ONE Championship describes its belt as a symbolic ornament of honor and glory. Weighing more than seven kilograms, the jewel-encrusted silver and gold-plated belt is mounted by hand on a thick natural leather strap that is locked together securely with 10 steel studs.
According to the martial arts promotion, which is based in Singapore, the pair of warring lions that frame the centerpiece logo represents royalty and prestige and it is complimented by a crown motif at the belt’s apex. Two blood-red rubies are placed in the eyes of the lions while two secondary plates added eminent value to the handmade masterpiece as it is studded with 52 crystals on each side.
In 2018, ONE Championship announced the establishment of the ONE Super Series at the same time launching Rich Franklin’s ONE Warrior Series. With the ONE Warrior Series, the promotion has placed the emphasis on discovering fresh young talent – martial artists who have the potential to become the next global superstars.
With the ONE Super Series, the promotion aims to showcase the beauty of Asia’s striking arts such as Muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, taekwondo, Kung Fu, wushu, sanda, silat and lethwei. Along with matches officiated under a unique Global Rule Set, the promotion now tackles all spectrums of the competition landscape.
Encompassing all martial arts, ONE Championship now claims that its belt is the most valuable prize in all of martial arts. The promotion has widened its global footprint to 1.7 billion viewers on any given night in over 136 countries around the world.
Currently, ONE Championship has world champions in 10 divisions, represented by eight elite global athletes. When ONE Warrior Series and ONE Super Series champions are inaugurated, the promotion will then have the largest collection of world champions in martial arts history for a single promotion.
CONAN Daily 