ONE Championship: Mark Abelardo looks to make a statement to Pinoys

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 07:07:29 +0000

Mark “Tyson” Fairtex Abelardo is a name that is only starting to get picked up by Filipino martial arts fans all over the country. By the end of the week, however, he hopes the nickname “Tyson” becomes a household name when talking about Filipino warriors in ONE Championship. Abelardo is set to face unbeaten bantamweight […]

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ONE Championship: Catalan battles former champ

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:57:19 +0000

Rene “The Challenger” Catalan is gearing up for the biggest challenge of his mixed martial arts career. The 40-year-old wushu practitioner is scheduled to face former ONE Strawweight World Champion Yoshitaka “Nobita” Naito on the undercard of ONE: REIGN OF VALOR, which takes place at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar on 8 March. […]

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Countless hours of training bearing fruits for Catalan

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:18:26 +0000

Filipino strawweight contender Robin “The Ilonggo” Catalan is now starting to reap the rewards of his hard work. Once struggling when he first came into ONE Championship, Catalan has now won three of his last four matches in The Home Of Martial Arts. Catalan was as convincing as ever in his most recent victory last […]

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ONE Championship taps ex-NBA exec as new VP

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:39:59 +0000

ONE Championship has appointed Meghan Jenkins as its new Vice President International. In her role, Jenkins will develop and expand ONE Championship’s businesses internationally and drive key strategic initiatives in new markets. “It is an absolute honor to announce that Meghan Jenkins has joined our senior leadership team here at ONE Championship as Vice President […]

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ONE Championship: Former champ Eustaquio remains optimistic

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 04:34:09 +0000

Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio admitted to being careless against Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes following his unanimous decision loss in the main event of ONE: HERO’S ASCENT last Friday, 25 January at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. The Baguio City native surrendered the ONE Flyweight World Title in front of his hometown crowd to the […]

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ONE Championship: Kingad gears up for World Flyweight Grand Prix

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 07:19:54 +0000

After punching himself a ticket to the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix, Danny “The King” Kingad is now looking to test himself against some of the best in the division. Kingad formally advanced to the tournament field beating Tatsumitsu “The Sweeper” Wada in convincing fashion at ONE: HERO’S ASCENT at the Mall of Asia Arena […]

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Team Lakay suffers double whammy

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 04:42:10 +0000

By Rafael Bandayrel Team Lakay suffered a double whammy as Geje Eustaquio and Honorio Banario lost their crowns Friday night in the ONE: Hero’s Ascent at the Mall of Asia Arena. “Sorry Philippines if I didn’t make it tonight but in my mind I thought I’m winning the fight,” a dejected Eustaquio said in the […]

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ONE Championship: Folayang aims to conquer Japan

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 08:12:33 +0000

Entering the biggest rematch of his career, ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang is definitely battling for something bigger than the belt. The Filipino wushu superstar is set to lock horns with Japanese legend Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki in the main event of ONE: A NEW ERA at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan […]

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ONE Championship: Win in Indonesia ‘just the beginning’ for Catalan

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:44:13 +0000

All those countless hours of hard work in the gym are now starting to payoff for Robin “The Ilonggo” Catalan. The 28-year-old Muay Thai specialist continues to showcase his improvements in ONE Championship, as he defeated Stefer “The Lion” Rahardian via unanimous decision at ONE: ETERNAL GLORY last Saturday, 19 January. It marks the Filipino’s […]

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