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ONE Championship: Itsuki Hirata eyes Samurai return after long-awaited Japan breakthrough
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (895+ words) Japanese atomweight wants August comeback after submitting Ritu Phogat and ending painful run on home soil PUBLISHED: 12 May 2026 at 18: 58 Itsuki Hirata is not getting carried away by one win " and nor should she. But after everything the Japanese atomweight has…...
ONE Championship: Chihiro Sawada warns Zamboanga "wherever, whenever" after earning title shot
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (680+ words) Japanese contender lands a 4. 5 million yen bonus from CEO Chatri " and a crack at atomweight MMA gold after first-round armbar of Ayaka Miura at ONE Samurai 1 PUBLISHED: 12 May 2026 at 14: 19 Chihiro Sawada has spent the past three years quietly going about…...
ONE Championship: Rodtang's Takeru TKO loss could be "making of him', nutritionist says
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1868+ words) Peter Miller says Thai superstar accepted he "didn't train properly' after legal turmoil and disrupted build-up to Tokyo rematch PUBLISHED: 8 May 2026 at 11: 07 Rodtang Jitmuangnon's nutritionist believes the Thai superstar's crushing defeat by Takeru Segawa could prove to be "the making…...
Bangkok Post - ONE Championship: Marat Grigorian likely next for Liu Mengyang after failed late talks, source says
1+ week, 16+ min ago (687+ words) Promotion tried to make fight following Superbon injury withdrawal, but Chinese contender will first face Gabriel Pereira on May 22 PUBLISHED: 7 May 2026 at 13: 39 ONE Championship tried to make Liu Mengyang vs Marat Grigorian for The Inner Circle after Superbon withdrew through…...
ONE Championship: Chatri keeps Noiri-Anpo rematch waiting as Samurai rivals set August returns
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (700+ words) Japanese featherweight kickboxers will feature in separate bouts at ONE Samurai 2 before possible grudge rematch later this year PUBLISHED: 6 May 2026 at 17: 08 Masaaki Noiri and Rukiya Anpo are on a collision course in ONE Championship " but their long-awaited rematch will have…...
ONE Championship: Shimon Yoshinari targets top five, hails "tough" Johan Ghazali after contract win
1+ week, 1+ day ago (892+ words) Japanese 21-year-old earns 4. 5 million yen bonus and full-time contract after surviving knockdown against Malaysian teen star in Tokyo PUBLISHED: 5 May 2026 at 16: 26 Shimon Yoshinari finally has his ONE Championship contract " but the Japanese 21-year-old was in no mood to call it…...
Bangkok Post - Mothers wish to end their sons" street fights with regulated bout
1+ week, 2+ day ago (250+ words) Match was mothers'brokered attempt to end months of street brawls between their two 20'year'olds PUBLISHED: 4 May 2026 at 13: 57 SONGKHLA " Two mothers settled a months'long street feud between their 20'year'old sons by arranging a regulated boxing match in Hat Yai district of…...
ONE Championship: Elbrus Osmanov finally earns US$100, 000 contract, calls out Yuki Yoza
1+ week, 5+ day ago (913+ words) Dagestani "Samurai" scores three knockdowns against fighter formerly known as Kulabdam, then casts eye towards Japan rematch with only man to beat him PUBLISHED: 2 May 2026 at 09: 54 Elbrus Osmanov finally has his ONE Championship contract " and now wants the only man…...
ONE Championship: Jonathan Haggerty limps out of Tokyo with belt and doubters silenced
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1164+ words) British champion overcomes underdog tag and Yuki Yoza's famed calf kicks at ONE Samurai 1, with Muay Thai title and MMA ambitions now in play PUBLISHED: 1 May 2026 at 22: 13 Jonathan Haggerty left Tokyo limping, his left leg wrapped and the damage from…...
ONE Championship: Takeru gets fairy-tale ending after shattering Rodtang aura in Tokyo
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1151+ words) Japanese icon retires with interim title after stopping "The Iron Man" in emotional ONE Samurai 1 main event at Ariake Arena PUBLISHED: 30 Apr 2026 at 21: 20 Takeru Segawa walked back up the ramp at Ariake Arena, placed the ONE Championship belt on the…...