The year 2013 is the 3rd year in the history of the

ONE Championship ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...

, a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

promotion based in

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Tournament bracket

Bantamweight Grand Prix

ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix bracket

Malaysia Featherweight Tournament

ONE Malaysia Featherweight Tournament bracket

¹Jian Kai Chee was forced to pull out of his bout with Yeoh due to injury and could not participate in the finals of the Grand Prix. He was subsequently replaced by AJ Lias Mansor.

List of events

ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors

''ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors'' (also known as ''ONE FC 7'') was a mixed martial arts event held by

. The event took place on February 2, 2013 at the 16,000 capacity

Putra Indoor Stadium Putra Indoor Stadium (Malay: ''Stadium Putra''), currently named as Axiata Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Background The stadium is located in the premise of the National Sports Comp ...

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. ;Background The event crowned the first ONE Featherweight Champion, in a matchup originally scheduled for ONE FC: Rise of Kings, between Philippine fighters Eric Kelly and Honorio Banario, which was scratched at that time due to PPV time constraints. The event also held the first two bouts of the 4-man ONE Malaysian National Featherweight Championship Tournament and the final first-round bout of the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix. ;Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions

''ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions'' (also known as ''ONE FC 8'') was a mixed martial arts event held by

. The event took place on April 5, 2013 at the 12,000 capacity

Singapore Indoor Stadium The Singapore Indoor Stadium, known exonymously as the Indoor Stadium, is an indoor arena located in Kallang, Singapore. It is within walking distance of the Singapore National Stadium, and collectively form a part of the wider Singapore Spor ...

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. ;Background This event held the first title defense for ONE Lightweight Champion

Kotetsu Boku Park Kwang-cheol (Hangul: 박광철, Hanja:朴光哲), better known by his Japanese name , is a retired Japanese-born South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer, competing in the Featherweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. He has ...

against Japanese top contender

Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's and Rizin Fighting Federation's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Ex ...

. The event also marked the return of fighters like

Melvin Manhoef Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...

, Leandro Issa and Jake Butler to the ONE cage, and the two semifinals of the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix. ;Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power

''ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power'' (also known as ''ONE FC 9'') was a mixed martial arts event held by

. The event took place on May 31, 2013 at the 20,000 capacity

SM Mall of Asia Arena The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, an ...

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. ;Background This was the second visit of ONE to the Philippines, after the successful August 2012 event held at the Araneta Coliseum. The event held the first title defense for ONE Featherweight Champion Honorio Banario against Japanese contender Koji Oishi. The original matchup for the title was against Korean top contender Bae Young Kwon, but was scrapped due to the Kwon commitment with the local military service. ;Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors

''ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors'' (also known as ''ONE FC 10'') was a mixed martial arts event held by

. The event took place on September 13, 2013 at the 10,000 capacity

Istora Senayan Gelora Bung Karno Sports Palace ( id, Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno, abbreviated as ''Istora''), the formerly name ''Istora Senayan'' is an indoor sporting arena located in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia. The capacity of ...

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. ; Background This event marked the second visit of ONE to Indonesia, after the February 2012 event held at the BritAma Arena.

Yasuhiro Urushitani is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the flyweight division. Urushitani held the Shooto bantamweight championship from 2010 to 2012 before vacating it to sign with the UFC. He was among the first flyweight fighters to fight in the UFC, ...

was scheduled to face

Shinichi Kojima is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought for most of his career in the Shooto organization. Mixed martial arts career Kojima was the Shooto Bantamweight Champion from 2006 until 2010, when an ACL injury in his right knee prevented him f ...

in the main event for the inaugural ONE Flyweight Championship but had to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Andrew Leone. Although on September 10, 2013 Leone also pulled out of the title bout and the fight was scrapped all together. ; Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination

''ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination'' (also known as ''ONE FC 11'') was a mixed martial arts event held by

. The event took place on October 18, 2013 at the

, Singapore. ; Background The main event was a unification bout for the ONE bantamweight world title between champion Soo Chul Kim and interim champion

Bibiano Fernandes Bibiano Fernandes da Silva Neto (born March 30, 1980) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has competed for K-1, DREAM, ONE Championship and King of the Cage. He was the first DREAM Featherweight Champion and DREAM Bantamweigh ...

. The Co-Main event featured ONE's Lightweight Champion

dropping a division to compete in a non-title fight against Cody Stevens. On October 19, 2013, ONE officials deemed the Flyweight bout between Rene Catalan and Khim Dima a No Contest due to several illegal strikes perceived during a review of the fight. ; Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit

''ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit'' (also known as ''ONE FC 12'') was a mixed martial arts event held by

. The event took place on November 15, 2013 at the

Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway as well as city bound ...

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, Malaysia. ; Background The main event was going to be a contest for the inaugural ONE Welterweight Championship between Adam Kayoom and

Nobutatsu Suzuki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division of ONE FC. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, he has also competed for Vale Tudo Japan. He was the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight Champion. Bac ...

. On November 11, 2013, ONE officials announced that Adam Kayoom was injured, and was going to be replaced by Vitor Pinto. However, Pinto was not medically cleared and the bout was cancelled. ; Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth

''ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth'' (also known as ''ONE FC 13'') was a mixed martial arts event held by

. The event took place on December 6, 2013 at the

, Philippines ; Background The main event was a rematch for the ONE Featherweight world title between champion Koji Oishi and former champion Honorio Banario. The event also featured the return of local favorites

Eduard Folayang Eduard Folayang (born November 22, 1983) is a Filipino mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner who fights in ONE Championship, where he is a two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion. He also competed for Universal Reality Comba ...

and Geje Eustaquio. ; Results

References

External links

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