Most fans familiar with the UFC would assume former lightweight champion and new ONE Championship star Eddie Alvarez (29-6) will emerge triumphant in ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix. “The Underground King” takes on Timofey Nastyukhin (12-4) in a quarterfinal clash…
Bibiano Fernandes wins split decision over Martin Nguyen, retains bantamweight title
Bibiano Fernandes defended his bantamweight title in a closely contested five-round war against Martin Nguyen. Nguyen had ambitions to become a three-division champion in ONE Championship but fell short when it mattered. At the end of the 25 minutes, Fernandes…
How Martin Nguyen stormed past two terrifying champions
Martin Nguyen, ONE Championship’s two-division champion, will return to action on Friday, 18 May, when he faces Christian Lee in his first title defense. It’s not the first time that Nguyen and Lee will collide, however. Nguyen stole the show…
Martin Nguyen: “It is an honor for me to test myself against Bibiano Fernandes”
For Martin Nguyen to do the unprecedented and become a three-division champion in ONE Championship, he believes he will need ‘give the performance of a lifetime’ to top Bibiano Fernandes. Nguyen, who was ONE Championship’s Martial Artist of the Year…
5 ONE Championship stories we’re looking forward to in 2018
As ONE Championship’s spectacular 2017 campaign has come to an end, we look forward to these five stories in 2018. Martin Nguyen’s meteoric rise Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen might have been the story of 2017, but his 2018 campaign is sure…
Fight Forecast: Top 5 fights to look forward to in 2018
With a slew of new fights being announced for the new year, it’s time to countdown the contests we’re most looking forward to in 2018. 5. UFC 220 – Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir Daniel Cormier’s return to royalty will…
Martin Nguyen is ONE Championship’s 2017 Martial Artist of the Year
ONE Championship’s Martial Artist of the Year for 2017 should come as no surprise. Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen claimed the top spot in the organization’s annual award after a tremendous 2017 campaign that saw him become a champion of two…
ONE Championship’s 2017 Knockout of the Year
After an impressive 2017 campaign, ONE Championship has announced their Knockout of the Year along with four other contenders.
Chatri Sityodtong hits back at critics of Nguyen vs. Fernandes: “If you want to hate on anyone, you can hate on me”
The idea of Martin Nguyen vs. Bibiano Fernandes for the ONE Bantamweight World Championship caused a mild stir, so Chatri Sityodtong responded to critics.
Martin Nguyen vs. Bibiano Fernandes announced for ONE: Iron Will in Bangkok, Thailand
Martin Nguyen and Bibiano Fernandes will engage in a bantamweight super-fight at ONE: Iron Will in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 24.