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PACIO READY, EXCITED TO DEFEND ONE TITLE FOR PH

Hungry is an understatement for Joshua “The Passion” Pacio as the reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion has been on the shelf for more than a year now. “I’m more than thrilled to get back inside the circle as it’s more than a year since my last bout,” he said. The last time Pacio stepped on […]

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GINA INIONG WANTS ANOTHER CRACK AT ONE TITLE

IT’S been a year and a half now since Gina “Conviction” Iniong last stepped inside the ONE Circle. Since then, a lot has happened in her life — and that’s not even counting the struggles brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic to everyone around the world. “I’m excited to see all the best atomweights compete […]

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KINGAD WANTS ONE MORE SHOT AGAINST JOHNSON AT ONE

DANNY “The King” Kingad felt like he was already on the cusp of greatness. It was October 2019 in Tokyo when the pride of Team Lakay entered the biggest match of his career, as he faced one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters to ever step in ONE Circle, with a chance to be […]

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ZAMBOANGA SIBLINGS HONOR DAD ON FATHER’S DAY

To say that Denice “Lycan Queen” Zamboanga is close to her dad is a massive understatement. Whenever the 24-year-old steps in the ONE Circle, or even in her usual training sessions, her mind is always with her dad, Rene Zamboanga, back home. The Zamboanga siblings have been in Thailand since last year, training at Marrok […]

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TEAM LAKAY’S PACATIW JOINS ONE CHAMPIONSHIP

Jeremy “The Juggernaut” Pacatiw of Team Lakay sees his joining ONE Championship as the perfect timing. “I know this is God’s plan. This is the perfect time for me to join ONE,” he said. The 25-year-old has been busy making a name for himself away from his Team Lakay stablemates for the past few years. […]

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RAMELLA BAGS THE APPRENTICE: ONE EDITION VICTORY

In the end, there can only be One. And in the recently concluded The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, that One was 31-year old sales director from Venezuela, Jessica Ramella. Ramella edged out Filipino fellow finalist Louie Sangalang in the exhilarating finale episode where the ultimate fate of the two contenders was determined by their performance […]

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POC: TOKYO-BOUND PINOY ATHLETES ABROAD TO GET VAX

The country’s Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes who are training abroad will get their COVID-19 vaccines in their host countries, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Representative Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said. Tolentino said Malaysia assured that weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and her team will get their second dose of the vaccine, while Japanese sports officials guaranteed the inoculation of […]

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RAMELLA WINS ‘THE APPRENTICE: ONE EDITION’

The inaugural season of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” came to a close with its epic season finale. Episode 13 aired on Thursday, 10 June, and crowned a winner after 12 weeks of intense competition. In the finale, Singapore-based Sales Director Jessica Ramella from Venezuela went head-to-head with former Mixed Martial Arts Champion Louie Sangalang […]

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THE APPRENTICE: ONE EDITION DOWN TO 2 CONTESTANTS

The stage is set for the final two candidates to battle for the US$250,000 job offer to work directly under ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong as ONE’s new Chief Of Staff. After 11 weeks of intense physical tasks, demanding business challenges, and high drama in the boardroom, the competition is down to Singapore-based […]

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SANGIAO READY TO SHOW TEAM LAKAY’S ‘NEW BREED’

Looking back, Jhanlo Mark Sangiao could only smile knowing how far he has come. “Nung nag-start pa lang ako, ako yung laging nagta-tap, ako yung binabaliktad lang,” he said. It truly was a longtime coming for Jhanlo, who always was magnetized to the world of MMA with his dad Mark a decorated champion in his […]