Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship CEO
Chatri Sityodtong on promotion’s 10-year anniversary: “ONE has surpassed my wildest dreams”
ONE Championship is a Singaporean mixed martial arts, grappling, kickboxing and Muay Thai promotion company. It was founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui. ONE’s inaugural event, ONE FC 1: Champion vs. Champion, took place on September 3, 2011 and now in 2022 the promotion is closing in on nearly 200 event.
During the post-event press conference of ONE: Lights Out last Friday, March 11, Sityodtong spoke with International Business Times sports editor and combat sports analyst Nissi Icasiano to talk about the success of his organization.
“In many ways, ONE has surpassed my wildest dreams in terms of how fast the exponential growth has been,” Sityodtong stated.
“It just blows my mind that in 10 years, we have the most incredible roster,” he continued. “I’m speaking as a life-long martial artist. It’s just incredible. It blows my mind that our roster has the most number of world champions in martial arts across all the various disciplines of any organization in the world.”
Chatri Sityodtong and ONE Championship officials will hold ONE: X on March 26 to celebrate the promotion’s 10-year anniversary and continued success.
ONE X: Grand Finale will broadcast live on pay-per-view at 8 p.m. Singapore Standard Time (SGT)/8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Saturday, 26 March.
The bout order for ONE X: Grand Finale is as follows:
(c) Angela Lee vs. Stamp Fairtex (ONE Women’s Atomweight World Title)
Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Demetrious Johnson (Special Rules Super-Fight)
(c) Adriano Moraes vs. Yuya Wakamatsu (ONE Flyweight World Title)
Shinya Aoki vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (mixed martial arts – lightweight)
Eduard Folayang vs. John Wayne Parr (Muay Thai – lightweight)
Superbon Singha Mawynn vs. Marat Grigorian (ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Title)
ONE X: Part II will broadcast live at 5 p.m. SGT/5 a.m. ET on 26 March.
The bout order for ONE X: Part II is as follows:
(c) Nong-O Gaiyanghadao vs. Felipe Lobo (ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title)
(c) Capitan Petchyindee vs. Hiroki Akimoto (ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title)
Ham Seo Hee vs. Denice Zamboanga (mixed martial arts – atomweight)
Itsuki Hirata vs. Jihin Radzuan (mixed martial arts – atomweight)
Kim Jae Woong vs. Tang Kai (mixed martial arts – featherweight)
Finally, the 10-year anniversary show will open with ONE X: Part I, which broadcasts live at 1 p.m. SGT/1 a.m. ET on 26 March.
The bout order for ONE X: Part I is as follows:
Chingiz Allazov vs. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship Final)
Reinier de Ridder vs. Andre Galvao (submission grappling – middleweight)
Lito Adiwang vs. Jeremy Miado (mixed martial arts – strawweight)
Amir Khan vs. Ryogo Takahashi (mixed martial arts – featherweight)
Kang Ji Won vs. Paul Elliott (mixed martial arts – heavyweight)
Danielle Kelly vs. Mei Yamaguchi (submission grappling – atomweight)
Ryuto Sawada vs. Senzo Ikeda (mixed martial arts – strawweight)
Asha Roka vs. Alyse Anderson (mixed martial arts – atomweight)
