- ONE Fighting Championship
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ONE Fighting Championship Type Private Industry Mixed martial arts event Founded July 2011 Headquarters Kallang, Singapore 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]
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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 Fighting Championships rules combined with the Nevada Rules; allowing for soccer kicks, head stomps, and permitting the use of elbows.[5]
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:
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)
Juggernaut FC (Singapore)
Fightworks Asia (Singapore)
PAK MMA (Pakistan)
Team Force (Korea)
MuayFit (Malaysia)
Leverage MMA (Malaysia)Weight Divisions
See also: Mixed martial arts weight classes▪ Bantamweight: Under 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
List of Events
Event Date Location Venue Attendance Broadcast ONE Fighting Championship 4 27 April 2012 
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaStadium Negara ONE Fighting Championship 3 31 March 2012 
Kallang, SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium ONE Fighting Championship 2 11 February 2012 
North Jakarta, IndonesiaThe BritAma Arena ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion 3 September 2011 Kallang, SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium 6,789 sherdog.com External links
References
- ^ "ONE Fighting Championship™ unveils CHAMPION versus CHAMPION". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/ONE-Fighting-Championship-unveils-CHAMPION-versus-CHAMPION-34230. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "Singapore’s One FC Launches". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Singapores-One-FC-Launches-Gracies-Filipino-Champs-Aboard-33963. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ "MMA in Asia set to shine! - An Exclusive Interview with Victor Cui". fightersmag.co.uk. http://www.fightersmag.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=49&Itemid=115. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "One FC CEO Touts ‘UFC of Asia,’ Debut Show to Stream on Sherdog". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/One-FC-CEO-Touts-UFC-of-Asia-Debut-Show-to-Stream-on-Sherdog-34333. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "OneFC Institutes PrideFC/Unified Rules". mma-japan.com. http://www.mma-japan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=789:onefc-institutes-pridefcunified-rules&catid=50:onefc&Itemid=94. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
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