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Demetrious Johnson greenlights to stake vacant flyweight title in Danny Kingad-Adriano Moraes II

September 9, 2024
Demetrious Johnson’s retirement opens up a clear pathway to the throne of ONE Championship’s flyweight MMA division. “Mighty Mouse” officially called it quits at last weekend’s ONE 168, making the announcement in front of a jampacked crowd at the 21,000-capacity Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Along with his decision to hang up the gloves for […]
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Lions Nation MMA partners with Payantog Sports to elevate training facilities

June 29, 2024
Lions Nation MMA has taken a significant step forward by welcoming Payantog Sports as its “new team partner.” The announcement initially came during the camp’s first-anniversary celebration at the Landslide Martial Arts Training Center in La Trinidad, Benguet last June 22. Both entities publicly confirmed their mutual ties a week later. Established in 2015, Payantog […]
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Carlo Bumina-ang opens Team Lakay’s campaign at ONE Friday Fights 50

January 29, 2024
Team Lakay looks to kick off its 2024 campaign on the global stage with Filipino prospect Carlo Bumina-ang leading the charge. The 29-year-old Baguio City native is booked to lock horns with China’s Xie Zhipeng in a three-round bantamweight MMA bout on the undercard of ONE Friday Fights 50, hosted at the iconic Lumpinee Boxing […]
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Lito Adiwang squares off with Danial Williams at ONE Fight Night 19

January 29, 2024
Filipino dynamo Lito Adiwang will face a hard-hitting Australian opponent, Danial Williams, in a strawweight mixed martial arts clash at ONE Fight Night 19. The event is scheduled to take place at the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on February 17, promising fans an electrifying showdown between two warriors hungry for victory. Adiwang (15-5) enters this […]
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Danny Kingad runs it back with Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE 165 in Japan

December 18, 2023
Lions Nation MMA will be sending its newest member to represent the Philippines in ONE Championship’s much-awaited return to Japan on January 28. Danny Kingad is set to step inside the ring for a flyweight rematch against hometown hero and arch-nemesis Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE 165. The event will emanate live from Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. […]
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Joshua Pacio gets rematch with Jarred Brooks at ONE 166 in Qatar

December 18, 2023
Joshua Pacio finds himself at the crossroads of destiny as he gears up to battle Jarred Brooks once again. The much-awaited rematch is set to take place at ONE 166, emanating live from the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar on March 1. The echoes of their first encounter in December 2022 still resonate in […]
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Lito Adiwang sees no point in fighting Joshua Pacio for now

November 7, 2023
Lito Adiwang is well aware of the clamor from fans and pundits alike to see him square off against Joshua Pacio, but he currently finds no compelling reason to share the same stage with his former teammate. There has been an increasing interest in a potential bout between these two Filipino mixed martial artists since […]
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ONE: Lito Adiwang exacts payback on Jeremy Miado

November 4, 2023
In a showdown that had Filipino fight fans on the edge of their seats, Lito Adiwang managed to secure sweet retribution against his compatriot Jeremy Miado in their highly-anticipated strawweight rematch. Both men faced each other for the second time on the undercard of ONE Fight Night 16 on November 4. What transpired at the […]
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Moises Ilogon TKOs Cho Joon Gun in ONE debut

November 3, 2023
Moises Ilogon emerged victorious in an entertaining strawweight bout against South Korea’s Cho Joon Gun, sustaining the momentum already established by his fellow up-and-coming Filipino mixed martial artists under the ONE Friday Fights banner. The 23-year-old Cagayan De Oro native scored a third-round technical knockout victory on the undercard of ONE Friday Fights 39, which […]
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Moises Ilogon aims to keep PH’s win streak at ONE Friday Fights 39

October 30, 2023
Another Filipino mixed martial artist is set to strut his wares under the bright lights of ONE Championship’s minor league. Moises Ilogon is seizing this opportunity on the undercard of ONE Friday Fights 39, which takes place at the world-renowned Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on November 3. The 23-year-old Cagayan De Oro native […]
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