On the global stage of ONE Championship, Jonathan “The General” Haggerty has made a habit of putting on a show. Lately, he has started wondering if the red carpet might follow suit. The reigning ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion defends his gold against former divisional king Hiroki Akimoto at ONE SAMURAI 4 inside Tokyo’s Ariake […]
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Marat Grigorian’s ledger tells the story of a veteran who rarely slows down, and it will be put to the test again when the ONE SAMURAI 4 semifinals unfold inside Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on Saturday, October 17. The three-time Glory Kickboxing World Champion enters the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament final four sitting at 71-14,
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A win is never really the end of the story for Kana. It is just the start of the next chapter she is already writing in her head. “Krusher Queen” claimed her third promotional victory this past Friday, outpointing Hong Kong’s Yu Yau Pui via unanimous decision in an atomweight kickboxing bout at ONE Fight
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A hand injury has cost Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom a fight she had been building toward for months. “The Queen” has withdrawn from her scheduled ONE Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing World Title defense against Greek striker Antonia Prifti at The Inner Circle 28, streaming live from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, August 28. The injury occurred during training
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A single defeat can either rattle a fighter’s identity or sharpen it further. Everything about Hyu’s next assignment suggests the latter. “Mister Pepper” meets ONE Championship newcomer Hyuma “Star Of The Shibuya” Hitachi in a flyweight kickboxing matchup at ONE SAMURAI 3, touching down at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, September 12. The
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Undisputed gold in one discipline would be enough for most fighters to finally exhale. Nico Carrillo is already looking past it. “King of the North” steps into kickboxing for the first time against Chinese newcomer Zhou Jiaqiang at ONE Fight Night 46, broadcasting live in US primetime this Friday, August 14, from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium.
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Some victories are about tactics. Marat Grigorian’s latest was about surviving everything happening around him just to get to fight week at all. The three-time Glory Kickboxing World Champion delivered a striking clinic against Russian standout Mamuka Usubyan at The Inner Circle 25, booking his ticket into the semifinals of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing
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Liu Mengyang does not do quiet confidence. He does the loud kind, delivered directly at the man standing across from him. “Spirit Dragon” rematches former ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Masaaki Noiri in the quarterfinals of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament at ONE SAMURAI 2, broadcasting live from Tokyo’s EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
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Being underestimated has never bothered Mohammad Siasarani. If anything, it has become his favorite fuel. The Iranian striker meets Japanese veteran Kaito Ono for a second time in the quarterfinals of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament at ONE SAMURAI 2, streaming live from Tokyo’s EBARA WAVE Arena Ota on Saturday, August 8. Siasarani already
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Some losses fade with time. Masaaki Noiri’s has only burned hotter. The Japanese veteran rematches “Spirit Dragon” Liu Mengyang in the quarterfinals of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament at ONE SAMURAI 2, broadcasting live from Tokyo’s EBARA WAVE Arena Ota on Saturday, August 8. Their first encounter in December 2024 handed the 33-year-old his
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