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Revision as of 14:51, 31 March 2012
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Mixed martial arts event |
| Founded | July 2011 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Victor Cui, Owner/CEO |
| Website | http://www.onefc.com/ |
ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts (MMA) event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.[1]
About ONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship aims to be the biggest organization in Asian history. The first show, ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion, took place at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium on 3 September 2011 and featured Phil Baroni, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Gregor Gracie, and Eduard Folayang.
The organization is based in Singapore but plans to put on events all over Asia and CEO / Owner Victor Cui has listed Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila, Seoul and Shanghai as likely destinations for future shows. ONE Fighting Championship will be holding events in all major cities in Asia as well as a national qualifier series and reality TV program.[2]
CEO and Owner Victor Cui is the former promoter of Martial Combat, an ESPN Star Sports owned promotion which put on 12 events in 2010.[3] According to Cui Martial Combat was a "small pilot test project" and ONE Fighting Championship will be spending fifteen times as much on each event as Martial Combat did. The funding comes from a group of foreign investors.[4]
Rules
ONE Fighting Championship will institute the PRIDE Rules rules combined with the Nevada Rules; allowing for soccer kicks, head stomps, and permitting the use of elbows.[5]
Television Broadcast
ONE Fighting Championship is broadcast by domestic television channels in Asia including MNC The Indonesian Channel in Indonesia,[6] and MediaCorp Channel 5 in Singapore.[7]
On January 30th 2012 it was announced that ONE Fighting Championship has signed a deal which would see it being broadcast by ESPN Star Sports for the next 10 years, the longest deal of its kind in the history of Asian MMA.[8]
Notable Fighters
Notable fighters to have either fought for or signed with ONE Fighting Championship include:
Renato Sobral
Phil Baroni
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Melvin Manhoef
Eduard Folayang
Rustam Khabilov
Rolles Gracie
Eric Kelly
Gregor Gracie
Kevin Belingon
Igor Gracie
Yodsanan Sityodtong
Ole Laursen
Bob Sapp
Gustavo Falciroli
Eddie Ng
Zorobabel Moreira
One FC Network
On 26 October 2011 CEO/owner Victor Cui announced the formation of the One FC network, an alliance of camps and promotions in Asia and Australia including:
DREAM
URCC (Philippines)
Cage Fighting Championship (Australia)
ROAD Fighting Championship (Korea)
DARE Championship (Thailand)
Team Lakay Wushu (Philippines)
Tiger Muay Thai and MMA (Thailand)
Tigers Gym (India)
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts (Singapore)
Legacy Gym (Thailand)
Tough MMA (Taiwan)
Synergy Jiu-Jitsu (Indonesia)
Spider Academy (Indonesia)
Juggernaut FC (Singapore)
Fightworks Asia (Singapore)
PAK MMA (Pakistan)
Team Force (Korea)
MuayFit (Malaysia)
Leverage MMA (Malaysia)
Fairtex Gym Bangkok
Weight Divisions
▪ Flyweight: Under 56 kilograms
▪ Bantamweight: 56 to 61 kilograms
▪ Featherweight: 61 to 66 kilograms
▪ Lightweight: 66 to 70 kilograms
▪ Welterweight: 70 to 77 kilograms
▪ Middleweight: 77 to 84 kilograms
▪ Light Heavyweight: 84 to 93 kilograms
▪ Heavyweight: 93 to 120 kilograms
▪ Super Heavyweight: Unlimited
List of Events
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Attendance | Broadcast |
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| ONE Fighting Championship 4 | 27 April 2012 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Stadium Negara | ||
| ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions | 31 March 2012 |  Kallang, Singapore
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Singapore Indoor Stadium | ||
| ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes | 11 February 2012 |  North Jakarta, Indonesia
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The BritAma Arena | 4,371 | MNC International |
| ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion | 3 September 2011 | Kallang, Singapore
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Singapore Indoor Stadium | 6,789 | sherdog.com |
External links
References
- ^ "ONE Fighting Championship™ unveils CHAMPION versus CHAMPION". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "Singapore's One FC Launches". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ "MMA in Asia set to shine! - An Exclusive Interview with Victor Cui". fightersmag.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "One FC CEO Touts 'UFC of Asia,' Debut Show to Stream on Sherdog". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "OneFC Institutes PrideFC/Unified Rules". mma-japan.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ http://www.fightersonlymag.com/content/news/15204-one-fc-lands-indonesian-television-deal
- ^ http://www.adcombat.com/news/2011-07-14/one-fighting-championship%E2%84%A2-launches-largest-mma-organization-asian-history
- ^ http://www.adcombat.com/news/2011-07-14/one-fighting-championship%E2%84%A2-launches-largest-mma-organization-asian-history
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