In Singapore on Friday, ONE Championship held its first-ever all-female card that featured the ONE atomweight grand prix quarterfinals, plus saw the ONE strawweight Xiong Jing Nan defeat 13-time ADCC champion and number-two ranked Michelle Nicolini in the main event. Xiong Jing Nan defeated Michelle Nicolini (unanimous decision) The styles clash here made is what…
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ONE FC held its second Full Blast event that featured four fights, a mix of MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing on a single card. The opening contest featured Japan’s “Silent Sniper” Taiki Naito taking on China’s “Metal Storm” Wang Wenfeng in a flyweight kickboxing match. Naito tortured Wenfeng with low kicks throughout this, and Wang’s…
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Written by Jeremy Peeples & Justin Knipper ONE FC’s Full Blast in Singapore on May 28 delivered a card featuring an eclectic showcase of martial arts, including three MMA bouts, one kickboxing fight, and a Muay Thai bout in the main event; there was a fight for everybody. In the opening MMA contest, Anthony Do…
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Kirill Grishenko def. “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane via TKO Tonight’s episode of ONE on TNT IV kicked off with Senegal’s Oumar Kane, or “Reug Reug,” vs. Kirill Grishenko of Belarus in a heavyweight clash of titans. In R1, Grishenko circled Kane and landed a series of jabs before he locked underhooks in and landed knees…
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Hello, fight fans, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Monday MMA Round-Up, where we look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that is in the world of mixed martial arts. It was a notable week this past week, to say the least, so let’s get right into…
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After two weeks of strong action, including an incredible second show, ONE FC returned for a third straight week of fights. The show started off with flyweight action, as the number four-ranked Yuya Wakamatsu faced off with fifth-ranked Reece McLaren. Round one featured quick action, wiith McLaren going for a takedown but getting taken down…
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Last week, we covered ONE on TNT 1, and now the group is back with its second night of fights on TNT. Michael Schiavello and Rich Franklin hyped up the card at the top of tonight’s show, with Janet Todd vs. Anne Line Hogstad starting the action off with a Muay Thai bout. Last week, Schiavello…
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Adriano Moraes’ left knee which knocked out Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson on ONE’s first full card airing on TNT will likely be the image that will forever accompany the Brazilian’s career. It also served as a great early birthday present for the ONE Championship flyweight champion, who turns 32 on April 21. “We started to…
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Hello, fight fans, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Monday MMA Round-Up, where we look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that is in the world of mixed martial arts. It was a busy week of fights this past week, so let’s dive right in to what’s…
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Throughout much of its existence, ONE FC has been able to carve a niche out for itself by hosting a lot of top-tier talent on its shows, but did so with minimal exposure in the US. The group has been on TNT before, but never quite with a full-on fight card, and ONE on TNT…
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