Wise words from
#UFC
featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski (
@alexvolkanovski
) heading into the new year.
"Don't let anyone tell you who you should be. You be yourself and be proud of it. I'm champion whether people like it or not."
Full interview coming soon!
Superlek was dishing out some beautiful knees throughout.
Worked wonders in the fifth as Takeru continued to march forward. Sizzling atmosphere for the main event 👌
#ONE165
#Takeru
#Superlek
ONE flyweight Muay Thai champ Rodtang will now earn a 10 million baht (US$300,000) purse per fight.
“It’s the highest [pay] in the world for Muay Thai by a huge margin,"
@yodchatri
told
@NicoSCMP
.
Full story ➡️
#ONEChampionship
Tial "The Dragon Leg" Thang returns to the ONE Circle to fight Paul Lumihi, and Aung La Nsang will be in his corner again in Singapore. Tial discusses the upcoming fight, and Aung La also gives some updates on when he will be back.
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"The audience shout USA, boo me, and then we play loud booing music with speakers. We make it like the actual battle."
Zhang Weili lifts the lid on the war games steeling her for Rose Namajunas rematch at
#UFC268
:
Sage Nortcutt makes a statement via IG after withdrawing from
#ONE165
last minute due to issues with his corner.
John Lineker replaces him to take on Shinya Aoki.
ONE Championship fighters and officials have paid tribute following reports of referee Paopom Watcharin’s death on Friday in Bangkok.
He was 34 years old. Rest in peace Paopom ❤️
Full story:
Johan Ghazali limps out of the arena after falling to a UD against Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất. Perhaps underestimated the Vietnamese star who is a SEA Games gold medalist.
#ONE167
The combat sports world recently lost Paopom Watcharin, a highly respected Muay Thai referee.
Chatri Sityodtong pays his respect and reveals some details unknown about the former police sergeant/Muay Thai fighter.
Full Story
Liam "The Hitman" Harrison (
@LiamBadco
) will be making his COMEBACK to the
@ONEChampionship
ring in October.
Can you guess who it will be? Panpayak? Seksan? Haggerty?
Watch Full Interview
ONE Championship boss
@yodchatri
has said Angela Lee will make an announcement regarding her future on September 1.
The atomweight MMA champ will also attend ONE Fight Night 14 on September 30 in Singapore and make "another big statement".
Read more:
BREAKING NEWS:
@MartinNguyenMMA
has re-signed with ONE Championship.
The former two-division champ told
@NicoSCMP
he put pen to paper on his "biggest contract to date".
Read more:
Lightweight standout Rafael "Ataman" Fiziev joins SCMP MMA's
@JHKMMA
ahead of his fight with Renato Moicano at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis on 11/28 in Las Vegas.
Fiziev to show "beautiful fight" against Moicano, collect another bonus
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ONE Championship have a real star in Kwon Won Il 🇰🇷.
12 of his 13 wins have come by knockout! 🔥That's wild for a bantamweight.
He also cuts promos like this!
Calling out Fabricio Andrade 🇧🇷 in his second language and picking up 50k bonus 💰.
#ONEFightNight18
Liam Harrison (
@LiamBadco
) has confirmed he will return from injury in January.
Chatri still targeting a “dream” fight for him vs Jonathan Haggerty in the UK - and will be keeping them away from each other at ONE Friday Fights 34 next week in Bangkok 😅
#ONEChampionship
Garry Tonon
@Garry_Tonon
out here snapping legs and taking undefeated records. Submission bonus and a step closer to another title shot.
#ONEFightNight12
ONE Championship is bringing back numbered events with a "mega card" planned at a new location for 2023.
The promotion is also in talks with Amazon about "full scale" expansion in the US, per CEO
@yodchatri
Full story ➡️
“I still believe I’m the best kickboxer” Hiroki Akimoto🇯🇵 told SCMP's
@astjwhitelaw
.
The former champ is the
#1
contender and looks set to challenge for the belt again at some point this year.
Should he be the one to take on Jonathan Haggerty 🇬🇧 next?
ONE’s flyweight kickboxing champion Superlek tells
@NicoSCMP
he is "ready" to face Takeru.
He predicts an "exciting match", as Rodtang distances himself from fighting the Japanese icon.
Read more:
#ONEChampionship
Victoria Lee, the 16-year-old sister of
@angelaleemma
and
@ChristianLeeMMA
, says she's "ready to take the step up" after signing with
@ONEChampionship
– and dreams of bringing a third ONE world title home to the household.
Watch 📺:
#UFC
featherweight contender Shane Burgos (
@HurricaneShaneB
) joins SCMP MMA's
@JHKMMA
ahead of his fight against Hakeem Dawodu at
#UFC257
in Abu Dhabi.
"Not only win but win emphatically"
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Anthony Pettis (
@Showtimepettis
) spoke w/
@NicoSCMP
on SCMP MMA Post Fight about:
▶️ parting way with the
#UFC
▶️ becoming the face of the
@ProFightLeague
▶️ Ben Askren/Jake Paul
▶️ stepping into the boxing arena
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ONE Championship Chairman/CEO Chatri Sityodtong reveals that Giorgio Petrosyan is considering retirement. The kickboxing legend is still dealing with anxiety stemming from his knockout loss to Superbon.
Full Story Here
Stamp Fairtex is seemingly set for a huge pay-rise in ONE Championship.
“My purse is going to go up to 10 million baht,” she told
@nicoscmp
and
@KoreanJohn_
. “Yes, it’s so amazing, I will make history."
Read more ➡️
ONE Championship returns to Singapore on Sept. 30,
@yodchatri
has confirmed to
@nicoscmp
.
The event will be broadcast on Prime Video – with the date of Oct. 7’s Fight Night 15 still in place, suggesting an expansion of ONE's deal with Amazon.
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Chatri Sityodtong announces the next ONE show in the US will take place in September at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, followed by a show in Atlanta.
They plan to do US shows 'once a quarter.'
#ONEChampionship
Liam Harrison (
@LiamBadco
) believes Rodtang would get "schooled" by Superlek – if they ever fight.
"I don’t know if he thinks ‘if I lose to Superlek, my money might go back down, and I won’t be able to buy any new Mustangs’."
Full story:
#ONEChampionship
When the topic of Khabib Nurmagomedov possibly relinquishing the
#UFC
lightweight title came up, Daniel Cormier (
@dc_mma
) mentioned some of the frontrunners would be
@CharlesDoBronxs
&
@MAKHACHEVMMA
as well as others.
Full Interview ▶️
Hong Kong actor Jason Tobin joins
@NicoSCMP
on the Post Fight Podcast to discuss Warrior's new lease of life on
@hbomax
& how the show is resonating with viewers amid the current anti-Asian hate crisis,
#FAST9
& plenty more.
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Chatri gives an update on the Lee family.
Angela "doesn’t have it in her to fight or train any more" while Christian "hasn't trained at all" since Victoria's death. Their father Ken has "completely retired" from coaching.
Full story:
#ONEChampionship
Kazushi Sakuraba, Hideo Tokoro, Masakazu Imanari...
Mei Yamaguchi (
@v_vmei
) is calling upon several legends of the Japanese MMA scene ahead of her submission grappling match with Danielle Kelly.
#ONEChampionship
Jonathan Haggerty and Fabricio Andrade with some heat in the final face-off. These two will battle for the vacant kickboxing bantamweight title
#ONEFightNight16
#UFC
strawweight prospect Kay Hansen joins SCMP MMA's
@JHKMMA
leading up to her clash with Cheyanne Buys at
#UFCVegas22
on March 20.
Hansen is focused on herself, could care less about what anyone is doing
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