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Adriano Moraes hoping ONE Championship doesn’t have to resort to Plan B for his title fight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:46:54 +0000

Adriano Moraes ’ next bout arguably is the biggest of his career, but he’s left just hoping it still happens. ONE Championship flyweight titleholder Moraes (18-3) is set to meet former UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson (30-3-1) at the end of May at ONE Championship’s “Infinity 1” event in Manila in the Philippines. But the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic might have something to say about that time table. “We hope this coronavirus situation improves so we can actually travel there,” Moraes recently told MMA Junkie

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Video: Brandon Vera’s top 3 knockouts in ONE Championship

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:14:34 +0000

Brandon Vera ’s ONE Championship record at heavyweight is untouchable, and he’ll look to extend that red-hot form when he returns to action later this summer. ONE heavyweight champion Vera (16-8) is set to make his return to action against Arjan Bhullar at ONE Infinity 1 in Manila, Philippines, on May 29, where he hopes to continue his devastating run in the Asian promotion’s heaviest division. Since signing for ONE Championship in 2014, Vera has fought four times as a heavyweight and claimed all four wins by first-round knockout. He made a splash in his debut with a soccer-kick KO of Igor Subora, then captured the heavyweight title in his second appearance with a stunning head-kick KO against Paul Cheng.

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ONE Championship moves all April, May events behind closed doors during coronavirus crisis

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:05:08 +0000

Asian promotion ONE Championship has taken a major step in their approach to dealing with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak by announcing they are holding all of their upcoming shows in April and May behind closed doors. The Singapore-based organization, which recently hosted its “ONE Championship 109: King of the Jungle” event behind closed doors at Singapore Indoor Stadium, also postponed “ONE Championship 110: Heart of Heroes” in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as a result of the ongoing crisis. Now ONE has taken things a stage further, by confirming that the organization is transitioning all of their upcoming events into behind-closed-door events until the end of May, and confirming an adjusted event schedule for the period. In a Facebook post , ONE CEO and chairman Chatri Sityodtong officially announced the news: BREAKING NEWS: My team and I have decided to turn all events for ONE Championship into closed-door, audience-free events effective immediately. Bar none, the safety of our fans, athletes, staff, partners, and the public is the highest priority for ONE Championship. All scheduled ONE events with live audiences will now be suspended until at least May 29, 2020 due to the extraordinary COVID-19 global situation

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Demetrious Johnson to challenge for ONE flyweight title at ONE Infinity 1

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:07:11 +0000

Demetrious Johnson will look to add a second ONE Championship belt to his collection at ONE Infinity 1. The record-breaking former UFC flyweight champion captured the ONE flyweight grand prix title in 2019, and along with the colossal championship belt he received for his efforts, he was also handed a shot at reigning ONE flyweight champion, Adriano Moraes . That matchup will form the main event of ONE Infinity 1, which takes place at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday, Apr

Demetrious Johnson to challenge for ONE flyweight title at ONE Infinity 1 – MMA Junkie

ONE Championship launches ‘ONE Infinity Series,’ Demetrious Johnson to headline first event

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:21:27 +0000

Asian promotion ONE Championship is continuing its expansion with the launch of a new series of top-tier martial arts events. Branded “ONE Infinity Series,” the events will feature what a promotional press release describes as “the very best the world has to offer in terms of global sports and entertainment.” The new-look events will feature “a minimum of 12 world champions, super fights, A-list celebrities and much more,” with the first event set to take place in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 10. The inaugural event will be branded “ONE Infinity 1.” The new event replaces the originally scheduled ONE Championship event set for Chongqing, China on April 11, which has been scrapped due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the region. ONE officials stated that, as things stand, all other events on their published schedule will proceed as planned. Headlining the relocated, rebranded event will be one of MMA’s A-list competitors, as former UFC flyweight champion and newly-crowned ONE flyweight grand prix champion Demetrious Johnson (30-3-1) challenges reigning champion Adriano Moraes (18-3) for the ONE flyweight title in the main event. ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong formally launched the new event brand via press release, stating, “It is my pleasure to introduce ONE Infinity Series, the world’s apex brand for martial arts events

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