ONE Championship has major plans for 2020 as it plans a promotion record 50 events this year. CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced on Facebook of the ambitious schedule the company will engage in this year. Bear in mind, these will not be 50 MMA events. The events will also include its esports business, HERO and Warrior […]
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ONE Championship draws 264,000 viewers
ONE Championship’s airing of its big card from Tokyo, Japan on Saturday night drew 264,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured many of the top stars from the promotion including Demetrious Johnson as he won the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix title over Danny Kingad. The event aired late Saturday night on […]
ONE CEO & Founder talks U.S. expansion and how it will be different from UFC in SBJ interview
In an interview with the Sports Business Journal, ONE Championship’s Chatri Sityodtong talked about the company’s inroads into the United States. The company’s Founder and CEO described ONE as the power in the Eastern hemisphere and the UFC as the power in the Western hemisphere to comprise of a global duopoly in the field of […]
ONE discusses massive expansion of scheduled events for 2020
One Championship announced a plan to produce 80 shows and a big roster expansion in 2020 as the Singapore-based company likely will make its way to the United States. CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed the plans to the Associated Press on Wednesday. One is putting on 45 events in Asia but looks to almost double the […]