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Press Release – 24 June 2012 – Malaysia: Asia’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) scored a successful debut in the heart of Kuala Lumpur with ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors. The largest ever event held in Malaysia proved to be explosive with a series of world class MMA battles at Stadium Negara. Local heroes Adam Kayoom and Peter Davis fought their way to victory in front of a roaring home crowd.

MMA fans were treated to the sensational return of Renato “Babalu” Sobral in the cage tonight as he wasted no time in displaying his submission skills against DREAM Light Heavyweight GP Finalist Tatsuya Mizuno in the highly anticipated main event. After an 18-month hiatus, it took Sobral all of 31 seconds in the first round to secure an unexpected armbar and prove to his fans that he is back with a vengeance.

The packed Stadium Negara was treated to a night of action as Brazil’s Zorobabel Moreira took the Knock Out of the Night bonus with a perfectly timed soccer kick to the head of Roger Huerta. Huerta started off the fight with impressive combinations aimed at Moreira’s head and tried to drive the pace of the fight to secure an early finish. Despite Huerta using his infamous dirty boxing to control most of the first round, Moreira came out swinging in the second and connected with a solid knee in the early part of round two. A visibly exhausted and stunned Huerta went to the mat and Moreira capitalized with a soccer kick to the head of Huerta, knocking him out cold.

Malaysian fans witnessed a milestone in the history of Malaysian MMA as local fighter Adam “Shogun” Shahir Kayoom’s scored an epic win against Gregor Gracie by unanimous decision. As the underdog walking into this fight, Kayoom gave his heartfelt thanks to the home crowd and said in his winning speech in Bahasa Melayu, “If you believe you can do it – you can!” As a well-known celebrity in Malaysia, Peter Davis did not disappoint the crowd as he beat his Singaporean pro-MMA fighter Quek Kim Hock via TKO.

The results of the other fights that took place tonight are as follows:

Marcos Escobar defeats Rodrigo Praxedes by submission choke.

Mitch Chilson defeats AJ Mansour by submission, rear naked choke.

Arnaud Lepont defeats Brian Choi by submission, rear naked choke.

Eric Kelly defeats Bae Young Kwon by unanimous decision.

Leandro Issa defeated Masakazu Imanari by unanimous decision.

For updates, visit www.ONEFC.com

About ONE Fighting Championship™
Headquartered in Singapore, ONE Fighting Championship™ (http://www.onefc.com) is Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization. ONE Fighting Championship™ hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE Fighting Championship™ has partnered with ESPN STAR Sports, the number one leader in sports content, for an unprecedented 10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans across 24 countries in Asia.

Press Release – 22 June 2012 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) is proud to announce leading American automotive company Chevrolet as the Official Automobile for Asia’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Known for its rich history of creating and building mainstream vehicles for the North American market since 1911, Chevrolet now has operations in over 140 countries with record breaking sales of 4.76 million vehicles worldwide as of 2011. Chevrolet is solely distributed in Malaysia by Naza Quest Sdn Bhd.

Mr Victor Cui, CEO of ONE Fighting Championship™ said, “Since our inaugural event, I promised that ONE FC would only partner with the best fighters, the best promotions, the best gyms and the best sponsors, and I will continue to do so. With that in mind, I would like to welcome global giant in the automobile industry, Chevrolet, onboard as the Official Automobile for ONE Fighting Championship™. This partnership with Chevrolet further attests to the phenomenal progress ONE FC is making across the region and the globe.”

ONE Fighting Championship™: Destiny of Warriors takes place on 23 June at Stadium Negara in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tickets for the show are currently available only at Air Asia Red Tix outlets. Refer to www.AirAsiaRedTix.com for details. MMA fans from anywhere in the world* can catch the action via live streaming on www.ONEFC.com.

Live streaming commences:

8:00 PM – Kuala Lumpur

1:00 PM – London

8:00 AM – New York City

5:00 AM – San Francisco

* Free live streaming is geo-blocked in Malaysia.

About ONE Fighting Championship™

Headquartered in Singapore, ONE Fighting Championship™ (http://www.onefc.com) is Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization. ONE Fighting Championship™ hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE Fighting Championship™ has partnered with ESPN STAR Sports, the number one leader in sports content, for an unprecedented 10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans across 24 countries in Asia.

Press Release – 11 June 2012 – Singapore: Former Light Heavyweight World Champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral will be making his much anticipated ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) debut against master judo practitioner, Tatsuya Mizuno, at ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors on 23 June 2012 at the historic Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Originally slated to face the hard hitting Melvin Manhoef in Singapore, Sobral withdrew from the March 31 contest due to conflicting schedules and will now face the Japanese Judoka. Tatsuya Mizuno is a renowned world-class judo practitioner who has proven to also possess dynamite in his fists, after knocking out Sobral’s original March 31 opponent and one of the most feared strikers in the world, Melvin Manhoef.

Tickets for ONE Fighting Championship™: Destiny of Warriors are on sale now at www.AirAsiaRedTix.com. Tickets are priced at RM348 for VIP experience seating that includes exclusive Red Carpet entrance as well as access to the VIP lounge, followed by RM108 and RM48 respectively.

MMA fans from around the world can catch the action online via live streaming on http://www.livesport.tv/onefc. The first four Under Card fights are available for viewing free of charge. The remaining six Main Card fights are available on Pay-Per-View at just US$9.99. The first fight is scheduled to get underway at 8:00 PM Kuala Lumpur time (GMT + 8:00).

Live streaming commences:
8:00 PM – Singapore
1:00 PM – London
5:00 AM – San Francisco
8:00 AM – New York City

Another highly anticipated fight features a match-up between one of the fastest rising MMA stars versus one of the best lightweights in the world. Roger “El Matador” Huerta, who won Lightweight and Welterweight Championships while on an impressive eleven fight winning streak, will mark his first ever fight outside the USA at ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors against Brazil’s Zorobabel Moreira. Moreira is fresh off a thrilling victory from ONE FC’s 31 March event where he submitted Felipe Enomoto from Japan with an armbar in the third round of the main event.

Apart from the explosive main event, MMA fans will also have the opportunity to see the two best submission specialists in Asia. Masakazu Imanari, otherwise known as “Ashikan Judan” or “The Master of Leg Locks”, possesses a killer instinct unlike any other. He has ended his fights via submission on 16 separate occasions, including a devastating victory, via a nasty heel-hook, over the top Filipino bantamweight fighter at ONE Fighting Championship™: War of the Lions in Singapore. His opponent is none other than the highly decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) world champion, Leandro Issa, who has spent the last 13 years amassing numerous regional and national BJJ titles. Issa is currently riding a six fight win streak, including a submission victory over Korea’s top bantamweight at ONE Fighting Championship™: Champion vs Champion. Whether this fight ends up on the ground or stays on the feet, this will definitely be an exciting fight to watch. Both fighters will be looking to deliver a memorable performance and will undoubtedly amaze the Malaysian crowd at Stadium Negara.

Come see history in the making as a spectacular lineup of international superstars share the ONE FC cage with local heroes such as Silat Champion AJ Lias Mansor, World BJJ Champion Adam Kayoom as well as UK CFC Champion Peter Davis. Witness these warriors battling it out in the ONE FC cage for the very first time in Malaysia at the Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur on 23 June 2012.

CEO of ONE Fighting Championship™ Victor Cui stated “I’m so excited for this upcoming event in Malaysia. When I was piecing this fight card together I was blown away by the level of talent we are showcasing on this card. Not only are we featuring the fastest rising fighters in Asia, but we can finally see one of the baddest men on the planet, Babalu Sobral, face off against Tatsuya Mizuno, who is, in my opinion, the best Judo practitioner in that weight class. Come one, come all, to Stadium Negara on June 23, and witness the might of ONE FC and Asian MMA.”

For more updates, log on to www.ONEFC.com