"The Fighting God" Kim Jae Woong (김재웅), 27, of South Korea was one of the winners at the ONE Championship event “ONE: Big Bang 2.” It was the Korean mixed martial artist’s second victory in the Singapore-based martial arts organization. Featuring three MMA matches, two kickboxing contests and one Muay Thai fight, ONE Championship held … Continue reading South Korea’s Kim Jae Woong earns 2nd ONE Championship win, beats Tetsuya Yamada at ‘ONE: Big Bang 2’ in Singapore
Top Team Makhachkala’s Marat Gafurov earns 8th ONE Championship win at ‘ONE: For Honor’ in Jakarta, Indonesia
Training out of Top Team Makhachkala in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, former ONE Featherweight World Champion Marat “Cobra” Gafurov, 34, was one of the winners at ‘ONE: For Honor.” It was his eighth victory in ONE Championship. Featuring 10 mixed martial arts matches and four ONE Super Series contests, which were four Muay Thai bouts, “ONE: For … Continue reading Top Team Makhachkala’s Marat Gafurov earns 8th ONE Championship win at ‘ONE: For Honor’ in Jakarta, Indonesia
Japan’s Tetsuya Yamada earns 3rd ONE Championship win
Representing Japan, Tetsuya Yamada, 28, conquered his Brazilian opponent at "ONE: Spirit of a Warrior" at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar on June 29, 2018. It was the third win of the Japanese mixed martial artist in ONE Championship. "ONE: Spirit of a Warrior" marked Yamada's fifth bout in ONE Championship. He faced Rafael … Continue reading Japan’s Tetsuya Yamada earns 3rd ONE Championship win
[PHOTOS] Rafael Nunes vs Tetsuya Yamada at ‘ONE: Spirit of a Warrior’ in Yangon, Myanmar
In collaboration with Telenor Myanmar, ONE Championship conducted the “ONE: Spirit of a Warrior” press conference at the Pullman Yangon Centrepoint Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar on June 27, 2018 featuring the face-off of 20 fighters. ONE Championship chief commercial officer Jack Lim and Telenor Myanmar chief financial officer Yin Yin Htay attended the event. Including … Continue reading [PHOTOS] Rafael Nunes vs Tetsuya Yamada at ‘ONE: Spirit of a Warrior’ in Yangon, Myanmar
Rafael Nunes vs Tetsuya Yamada at ‘ONE: Spirit of a Warrior’ in Yangon, Myanmar
On June 29, 2018, Rafael “Indio” Nunes, 30, of Capivari, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Tetsuya Yamada, 28, of Yokosuka, Kanigawa, Japan will compete at “ONE: Spirit of a Warrior” at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. Both fighters are coming out of a victory over Eric “The Natural” Kelly, 36, of … Continue reading Rafael Nunes vs Tetsuya Yamada at ‘ONE: Spirit of a Warrior’ in Yangon, Myanmar
[PHOTOS] Eric Kelly vs Tetsuya Yamada at ‘ONE: Grit and Glory’
On May 12, 2018, ONE Championship crowned a new but old champion at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Like in the previous events of the promotion in 2018, ONE Super Series bouts and mixed martial arts matches were intertwined at “ONE: Grit and Glory.” The first match in the main card was a … Continue reading [PHOTOS] Eric Kelly vs Tetsuya Yamada at ‘ONE: Grit and Glory’
Tetsuya Yamada wins 2nd ONE Championship victory at ‘ONE: Grit and Glory’
Tetsuya “MMA Fantasista” Yamada, 28, of Kanigawa, Japan won his second ONE Championship victory on May 12, 2018. He defeated his Filipino opponent Eric “The Natural” Kelly, 36, at “ONE: Grit and Glory” at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. With Olivier Coste as the referee, Yamada and Kelly competed in a catchweight bout … Continue reading Tetsuya Yamada wins 2nd ONE Championship victory at ‘ONE: Grit and Glory’
