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Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane is the only man to have beaten Anatoly Malykhin. He knows what that means, and he has spent every session since making sure that knowledge translates into an even more complete fighter this time around. The ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion makes his first title defence against Malykhin at The Inner […]

Yuya “Little Piranha” Wakamatsu has defended the ONE Flyweight MMA World Title before. He has never done it like this at home, in front of his family, at an event whose name encapsulates the philosophy he has built his entire career around. The 31-year-old Tokyo resident puts his title on the line against Avazbek “Ninzya”

Ayaka “Zombie” Miura started martial arts late, has never been naturally athletic by her own admission, and has never finished first at anything. She is now one submission away from a shot at the ONE Atomweight MMA World Title. The 35-year-old faces fellow Japanese fighter Chihiro Sawada in an all-Japan atomweight MMA showdown at ONE

There was a point where Itsuki Hirata stopped training altogether. The losses had piled up, the confidence had drained away, and the sport that had defined her life stopped feeling worth it. She walked away. Then she came back. The 26-year-old Japanese atomweight faces Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat at ONE SAMURAI 1 on Wednesday,

Two compelling MMA matchups have been added to ONE Fight Night 43: Tang vs. Gasanov, live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, May 15. Alibeg Rasulov faces Lucas Gabriel in a lightweight collision between a former title challenger desperate to rebuild and a rising contender with a perfect promotional record. Rasulov made

Avazbek “Ninzya” Kholmirzaev has moved through ONE Championship’s flyweight MMA division at a pace that has surprised almost everyone. He is not one of them. The 25-year-old Uzbek contender challenges ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Yuya “Little Piranha” Wakamatsu at ONE SAMURAI 1, live from Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on Wednesday, April 29. Nine wins in

Chase Mann had Dzhabir Dzhabrailov hurt, on the canvas, and on the wrong end of a frenzied finish. He still could not put him away. That is the part Dzhabrailov already knew about himself, even if nobody else did yet. The 21-year-old Turkish welterweight knocked out Mann with a thunderous left hand and follow-up ground

The first fight between these two men lasted 25 minutes, ended in a split decision, and sent shockwaves through the heavyweight division. The rematch is now confirmed, and it will be every bit as significant. ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane will defend his title against former divisional king Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin

Tokyo’s Ariake Arena already had four ONE World Title fights locked in for April 29. Now it has two more reasons to watch. A pair of all-Japanese MMA bouts have been added to ONE SAMURAI 1, the inaugural event in ONE Championship’s new monthly series in Japan. The headline addition pits divisional stalwart Tatsumitsu “The

Gilbert Nakatani spent his first two fights in ONE Championship losing close decisions while carrying a body that was not fully right. He knew what he was capable of. Nobody else could see it yet. Last November, he showed them. A first-round knockout of Eko Roni Saputra at ONE Fight Night 37 changed the conversation,