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 […]
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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 […]
ONE Championship issues agent certification requirements
ONE Championship announced that it has strengthened its agent certification with minimum requirements and eligibility requirements. A glaring requirement to be an agent for ONE Championship is being a resident in Asian for one year. In addition, the agent must not have a criminal record, no history or current ongoing matters of legal or lawsuit […]
ONE Championship debut draws 176,000 on TNT
ONE Championship MMA: A New Era drew 176,000 viewers Monday night on TNT for the replay of its Tokyo event this past weekend per Nielsen. The event was also available live on the B/R App live. Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez made their promotional debuts on the card. Johnson earned a second round submission over […]
The Interview: Miesha Tate, Rich Franklin and Demetrious Johnson
I had the chance to attend the first of three ONE Championship media events here in the United States. This ‘meet and greet’ took place at the Southwest Boys & Girls Club in Seattle, Washington. Prior to the event I had the opportunity to talk with Demetrious Johnson, Rich Franklin and Miesha Tate. One point […]