The year 2015 is the 5th 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 ...
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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
Singapore
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Tournament bracket
Guangzhou Featherweight Tournament
ONE Guangzhou Featherweight Tournament bracket
Guangzhou Flyweight Tournament
ONE Guangzhou Flyweight Tournament bracket
Myanmar Lightweight Tournament
ONE Myanmar Lightweight Tournament bracket
Myanmar Featherweight Tournament
ONE Myanmar Featherweight Tournament bracket
Beijing Featherweight Tournament
ONE Beijing Featherweight Tournament bracket
List of events
ONE Championship: Age of Champions
''ONE Championship: Age of Champions'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 25'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event took place on March 13, 2015 at the
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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Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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ONE Championship returned to Malaysia, with this event headlined by Adriano Moraes who made his first ONE Flyweight Championship title defense.
;Results
ONE Championship: Valor of Champions
''ONE Championship: Valor of Champions'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 26'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on April 24, 2015 at the
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 ...
in
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...
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Philippines
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ONE Championship returned to Philippines with this event headlined by Ben Askren, who made his first ONE Welterweight Championship title defense.
;Results
ONE Championship: Warrior's Quest
''ONE Championship: Warrior's Quest'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 27'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on May 22, 2015 at the
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 ...
in
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
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Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
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;Background
ONE Championship returned to Singapore with this event headlined by two title fights.
The featherweight bout between Rob Lisita and Timofey Nastyukhin was cancelled after Lisita failed a medical.
;Results
ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Guangzhou)
''ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Guangzhou)'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 28'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on June 20, 2015 at the Guangzhou Tianhe Gymnasium in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
, China.
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ONE Championship made its second visit to China after the December 2014 event at Beijing.
;Results
ONE Championship: Kingdom of Warriors
''ONE Championship: Kingdom of Warriors'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 29'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on July 18, 2015 at the Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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Myanmar
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;Background
ONE Championship made its debut in Myanmar holding the third title defense for ONE Bantamweight champion
Bibiano Fernandes and the first
Lethwei
Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world,
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fight in the history of the promotion under traditional rules, ''knockout only to win''.
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ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Shanghai) (Cancelled)
''ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Shanghai)'' was canceled. The event was going to be held on September 17, 2015 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
;Background
ONE Championship makes its third event in China holding the first title defense for ONE Middleweight champion Igor Svirid. Initially scheduled for September 1, the event was officially cancelled due to public holidays in China. Some of the fights were rescheduled to the Jakarta Odyssey of Champions card.
;Cancelled fight card
ONE Championship: Odyssey of Champions
''ONE Championship: Odyssey of Champions'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 30'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on September 27, 2015 at the Istora Senayan in
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
.
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ONE Championship returns to Indonesia holding some fights of the cancelled Dynasty of Champions (Shanghai) card which were rescheduled. Initially this event was going to feature the first title defense for Featherweight Champion Jadamba Narantungalag, but it was cancelled due to visa issues. Marat Gafurov fought Martin Nguyen for the interim Featherweight Championship.
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ONE Championship: Tigers of Asia
''ONE Championship: Tigers of Asia'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 31'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on October 9, 2015 at the Putra Indoor Stadium in
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
;Background
ONE Championship returns to Malaysia holding the first title defense for Middleweight Champion Igor Svirid. Several fights initially scheduled for the Shanghai event were also rescheduled for this card.
;Results
ONE Championship: Pride of Lions
''ONE Championship: Pride of Lions'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 32'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on November 13, 2015 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
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Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
.
;Background
ONE Championship returned to Singapore with the proposed long-awaited rematch between Ben Askren and Luis Santos for the ONE Welterweight Championship, together with the first title defense for Strawweight Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke.
Luis Santos ended up missing weight by 2 lb during the weight ins. Askren offered to fight Santos if he weighed in under 190 pounds by the next morning, but Santos refused. Ultimately the fight was cancelled.
Yago Bryan also missed weight, but Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke agreed to fight a catchweight bout in a non-title fight.
;Results
ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II)
''ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II)'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 33'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on November 21, 2015 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in
Beijing
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
;Background
ONE Championship returns to China holding two title bouts, the unification for the ONE Featherweight Championship between Current Champion Jadamba Narantungalag and Interim Champion Marat Gafurov, and the second title defense for ONE Flyweight Champion Adriano Moraes.
;Results
ONE Championship: Kingdom of Khmer
''ONE Championship: Kingdom of Khmer'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 34'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was held on December 5, 2015 at the Koh Pich Theatre in
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
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Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
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;Background
ONE Championship returns to Cambodia presenting more exciting fights for the local crowd.
;Results
ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions
''ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions'' (also known as ''ONE Championship 35'') was a mixed martial arts event held by
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 ...
. The event was on December 11, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena in
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...
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Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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;Background
ONE Championship returns to the Philippines holding the inaugural contest for the ONE Heavyweight Championship between
UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
veteran Brandon Vera and Paul Cheng. Vera was supposed to fight against Chi Lewis-Perry but the latter failed to submit his medical and drug test records.
Yang Jian Bing was supposed to fight fellow Flyweight Geje Eustaquio but he failed to cut weight and was rushed to a nearby hospital due to dehydration and possible heat stroke. Bing was later announced dead on the fight day itself.
;Results
See also
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2015 in UFC
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Bellator MMA in 2015
2015 in Bellator MMA was the seventh year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 16 events in 2015.
Background
In June 2014, Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company. ...
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2015 in Rizin Fighting Federation
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2015 in Absolute Championship Berkut
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2015 in Road FC
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2015 in Kunlun Fight
The year 2015 was the 2nd year in the history of the Kunlun Fight, a kickboxing promotion based in China. 2015 started with Kunlun Fight 15 and ended with Kunlun Fight 35.
The events were broadcasts through television agreements in mainland Chin ...
References
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