ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
Encyclopedia
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts
event held by ONE Fighting Championship
. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium
in Kallang
, Singapore
.
The event was broadcast on domestic TV in Singapore by MediaCorp
Channel 5. The event also streamed live on Sherdog.com to all countries except Singapore.
This led multiple media sources to describe ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion as "the biggest event in Asian mixed martial arts history" and to speculate that the TV audience might be the biggest ever for a mixed martial arts event.
On 17th August, 2011 it was announced that A Sol Kwon
, a Korean fighter on a six fight win streak, would be replacing the injured Ole Laursen
in the main event against Eduard Folayang
.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by ONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.- About ONE Fighting Championship :...
. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
in Kallang
Kallang
Kallang is an urban planning area and a subdivision located in the southeastern part of Singapore.It is probably best known for being the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium & the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Background
ONE Fighting Championship instituted Pride Fighting Championships rules combined with Nevada's unified rules; this allowed for soccer kicks, head stomps, knees on the ground, and permitting the use of elbows.The event was broadcast on domestic TV in Singapore by MediaCorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
Channel 5. The event also streamed live on Sherdog.com to all countries except Singapore.
This led multiple media sources to describe ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion as "the biggest event in Asian mixed martial arts history" and to speculate that the TV audience might be the biggest ever for a mixed martial arts event.
On 17th August, 2011 it was announced that A Sol Kwon
A Sol Kwon
A Sol Kwon is a mixed martial artist from South Korea. He has a background in boxing, wrestling and kickboxing.-MMA career:...
, a Korean fighter on a six fight win streak, would be replacing the injured Ole Laursen
Ole Laursen
Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen is a Danish welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and lightweight mixed martial artist, fighting out of Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand.-Biography:...
in the main event against Eduard Folayang
Eduard Folayang
and SEA GamesEduard Folayang is a Filipino mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner. He is the reigning welterweight champion of the Universal Reality Combat Championship , the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the Philippines and also a participant in Martial Combat in Singapore.Folayang...
.
Main card
- Lightweight bout:
Eduard FolayangEduard Folayangand SEA GamesEduard Folayang is a Filipino mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner. He is the reigning welterweight champion of the Universal Reality Combat Championship , the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the Philippines and also a participant in Martial Combat in Singapore.Folayang...
vs.
A Sol KwonA Sol KwonA Sol Kwon is a mixed martial artist from South Korea. He has a background in boxing, wrestling and kickboxing.-MMA career:...
- Folayang defeated Kwon via unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout:
Yoshiyuki YoshidaYoshiyuki Yoshidais a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...
vs.
Phil BaroniPhil BaroniPhilip George Baroni is an American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 14–14–0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he holds a record of 3–7–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4–2–0...
- Welterweight bout:
- Yoshida defeated Baroni via unanimous decision.
- Featherweight bout: Mitch ChilsonMitch ChilsonMitch Chilson is an Singaporian-American mixed martial artist.-MMA career:He has a professional MMA record of 2–1 and fought twice for Martial Combat, an ESPN Star Sports promotion in Singapore in 2010 winning both fights. His first fight was against Taiwanese fighter Zhang Jing Xong at Martial...
vs. Eric KellyEric Kelly (fighter)Eric Kelly is a Filipino mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner. He is the reigning featherweight champion of the Universal Reality Combat Championship , the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the Philippines.-MMA career:...
- Featherweight bout:
- Kelly defeated Chilson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:10 in round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Gregor GracieGregor GracieGregor Rangel , better known as Gregor Gracie, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He is a black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and son of the widow of Rolls Gracie and thus half-brother of Rolles Gracie Jr. and Igor Gracie. He was an ADCC participant,...
vs. Seok Mo Kim
- Welterweight bout:
- Gracie defeated Kim via unanimous decision.
- Lightweight bout:
Andy WangAndy WangAndrew P. Wang is a Taiwanese-American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. Wang received his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Egan Inoue and is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor at the Taiwan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Taipei...
vs. Zorobabel MoreiraZorobabel MoreiraZorobabel Moreira is a mixed martial artist from Brazil. He has a professional MMA record of 5-1. Moreira has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments in including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships...
- Lightweight bout:
- Moreira defeated Wang via TKO (punches) at 1:59 in round 2.
Under card
- 160lbs Catchweight bout:
Eddie NgEddie NgEddie Ng is a Hong Kong mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 4-1.-Biography:Ng grew up in Chester-le-Street in North East England but both his parents are from Hong Kong...
vs.
Yuan Chun Bo
- Ng defeated Bo via KO (punches) at 0:45 in round 1.
- Flyweight bout:
Radeem RahmanRadeem RahmanRadeem Rahman is the first ever professional mixed martial artist from Singapore. -Background:Rahman is a member of the Evolve MMA fight team and has stated he dreamed of being a professional fighter ever since he was a child...
vs.
Susovan Ghosh
- Flyweight bout:
- Rahman defeated Ghosh via TKO (punches) at 3:18 in round 1.
- Lightweight bout:
Vuyisile ColossaVuyisile ColossaVuyisile "The Cheetah" Colossa is a South African middleweight kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist. He represents and is currently residing in Hong Kong.-Biography and career:...
vs. Ma Xing Yu
- Lightweight bout:
- Colossa defeated Yu via TKO (strikes) at 0:49 in round 1.
- Bantamweight bout: Daniel MashamaiteDaniel MashamaiteDaniel "Black Diamond" Mashamaite is a kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist from Polokwane, South Africa. He is currently based in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.-Muay Thai:...
vs.
Yodsanan Sityodtong
- Bantamweight bout:
- Sityodtong defeated Mashamaite via TKO (knee) at 0:14 in round 2.
- Bantamweight bout: Soo Chul KimSoo Chul KimSoo Chul Kim is a mixed martial artist from Gangwondo province in South Korea.-MMA career:He has a professional MMA record of 4-1. At only 18 years of age, Kim made his professional MMA debut in a featherweight match-up against DEEP and Shooto veteran Yasuhiro Kanayama. He won by first round...
vs. Leandro IssaLeandro IssaLeandro Issa is a mixed martial artist from Brazil. He has a professional MMA record of 8-2. Issa has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships...
- Bantamweight bout:
- Issa defeated Kim via unanimous decision.