fight at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R.

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5-fight UFC vet Leandro Issa explains why he’s glad to be back in ONE Championship – MMA Junkie

Leandro Ataides not feeling superstitious at ONE Championship 58 despite another Eastern European foe

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 02:03:00 +0000

Leandro Ataides Now that he’s been back in the win column for eight months, Leandro Ataides finally has a chance to put together his first winning streak in more than three years. Ataides (9-3) takes on Michal Pasternak (12-2) in a middleweight bout on Saturday at “ONE Championship 58: Kings & Conquerors,” which takes place at Cotai Arena in Macau, China. The card streams via online pay-per-view in North America. This past December, Ataides landed a flying knee against Mohamed Ali at ONE Championship 51 for a TKO.

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ONE Championship 58′s Adriano Moraes hopes activity pays off in title unifier vs. Kairat Akhmetov

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:58:47 +0000

ONE Championship is billing Saturday’s co-main event as the biggest championship rematch in the promotion’s history, and that might not be hyperbole. With an undefeated flyweight champion in Kairat Akhmetov (20-0), ONE Championship 58’s co-feature has his unblemished record on the line, as well as his 125-pound title against interim champ Adriano Moraes (15-2). To put a little more at stake, Moraes will be trying to avenge a loss to Akhmetov from nearly two years ago, when he dropped a split decision

ONE Championship 58′s Adriano Moraes hopes activity pays off in title unifier vs. Kairat Akhmetov – MMA Junkie

ONE Championship champ Bibiano Fernandes, 37, unfazed by younger competition: ‘A lot left in the tank’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:34:31 +0000

Throughout his almost 13-year MMA career, Bibiano Fernandes has met a plethora of opponents with different styles, backgrounds and weapons. All of them thought they could win. Five of them were eyeing his One Championship crown. Still, only three were able to beat him. And it’s been six and a half years since that last happened.

ONE Championship champ Bibiano Fernandes, 37, unfazed by younger competition: ‘A lot left in the tank’ – MMA Junkie

Michael Schiavello back in broadcast booth for ONE Championship

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:30:56 +0000

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5438314658001 Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Blue Corner , Featured Videos It didn’t take long for Michael Schiavello to find work again after calling his final AXS TV Fights broadcast in June. Schiavello, nicknamed “The Voice,” today announced that he’s signed a deal with the Asia-based ONE Championship organization. He makes his debut Saturday at “ ONE Championship 58: Kings & Conquerors ,” which takes place at Cotai Arena in Macau and streams via online pay-per-view (via Twitter ): Thrilled to announce I have joined @ONEChampionship First show this Sat in Macau will be epic! Asian MMA — I'm back baby! @YODCHATRI — MichaelSchiavello PM (@SchiavelloVOICE) August 3, 2017 After a more than seven-year run as play-by-play man for various AXS TV Fights promotions such as LFA, CES MMA, Lion Fight and more, Schiavello made the personal decision earlier this year to leave North America and return back to his native Australia so his children could grow up closer to home (check out the video above). “(My wife and I have) been here for almost seven years now, and we decided the time has come to go home,” Schiavello told MMAjunkie Radio earlier this year. “Our first son was born here in Las Vegas, so he’s a little American-Australian. He’s got both citizenship

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Bantamweight champ Bibiano Fernandes meets Andrew Leone in ONE Championship 58 main event

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:21:25 +0000

The lineup is set for ONE Championship’s return to Macau, China, in August, and the bantamweight title will be on the line. Bibiano Fernandes (20-3) will put his 135-pound belt up for grabs against challenger Andrew Leone (8-2) in the ONE Championship 56 main event, the promotion announced this week. “ONE Championship 58: Kings & Conquerors” takes place Aug. 5 at Cotai Arena in Macau, China. The card will stream via online pay-per-view in North America. Brazil’s Fernandes has not lost a fight in six and a half years.

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Bantamweight champ Bibiano Fernandes meets Andrew Leone in ONE Championship 58 main event – MMA Junkie