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2021 In ONE Championship
The year 2021 was the 11th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Muay Thai promotion based in Singapore. ONE Championship 2021 Awards The following fighters won the ONE Championship year-end awards for 2021 * ONE Championship MMA Fighter of the Year 2021: Ok Rae Yoon * ONE Championship MMA Female Fighter of the Year 2021: Stamp Fairtex * ONE Championship MMA Fight for the Year: Dagi Arslanaliev vs. Timofey Nastyukhin * ONE Championship MMA Knockout of the Year 2021: Adriano Moraes (fighter), Adriano Moraes against Demetrious Johnson (fighter), Demetrious Johnson (#ONE on TNT 1, ONE 132: ONE on TNT 1) * ONE Championship Submission of the Year 2021: Shinya Aoki against James Nakashima (#ONE Championship: Unbreakable, ONE 126: Unbreakable) * ONE Super Series Fighter of the Year 2021: Superbon Banchamek * ONE Super Series Fight of the Year 2021: Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Danial Williams (#ONE on TNT 1, ONE 132: ONE on TNT 1) * ONE Super Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In ONE Championship
The year 2020 was the 10th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and muay thai promotion based in Singapore. Background Chatri Sityodtong announced that ONE Championship intended to do 50 events in 2020. ONE Championship 2020 Awards The following fighters won the ONE Championship year-end awards for 2020: *ONE Championship Fight of the Year 2020: Martin Nguyen vs. Thanh Le *ONE Championship Knockout of the Year 2020: Thanh Le against Martin Nguyen *ONE Championship Submission of the Year 2020: Reinier de Ridder against Aung La Nsang *ONE Championship Breakthrough of the Year 2020: Allycia Rodrigues List of events ONE Infinity ONE Championship Road to ONE ONE Hero Series ONE Warrior Series Grand Prix Participant 4-Man Muay Thai Bantamweight 66 kg GP Participant * Saemapetch Fairtex * Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym * Kulabdam Sor.Jor.Piek-U-Thai * Sangmanee Sor Tienpo Grand Prix bracket ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai Tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan (; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor", he is noted for supreme technical skills, ringsmanship, and defensive prowess which has seen him defeat some of the best strikers in the world while taking little damage. As of September 2022, he is ranked the #5 lightweight and #6 pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. After immigrating to Italy from Armenia at thirteen years old, Petrosyan began his professional career as a Muay Thai fighter at sixteen, starting out as a -54 kg/119 lb bantamweight before moving up through the weight classes and settling at the -70 kg/154 lb middleweight division, taking numerous titles along the way. Following a decision loss to Nonthanan Por. Pramuk at Lumpinee Stadium in January 2007, he went on a six-year, forty-two fight undefeated streak co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiong Jing Nan
Xiong Jingnan (; born January 12, 1988) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the inaugural and reigning ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion. She is also the first ever Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history. Background Xiong was born in Weishan County, Jining, Shandong province in 1988. Xiong was initially scouted and selected to the weightlifting program in a sports school. She began her martial arts journey at the age of 18 as a member of the Shandong women's boxing team and represented China internationally. She was inspired by Chinese martial arts movies from an early age and has always lived by the heroic values she saw on screen. Of particular note, she loved '' The Swordsman''. Besides standing up for the weak and bullied whenever she could, Xiong made many sacrifices to be the best in her field, moving away from home and foregoing many typical teenage activities to focus on training for competition. After adding BJJ to her arsenal, she won a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sage Northcutt
Sage Northcutt (March 1, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Welterweight division and is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. He has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and ONE Championship. Background Northcutt has been training MMA since the age of 4 and competed all over the world from a young age. His father, Mark, is a black belt in shuri-ryū karate, and his older sister, Colbey, is an amateur kickboxing champion and a professional mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. At the age of 9, Northcutt became the youngest person ever to be on the cover of ''Sport Karate Magazine''. Northcutt has won a total of 77 world youth championships in karate. He was also an undefeated kickboxer, with his record standing at 15–0. Northcutt attended Seven Lakes High School for his first two years of high school before transferring to Katy High School during his sophomore year. Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritu Phogat
Ritu Kumari Phogat (born 2 May 1994) is an Indian mixed martial artist who competed in the Atomweight division of ONE Championship. She is also a female wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Early and personal life Ritu is the third daughter of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and started training under her father at the age of eight. Her sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari as well as cousin Vinesh Phogat are all Commonwealth Games gold medalists in wrestling. Another cousin of her, Priyanka Phogat, is also an international level wrestler. In November 2022 Ritu married Advocate Sachin Chhikara. In 13 June 2024, Phogat gave birth to her baby boy with her husband. Wrestling career In October 2016, Phogat won her second consecutive title at the annual National Wrestling Championships. In November 2016, she won the gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Singapore in the 48 kg category. In December 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Franklin
Richard Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC Middleweight Champion. Franklin has been the Vice President of Singaporean combat sports promotion ONE Championship since May 2014. Background Franklin was born to Richard Sr. and Vaila Franklin. The couple divorced when Franklin was five years old. He has one biological brother, Greg, and five half-siblings. Franklin graduated from William Henry Harrison High School in Harrison, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and later earned a master's degree in education at the University of Cincinnati. He taught mathematics at the Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio before turning professional in MMA. His nickname, "Ace," comes from his resemblance to the actor Jim Carrey, who played the character Ace Ventura. Joe Rogan once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 7th degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. A third generation member of the Gracie family, he is the grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Carlos Gracie, grandnephew of Helio Gracie, nephew of Carlos Gracie Jr. and the son of Robson Gracie. By the age of 20, Gracie was a multiple-time BJJ champion in Brazil. In mixed martial arts, Renzo has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships, K-1, RINGS, and International Fight League (head-coaching the New York Pitbulls). Gracie is crediting with training some of the best fighters in North America such as: Georges St-Pierre, Frankie Edgar, Chris Weidman, Matt Serra, Ricardo Almeida, Roy Nelson, Rodrigo Gracie, Paul Creighton, and Shane McMahon. Gracie is also known to have trained Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates. '' Renzo Gracie: Legacy'', a 2008 doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre (; born May 19, 1981), also known by his initials GSP, is a Canadian former professional mixed martial artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. St-Pierre was a two-division champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), having won titles in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight and Middleweight (MMA), middleweight divisions. St-Pierre is a three-time former UFC Welterweight Championship, UFC Welterweight Champion, having won the title twice and the interim title once between November 2006 and April 2008. He was ranked as the #1 welterweight in the world for several years by Sherdog and other publications. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Sportsnet, Rogers Sportsnet. Fight Matrix lists him as the top MMA welterweight of all time and the most accomplished fighter in MMA history. He was voted as the greatest pound-for-pound MMA fighter in history in ''The Athleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight Champion (125 lbs) with a record of 11 consecutive title defenses. Johnson most recently competed in ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Flyweight Champion (135 lb), and was the 2019 ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion. He also holds the record for most consecutive wins in UFC flyweight history with 13. Johnson is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. ESPN, MMA Weekly, and various UFC personnel have called Johnson one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world. Johnson has been referred to by many as ‘the greatest Flyweight (125 pound) Mixed Martial Arts fighter of all time’ with a record of 25 wins and 4 losses in professional MMA, and 36 wins and 4 losses including amateur and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Vera
Brandon Michael Vera (born October 10, 1977), or also known by his ring name as The Truth, is a Filipino and American retired mixed martial artist where he was the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Champion and the 2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2022, he competed in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions of ONE Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Brandon Vera grew up in a house of seven boys and three girls. He was born to a Filipino father, Ernesto, and an Italian mother, but raised by his Filipino stepmother, Amelia. He also has two other brothers and another sister outside of the family in which he was raised and they were occasionally involved in his life. Vera was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, and attended Lake Taylor High School where he excelled in wrestling and earned a four-year athletic scholarship to Old Dominion University. However, he dropped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Askren
Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer and Olympic wrestler. He was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade before competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC). An accomplished grappler, he was a 2008 US Olympic Team Member and National champion in freestyle wrestling. He also was the 2005 Pan American champion as a freestyle wrestler. In college, Askren was a two–time NCAA Division I national champion (four–time finalist), and three–time Big 12 Conference champion (four–time finalist) for the Missouri Tigers, and was the second wrestler to secure multiple Dan Hodge Trophies (the wrestling equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) in folkstyle wrestling. He was also a world champion in submission wrestling. Wrestling career Early career and folkstyle Askren was introduced to the sport of wrestling by his father Chuck at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Lee
Angela Seung Ju Pucci (née Lee, zh, 李胜珠, , born July 8, 1996), also known as Angela Lee Pucci, is a Canadian-born American combat sports mental health advocate and former professional mixed martial artist. She competed in the atomweight and strawweight divisions of ONE Championship, where she was the inaugural ONE Atomweight World Champion. Undefeated at atomweight, Lee successfully defended the belt five times before vacating the title when she retired from the sport in September 2023. She holds the record for longest-championship reign in ONE history at more than seven years. On May 5, 2016, Lee became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating Mei Yamaguchi to win the inaugural ONE Atomweight World Championship at 19 years old and 9 months. When her younger brother Christian Lee won the ONE Lightweight World Championship in May 2019, they became the first sister-brother pair of mixed martial arts world champions. Following the death of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
