Tag: ONE Championship

ONE Championship chairman sees Eduard Folayang as Philippines’ next global sports icon

IF there is one athlete who put the Philippines on the map of the international sporting scene, it is Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao has captured 13 world titles in eight different weight classes and was hailed “Fighter of the Year” three times by both The Ring Magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). In addition, the BWAA body recognized Pacquiao with the “Fighter of the Decade” citation for the 2000s. Aside […]

MMA fighters Ben Askren and Nikolay Aleksakhin face off during ONE Championship: Global Rivals press conference.

MMA: Ben Askren set to defend welterweight gold in ONE: Global Rivals

Ben Askren faces his latest challenge against Nikolay Aleksakhin in the main event of ONE Championship’s Manila return By Diego de la Paz MANILA, PHILIPPINES (Eagle News) – Ben “Funky” Askren is putting both his undefeated streak and his welterweight title on the line against Nikolay Aleksakhin in the main event of ONE Championship: Global Rivals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday night. Askren, a former Olympic freestyle wrestler for Team USA in […]