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Joao Pedro Bueno Mendes spent 16 years dreaming about becoming an IBJJF World Champion, visualizing that moment since he first stepped onto the mats at 11 years old. When he finally achieved it in 2025, the emotional significance required two weeks to fully process — the realization that his childhood obsession had materialized into black […]

Magomed Akaev has waited long enough. Two postponements. Months of unfinished business. The 29-year-old Dagestani standout finally gets his chance to prove he belongs among ONE Championship’s lightweight elite when he faces Brazilian grappling specialist Lucas Gabriel at ONE Fight Night 40: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger II on Prime Video on Friday, February 13, live from

Ryugo Takeuchi has carried the weight of his November first-round TKO loss to Shamil Erdogan at ONE 173 for months now, the frustration building with each passing day. The 22-year-old Japanese knockout artist finally gets his chance to unleash that accumulated rage when he faces Canadian wrestler Ben Tynan in a heavyweight MMA clash at

Hu Yong has studied every second of Danny Kingad’s nine-year ONE Championship career, analyzing each punch absorbed and every strike that failed to drop the Filipino veteran. The Chinese knockout artist believes he’s found the pattern nobody else discovered — a critical weakness hiding behind extensive experience that’s kept Kingad competitive but never delivered signature

Adrian Lee never experienced losing positions in fights before last September, never felt the desperation of being taken down and controlled by superior grappling, never questioned whether he was losing worse than the reality suggested. Then Tye Ruotolo submitted him via rear-naked choke in the second round, shattering the 19-year-old’s perfect 3-0 start and teaching

Jeremy Miado knows the formula that once positioned him firmly in World Title conversations — finish fights spectacularly, build momentum, then watch the championship opportunities materialize. The Filipino striker assembled a four-fight stoppage streak that included victories over former ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke and longtime contender Danial Williams, proving his knockout

Carlo Bumina-ang needed redemption badly after tapping out to Elbek Alyshov two months ago, the bitter defeat still haunting the Team Lakay veteran’s thoughts. His back pressed against the wall, the Filipino powerhouse channeled frustration into calculated fury when he stepped into Lumpinee Stadium last Friday at ONE Fight Night 39. What unfolded shocked everyone

Unbeaten records carry weight until someone technical enough dismantles them systematically, and Chihiro Sawada proved exactly that capacity Friday night at ONE Fight Night 39: Rambolek vs. Dayakaev on Prime Video. The former Shooto Champion handed Natalie Salcedo her first professional loss through relentless striking and superior grappling, claiming unanimous decision victory that elevated her

Fear reveals itself differently in childhood than competition, and Ryohei Kurosawa experienced both versions before building the confidence carrying him into Friday’s clash with Bokang Masunyane at ONE Fight Night 39: Rambolek vs. Dayakaev on Prime Video. The Japanese striker brings a 20-4 record and six consecutive victories to Lumpinee Stadium, yet remembers vividly when

Cultural bridges build themselves through unexpected moments, and ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion Oumar Kane welcomed internet sensation IShowSpeed to Senegal by sharing the ancient martial art that shaped him before global stardom arrived. The meeting between champion and content creator introduced Speed’s nearly 50 million subscribers to mbapatte — traditional Senegalese wrestling also known