ONE Championship announced that it is launching an eSports division. The newly signed Demetrious Johnson, and avid gamer, will serve as Chief Brand Ambassador for the company. According to a press release, ONE Championship plans on investing up to $50 million with “other key partners into ONE eSports to create Asia’s largest global eSports Championship […]
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MMA Trade? UFC and ONE looking into swapping Johnson for Askren
ESPN reports a potential trade between MMA promotions UFC and ONE. The deal would have Demetrious Johnson moving to ONE while Ben Askren would head to the UFC. The trade would have Johnson and Askren released from their respective promotional contracts in order to sign with the other promotion. Both have fights left on their […]
Eddie Alvarez signs with ONE Championship
ONE Championship has signed Eddie Alvarez to a contract making the former UFC and Bellator lightweight to the Asia-based company. According to the promotion’s press release, it’s a multiple bout contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Please join me in welcoming Eddie Alvarez to @ONEChampionship! I am super excited for our fans to […]
ONE FC App to help with presence in North America
ONE FC announced on Friday that a new mobile app will allow users to watch live events for free. “ONE Super App” is now available on Android and iOS for users to access the promotion’s fights. The promotion has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Singtel Group and its mobile associates Globe and […]
OneFC receives investment to expand promotion
MMA Promotion OneFC has received an injection of cash from venture capital firm Sequoia India and investment firm Mission Holdings according to a report from the New York Times. According to the promotion, it has raised over $100 million in total cash in its 6 years in existence. The investment will aid the company make […]