ONE Championship has just announced a partnership with telecommunications giant Telenor Myanmar. The partnership will commence at “ONE: Quest for Gold” at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar on February 23, 2018.
Former mixed martial artist Mitch “The Dragon” Chilson hosted the recent press conference for “ONE: Quest for Gold” in Yangon where the partnership was announced. It was attended by ONE Championship chief commercial officer Jack Lim and Telenor Myanmar corporate communications senior manager Alex Nyi Nyi Aung.
Also present during the event were ONE Middleweight World Champion Aung La N Sang of Myanmar and Alexandre Machado of Brazil. In the main event of “ONE: Quest for Gold”, they will fight for the vacant ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship.
“Technology plays a major role in the success of ONE Championship as a company and we always strive to provide fans with a unique, world-class digital experience that they cannot find elsewhere,” Lim stated. “The showcase of Asia’s authentic and rich martial arts history is made possible through the technological advancement in today’s society. This partnership with Telenor Myanmar is but another step in the right direction towards making world-class martial arts accessible to everyone in Asia, especially in Myanmar where martial arts has completely taken off in popularity over recent years.”
The Telenor Myanmar corporate communications senior manager said the people behind the telecommunications giant are excited to have the partnership with ONE Championship. The partnership will allow them to offer another best experience to all the people of Myanmar as part of their commitment, he said.
“We recently has set a new Guinness World Record by forming the largest human image of Myanmar map to contribute to building the nation’s pride with the collaboration of general public,” Alex said. “Through this partnership with ONE Championship Telenor Myanmar is again proud to present our national hero Aung La N Sang who is the one and only first ever world champion in support of his world champion journey, and strengthening the nation’s pride.”
ONE Championship engages millions of people across Asia by building local martial arts superheroes, telling their inspirational stories of perseverance and triumph through martial arts, which has been home in Asia for the past 5,000 years. The partnership with the Telenor Group ensures ONE Championship is in pole position to deliver the most exciting rendition of authentic Asian martial arts to fans in Myanmar.
CONAN Daily 