Tag: ONE Fighting Championship

ONE FC Rematch Has Soo Chul Kim Taking On Leondro Issa For Bantamweight Title

The ONE Fighting Championship promotion will look to crown their first bantamweight champion next month at the upcoming ‘Rise of Kings’ event as South Korean Soo Chul Kim (6-4) gets set to rematch Leondro ‘Brodinho’ Issa (10-2) in Singapore. The promotion confirmed the matchup recently on Facebook.com/ONEFCMMA. ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS on 6 Oct […]

The ONE Fighting Championship promotion will look to crown their first bantamweight champion next month at the upcoming ‘Rise of Kings’ event as South Korean Soo Chul Kim (6-4) gets set to rematch Leondro ‘Brodinho’ Issa (10-2) in Singapore.

The promotion confirmed the matchup recently on Facebook.com/ONEFCMMA.

ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS on 6 Oct will host the first ever ONE FC BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT featuring Rising On Champion Soo Chul Kim from Korea and BJJ World Champion Leandro “Brodinho” Issa from Brazil!

This is the second time that they will clash in the ONE FC cage and the stakes are extremely high because only one will leave the cage as the first ONE FC BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION!

Get your tickets at www.SISTIC.com.sg

to watch MMA history being made on 6 Oct at the Singapore Indoor Stadium!

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings is expected to take place on October 6, 2012 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. The event will also feature another title match as the promotion looks to name it’s first featherweight champion as Eric Kelly takes on Honorio Banario. While lightweights Shinya Aoki and Arnaud Lepont square off in the main event.

Issa won their first meeting, earning a unanimous decision at the first ONE FC event one year ago. The submission ace trains in Singapore with the Evolve MMA team and has a seven fight win streak under his belt. The Brazilian earned a decision against Masakazu Imanari this past June at the ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors event in Malaysia for his last fight.

Kim has won two in a row himself but is just 2-3 over his last five matches. The twenty-year-old fighter already has ten pro-matches under his belt and was in action just a few weeks ago at the ONE FC: Pride of a Nation event where he earned a unanimous decision against Kevin Bleingon. His other victory came in June at a Road FC 8 event in Korea, a TKO finish of opponent Shoko Sato.

ONE FC’s Aranud ‘The Game’ Lepont Training For Shinya Aoki In Phuket, Thailand

French lightweight Arnaud “The Game” Lepont visits Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand to work on his striking in anticipation of his upcoming main event bout as part of ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS against Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki on October 6th in Singapore.

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French lightweight Arnaud “The Game” Lepont visits Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand to work on his striking in anticipation of his upcoming main event bout as part of ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS against Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki on October 6th in Singapore.

ONE Fighting Championship “Invades” Clarke Quay In Singapore On Sept. 14 & 15

Press Release – September 10, 2012 – For the first time, MMA champions will be training right in the middle of the hottest nightspot in Singapore – Clarke Quay. You are invited to come and witness these champions in action as they give party-goers and fans a taste of what MMA is all about. Catch […]

Press Release – September 10, 2012 – For the first time, MMA champions will be training right in the middle of the hottest nightspot in Singapore – Clarke Quay. You are invited to come and witness these champions in action as they give party-goers and fans a taste of what MMA is all about.

Catch DREAM Lightweight World Champion Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki, BJJ World Champion Zorobabel “Zoro” Moreira and other members of the elite Evolve Fight Team as they do an MMA demonstration with the world champion trainers from Evolve MMA.

There will also be martial art demonstrations that include Silat, Muay Thai and Boxing! ONE FC’s Official Partners will be there to give exclusive deals to fans and party-goers and tickets for ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS will be going at a special rate for two nights only. You don’t want to miss this exciting weekend at Clarke Quay!

Activities:

Muay Thai, Boxing, MMA demonstration by Evolve MMA
Silat demonstration by Silat Federation
Fans participation (e.g. speed kicking competition)
Premiums give-away
Flyer redemption
Photo opportunity in the ONE FC cage
Special Discount for ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS tickets

THE ONE FC CAGE

Also, experience for yourself the thrill of stepping into the awesome ONE FC Cage. For the first time, the ONE FC Cage will be opened for members of public to enter and take pictures with their favourite MMA champion. The ONE FC Cage will only be open for a limited time so be there early if you want to know how it feels to enter the cage to face an MMA champion (for a picture)!

Stay tuned for more details of the full schedule for the two nights of explosive excitement at Clarke Quay.

ONE FC: ‘Rise Of Kings’ Video Promo For Oct. 6 Event

ONE Fighting Championship™ will be holding its next event in Singapore on 6 October 2012. For the third time, the Singapore Indoor Stadium will come alive with non-stop adrenaline and excitement as Asian and international MMA fighters compete for honor and glory in the ONE FC cage. This event will be a historic moment for fans and fighters alike as ONE FC will be awarding three World Championship Belts for the very first time. With three titles up for grabs, ONE FC is granting an unprecedented opportunity for fighters to prove that they are indeed the very best fighter in Asia.
After selling out arenas in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, it is finally time for ONE FC to return home to the beautiful island of Singapore. Anticipate the most exciting night of fights in recent Asian MMA history, when Asian and international champions do battle in the ONE FC cage. Be there to support your local heroes and witness your favorite superstars in action!
Tickets on sale now at www.SISTIC.com.sg.

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ONE Fighting Championship™ will be holding its next event in Singapore on 6 October 2012. For the third time, the Singapore Indoor Stadium will come alive with non-stop adrenaline and excitement as Asian and international MMA fighters compete for honor and glory in the ONE FC cage. This event will be a historic moment for fans and fighters alike as ONE FC will be awarding three World Championship Belts for the very first time. With three titles up for grabs, ONE FC is granting an unprecedented opportunity for fighters to prove that they are indeed the very best fighter in Asia.

After selling out arenas in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, it is finally time for ONE FC to return home to the beautiful island of Singapore. Anticipate the most exciting night of fights in recent Asian MMA history, when Asian and international champions do battle in the ONE FC cage. Be there to support your local heroes and witness your favorite superstars in action!

Tickets on sale now at www.SISTIC.com.sg.

Despite “No Contest” Andrei Arlovski Glad He Got To Soccer Kick Tim Sylvia In The Face

Andrei Arlovski makes no apologies when it comes to the soccer kick that led to the no contest decision in his fight with Tim Sylvia. Arlovski said on Inside MMA that “Even if he didn’t raise his arm up, I would have done it anyway”

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Andrei Arlovski makes no apologies when it comes to the soccer kick that led to the no contest decision in his fight with Tim Sylvia. Arlovski said on Inside MMA that “Even if he didn’t raise his arm up, I would have done it anyway”

ONE FC Adops Full PRIDE Rules For Soccer Kicks

The ONE Fighting Championship promotion has opted to fully adopt PRIDE rules for soccer kicks following this past weekends ‘Pride of a Nation’ event. @ONEFCMMA – Effective immediately, ONE FC has adopted full PRIDE rules for soccer kicks. Catch ONE FC: Rise of Kings on Oct 6! The old open-attack rule only allowed soccer kicks […]

Tim Sylvia is unable to continue after an illegal kick by Andrei Arlovski. The fight is ruled a no contest! – image via ONE FC

The ONE Fighting Championship promotion has opted to fully adopt PRIDE rules for soccer kicks following this past weekends ‘Pride of a Nation’ event.

@ONEFCMMA – Effective immediately, ONE FC has adopted full PRIDE rules for soccer kicks. Catch ONE FC: Rise of Kings on Oct 6!

The old open-attack rule only allowed soccer kicks to a downed opponent when the referee signaled that it was okay to do so.

This rule caused some issues this past Friday (August 31, 2012) at the ONE FC 5 event, which saw heavyweight Andrei Arlovski tag Tim Sylvia in the head with a couple of kicks. The referee had not given Arlovski the signal to do so, so the match was stopped and Sylvia was given five-minutes to recover. ‘The Maine-iac’ was unable to do so and the bout was called a “No Contest.”

Fighters will now be allowed to kick, or stomp, a downed opponent as soon as the action hits the ground. These types of attacks are banned under the Unified Rules used in North America by promotions such as the UFC, Strikeforce, and Bellator.