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MMA: ONE Championship has announced the company will make its US on-ground debut on May 5 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

Thursday 8 December 2022 09:30 AM

Celest proves she is the best

MUAY THAI: She’s only gone and done it!

Saturday 5 November 2022 10:00 AM

Muay Thai’s Olympic quest slowed by safety concerns

MUAY THAI: The ancient combat sport of Muay Thai has set its sights on Olympic glory, but a recent death has highlighted safety concerns that could slow its path to a Games debut.

Tuesday 1 November 2022 09:38 AM

Celest has her eyes on the prize

MUAY THAI: Phuket-based fighter Celest Muriel Hansen has vowed to give everything she possibly can in her final fight of the Fairtex Fight Road To ONE Thailand tournament tomorrow (Oct 29).

Friday 28 October 2022 10:00 AM

ONE Championship, Globo form alliance

MMA: ONE Championship has announced a broadcast partnership with Globo’s Combate, making them the exclusive distributor of ONE martial arts events in Brazil.

Wednesday 26 October 2022 09:50 AM

Phuket hosts WBC Nai Khanom Tom Belt showdown

MUAY THAI: Fans of Muay Thai witnessed a sensational event at the Angsana Resort in Phuket on Sept 26th as part of the PHIST5 initiative.

Saturday 8 October 2022 10:00 AM

Celest one fight away from her dream

MUAY THAI: Phuket-based fighter Celest Muriel Hansen took a huge stride towards realising her dream of securing a professional contract in the sport as she won her Fairtex Fight Road to ONE women’s atomweight semi-final last Saturday (Sept 17).

Friday 23 September 2022 10:00 AM

ONE to stage weekly fights at Lumpinee

MMA: ONE Championship and the Royal Thai Army have announced a partnership to produce a new weekly live show titled “ONE Lumpinee.”

Tuesday 13 September 2022 11:00 AM

‘Martial Arts Olympics’ to hit millions of more screens

MMA: Is America ready for a Muay Thai high? ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong and his Amazon Prime partners in pugilism are taking it to the bank.

Saturday 27 August 2022 02:30 PM

Youngsters help Phuket MMA Dojo continue its rise

MMA: Young athletes from local Mixed Martial Arts Studio Dojo at Blue Tree Phuket continue to impress after winning a total of 31 medals at two provincial championships held on the island last weekend.

Saturday 27 August 2022 09:30 AM

Celest’s date with destiny at Lumpinee

MUAY THAI: She may be about to head into the ring at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok for the biggest fight of her career so far but Celest Muriel Hansen has no nerves or doubts. She is, after all, a trailblazer who has already been a part of history at the famed home of Muay Thai.

Saturday 6 August 2022 09:30 AM

ONE Championship to host Muay Thai qualifiers

MMA: ONE Championship and Fairtex Fight Promotion have announced a long-term partnership to host three Muay Thai tournaments beginning on Aug 6.

Tuesday 12 July 2022 09:30 AM

Thailand’s SEA Games athletes honoured

SEA GAMES: A ceremony to recognise and celebrate Thailand’s athletes who competed at the recent Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) was held on Wednesday (July 6) at Government House in Bangkok.

Sunday 10 July 2022 10:00 AM

Phuket’s Top Noi a UFC star in the making

MMA: On June 10 in Singapore, Phuket’s Top Noi Kiwram (8-3) not only became the first male Thai fighter to enter the UFC cage but also to have his hand raised as champion in the world’s biggest MMA promotion.

Wednesday 22 June 2022 09:30 AM

Panipak and Chatchai-decha win Swat awards

ALL SPORTS: Olympic taekwondo champion Panipak Wongpattanakit and boxer Chatchai-decha Butdee have been named the best female and male amateur athletes of the year by the Sport Writers Association of Thailand (Swat).

Sunday 1 May 2022 10:30 AM

Yan seeks UFC redemption

MMA: Mulligans don’t exist in sports, much less in professional cage fighting. But for Petr ‘No Mercy’ Yan, if he could take back one moment from his entire career, it would be the last strike he landed in his March 2021 fight against Aljamain Sterling.

Friday 8 April 2022 10:00 AM

Phuket’s big man holds ONE Heavyweight title high

MMA: Anatoly Malykhin needed just over six minutes to knock out Kiril Grishenko (5-1) in Singapore last Friday (Feb 11) to hold up the ONE Interim Heavyweight title.

Sunday 20 February 2022 10:00 AM

Phuket emerging as a BJJ hub

JIU JITSU: From chokeholds to arm locks, there are a number of ways Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitors are able to finish a match.

Saturday 19 February 2022 09:15 AM

Phuket fighter makes MMA history at Lumpinee