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ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ON TAP FOR RECORD 50 LIVE EVENTS IN 2020

Martial arts giant ONE Championship just concluded a landmark 2019, the promotion’s biggest year yet. But it has already dropped a huge bombshell heading into 2020. The organization’s Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to social media late Sunday night to announce that ONE Championship is set to produce a record-high 50 live events this […]

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ONE CHAMPIONSHIP REVEALS NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING GLOBAL BRANDS IN 2020

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has announced strategic partnerships with leading global brands. Partner enterprises include JBL, TUMI, Redbull, Lazada, DBS Bank, Foodpanda, Hugo Boss, Harvey Norman, Secretlab, California Fitness, Kredivo, Reckitt Benckiser, and Unilever, among others. Brands are set to collaborate with ONE Championship and ONE Esports […]

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AKHUETIE, PARAS, AND RIVERO ALL IN FOR UP IN SEASON 83

Christmas has come early for the fans of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons as Bright Akhuetie, Kobe Paras, and Ricci Rivero confirmed that they will be back in maroon for UAAP Season 83.  The three UP mainstays announced their decision on Sunday as they collectively expressed confidence in UP’s steadily improving basketball […]

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BOOK ON THE INSPIRING RISE OF THE UP FIGHTING MAROONS LAUNCHED

After just one season, the much-awaited book that narrates the amazing rise of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons — from cellar dwellers of the collegiate league to finals contenders in Season 81 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) — was launched December 9 at the UP Executive House in Diliman. […]

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1986 CHAMPIONS JOIN UP MAROONS COACHING STAFF – PERASOL

The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) will be boosting its coaching staff with four former UP Fighting Maroons as part of its efforts to continue the upward trajectory of its program and win its first University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball championship since 1986. This according to UPMBT Head Coach Bo Perasol, […]

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PALAWAN EXPRESS PERA PADALA GIVES BACK TO UP, SPONSORS FIGHTING MAROONS

From a single pawn brokering shop in Palawan in 1985 to the fastest growing and leading pawnshop and money remittance network in the Philippines, Palawan Express Pera Padala strongly identifies with the UP Fighting Maroons. For more than three decades, UP’s performance in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) has been sub-par, with […]

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ONE ESPORTS ANNOUNCES 12 COMPETING TEAMS FOR ONE ESPORTS DOTA 2 SINGAPORE WORLD PRO INVITATIONAL

ONE Esports, a subsidiary of  ONE Championship™ (ONE), the largest global sports media property in Asian history, has just announced all 12 teams competing in the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational. ONE Esports is set to host the inaugural ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational, happening this 20-22 December at the […]

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UP slams UAAP denial of Perasol MR

Lawyers of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons slammed the decision of UAAP Commissioner Jensen Ilagan denying the motion for reconsideration (MR) appealing the three-game suspension of Maroons Coach Bo Perasol, saying on Friday that the Commissioner had “passed up an opportunity to right an egregious wrong.” Atty. Patricia Galang categorized the decision […]

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UAAP Tournament Commissioner not ‘all-powerful’ says Maroons lawyer

A member of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons legal team bucked claims that the UAAP Tournament Comissioner had “unlimited powers” to impose disciplinary measures, saying on Thursday that this was one of the issues it raised in the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) the school filed to appeal the three-game suspension imposed on […]

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UP supporters question Perasol three-game suspension

Excessively harsh, heavy-handed, and unjustified. These were among the reactions of University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons fans online after the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) slapped Maroons head coach Bo Perasol with a three-game suspension after being ejected following a confrontation with referee Jaime Rivena in the September 29 UP-Ateneo tiff. […]