https://www.scmp.com/rss/501254/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sam Evans Sam Evans Feet pad on the mat as two Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors cautiously approach each other at the beginning of a face-off. The pair’s cotton gi robes rub together as they become embroiled in a grapple. There is a thud as one gets the upper hand, rolling their opponent to the ground. These sights and sounds became familiar to veterinarian Anthony Hollis over months of watching his sons’ classes at Espada Studio in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan neighbourhood. About five years ago, Hollis decided to go... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3329788/how-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-benefits-body-and-mind-and-martial-arts-rise-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3329788/how-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-benefits-body-and-mind-and-martial-arts-rise-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 03:00:10 +0000 A Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter based in Hong Kong hopes to take a step towards conquering the world this month as he targets gold in one of the sport’s four grand slam events. Rodrigo Caporal is heading to Kissimmee, Florida from March 19 to March 24 to compete at the Pan American Championship, the largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournament in the Americas. He and other local and international fighters from his Espada Studio gym will then turn their attention to the World Championship in Las... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3254072/brazilian-jiu-jitsu-team-carry-hong-kong-hopes-pan-american-championship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3254072/brazilian-jiu-jitsu-team-carry-hong-kong-hopes-pan-american-championship?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:00:17 +0000 Chef Nathan Green of Rex Wine & Grill, in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood, and Kilo, in Tsim Sha Tsui, will be swapping his chef whites for rash guards to compete in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu prize challenge on December 11. According to Green, the ultra heavyweight fight is a friendly one. “My opponent Ollie [lawyer Oliver Welch] is my friend. Originally this was supposed to be a fight between two purple belts around the same age and weight class, but he just got promoted to brown belt two months... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3244011/how-one-hong-kong-chef-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-was-not-just-about-getting-fit-finding-support-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3244011/how-one-hong-kong-chef-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-was-not-just-about-getting-fit-finding-support-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Dec 2023 03:15:15 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. ONE Championship returns to action in Bangkok this weekend, but first all 20 fighters on the card had to weigh in on Thursday night in Bangkok. All eyes were on Jonathan Haggerty and Fabricio Andrade at the host Best Western Plus Wanda Grand Hotel, as they looked to make the ONE Fight Night 16 main event official. The vacant ONE... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3240130/one-championship-fight-night-16-official-weigh-ins-and-hydration-test-results-and-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3240130/one-championship-fight-night-16-official-weigh-ins-and-hydration-test-results-and-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:50:14 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. On the back of a dramatic return to Singapore, ONE Championship made a quick turnaround and got back to action at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. There were two titles on the line on Saturday morning at ONE Fight Night 15, with an interim featherweight MMA champion being crowned in the main event. ONE: fans question Tawanchai win,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3237138/one-championship-fight-night-15-results-updates-and-highlights-thanh-le-faces-ilya-freymanov?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3237138/one-championship-fight-night-15-results-updates-and-highlights-thanh-le-faces-ilya-freymanov?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:59:25 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Mikey Musumeci – and ONE Championship fans – were left bemused after he failed hydration twice for Saturday’s openweight grappling match against Shinya Aoki. ONE’s flyweight submission grappling champion returned for a third time during the three-hour testing window on Thursday night in Bangkok to eventually pass. “Darth Rigatoni” weighed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3236983/one-championship-fight-night-15-weigh-ins-mikey-musumeci-says-crazy-he-fails-hydration-twice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3236983/one-championship-fight-night-15-weigh-ins-mikey-musumeci-says-crazy-he-fails-hydration-twice?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:45:31 +0000 ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has confirmed the return of numbered events, starting with ONE 165 in Qatar. Chatri revealed the news in a simple statement posted to Facebook, though no date was given for the event, which is expected to be held in the capital Doha in either November or December. He had mentioned a “big event in the Middle East in Q4” in a wide-ranging interview with the Post on Wednesday. The card is set to become one of the most stacked in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3234831/one-championship-165-qatar-will-have-five-title-fights-ceo-chatri-sityodtong-confirms-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3234831/one-championship-165-qatar-will-have-five-title-fights-ceo-chatri-sityodtong-confirms-return?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Sep 2023 04:26:24 +0000 ONE Championship returned to action at Lumpinee Stadium on Saturday morning in Bangkok, Thailand, with two title fights headlining a stacked card. Chingiz Allazov successfully defended his ONE featherweight kickboxing title against longtime rival Marat Grigorian in a thrilling main event, earning a unanimous decision from the judges. In the ONE Fight Night 13 co-main, strawweight MMA champion Jarred Brooks did his best as he stepped out of his comfort zone to challenge flyweight submission... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3230074/one-championship-fight-night-13-live-results-and-highlights-chingiz-allazov-vs-marat-grigorian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3230074/one-championship-fight-night-13-live-results-and-highlights-chingiz-allazov-vs-marat-grigorian?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Aug 2023 00:02:07 +0000 ONE Championship has made a big late shake-up to its Fight Night 13 card in Bangkok this weekend, with three new bouts added. Tye Ruotolo will face lightweight MMA contender Dagi Arslanaliev in a catchweight submission grappling match at Lumpinee Stadium, the promotion announced on Tuesday. Turkey’s Arslanaliev has not competed since December 2021, when he scored a third-round TKO against Timofey Nastyukhin in a Fight of the Year contender. In another change, Supergirl Jaroonsak will now fight... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3229621/one-championship-makes-late-shake-fight-night-13-card-three-new-bouts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3229621/one-championship-makes-late-shake-fight-night-13-card-three-new-bouts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:18:53 +0000 There was plenty of drama as usual at Thursday’s ONE Championship Fight Night 12 weigh-ins and hydration tests. The biggest takeaway, though, was Superlek missing weight, and potentially putting Saturday’s Muay Thai main event at Lumpinee Stadium against Tagir Khalilov in danger. ONE’s flyweight kickboxing champion was left attempting to negotiate a catchweight with his opponent, as were Walter Goncalves and Yuya Wakamatsu, who also missed weight having passed hydration. Here is how all the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3227605/one-championship-live-weigh-ins-hydration-test-results-fight-night-12-athletes-step-scale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3227605/one-championship-live-weigh-ins-hydration-test-results-fight-night-12-athletes-step-scale?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:59:42 +0000 It’s the MMA (not so) super fight everyone is itching to see – billionaire tech giants Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk squaring off in the cage. UFC president Dana White is keen to stage the fight, and said he already has a date in mind for an extravaganza he thinks could smash pay-per-view records and bring in US$1 billion. But after recently training with Zuckerberg, ONE Championship flyweight submission grappling champ Mikey Musumeci has backed the Meta CEO and chairman to submit his rival if... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3227466/one-championships-mikey-musumeci-backing-strong-mark-zuckerberg-beat-elon-musk-after-coaching-meta?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3227466/one-championships-mikey-musumeci-backing-strong-mark-zuckerberg-beat-elon-musk-after-coaching-meta?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:30:09 +0000 ONE Championship will return to Singapore on September 30, in what will be its first event outside Bangkok since May. The promotion’s CEO and chairman Chatri Sityodtong confirmed the date to the Post on Sunday, and said September 2’s ONE Fight Night 14 card had been moved back by four weeks. Before the date change, the September 2 card was slated to be headlined by an interim atomweight MMA title fight between Stamp Fairtex and Ham Seo-hee. October 7’s ONE Fight Night 15 card will also remain in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3227064/one-championship-returning-singapore-september-30-absolute-fire-card?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3227064/one-championship-returning-singapore-september-30-absolute-fire-card?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jul 2023 05:17:20 +0000 Kade Ruotolo really is taking his transition to mixed martial arts seriously. ONE Championship’s lightweight submission grappling champ retained his title with a unanimous decision over Norwegian rival Tommy Langaker last Saturday in Bangkok. But the 20-year-old American’s thoughts quickly turned to the next chapter – namely his MMA debut in the martial arts promotion. “I haven’t signed anything so I can’t give an exact date but 100 per cent by the end of the year. I’m not going to let this year... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223867/one-championship-kade-ruotolo-trains-striking-superbon-working-ufcs-cub-swanson-mma-switch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223867/one-championship-kade-ruotolo-trains-striking-superbon-working-ufcs-cub-swanson-mma-switch?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:27:32 +0000 ONE Championship returned to action on Saturday morning at Bangkok’s famed Lumpinee Stadium for another stacked card, and there were several stunning finishes – not least from Superbon Singha Mawynn. Two title bouts headlined ONE Fight Night 11 in Thailand, with Regian Eersel up in the main event now as he defended hi8s lightweight Muay Thai title in incredible fashion against Russian newcomer Dmitry Menshikov. The Dutch-Surinamese fighter needed just 46 seconds to stop former Glory standout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223625/one-championship-fight-night-11-live-results-and-highlights-superbon-returns-two-title-bouts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223625/one-championship-fight-night-11-live-results-and-highlights-superbon-returns-two-title-bouts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2023 23:04:40 +0000 It was a night of high drama at Thursday’s ONE Championship weigh-ins, as Superbon passed hydration with seconds to go in Bangkok, Thailand. The former featherweight kickboxing champ hit his mark on his third attempt, and promptly made weight to make his title eliminator with Tayfun Ozcan official. Martine Michieletto and Nieky Holzken were not so fortunate, with both failing late hydration attempts as the clock ticked down. Ambet Kitchen passed hydration at a similarly late juncture, but was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223440/one-championship-live-weigh-hydration-test-results-fight-night-11-athletes-step-scales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223440/one-championship-live-weigh-hydration-test-results-fight-night-11-athletes-step-scales?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:56:22 +0000 ONE Championship flyweight submission grappling king Mikey Musumeci has taken aim at jiu jitsu’s steroid abusers, as he praised his promotion for helping to clean up the sport. The 26-year-old American recently defended his title with a submission win via rear-naked choke against Osamah Almarwai at ONE Fight Night 10 in Denver, Colorado – the Singapore-based martial arts organisation’s debut on US soil. In an Instagram post on Monday, Musumeci shared a notification from ONE that his latest... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3221576/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-blasts-jiu-jitsus-steroid-users-you-dont-need-inject-needle-your?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3221576/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-blasts-jiu-jitsus-steroid-users-you-dont-need-inject-needle-your?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 May 2023 12:15:22 +0000 ONE Championship could not have envisioned a more perfect debut event on US soil. Friday night’s spectacular ONE Fight Night 10 event, which was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in the US, delivered in every way possible, with show-stopping knockouts, shock upsets, star-making performances, and a finish that sent the raucous crowd at Denver, Colorado’s 1stBank Centre home happy. Having flirted with the idea of retirement during fight week, Demetrious Johnson retained his flyweight MMA title with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3219636/one-championships-us-debut-worth-wait-demetrious-johnson-caps-perfect-card-denver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3219636/one-championships-us-debut-worth-wait-demetrious-johnson-caps-perfect-card-denver?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 May 2023 12:02:14 +0000 Demetrious Johnson signalled he was ready to put an end to his ONE Championship rivalry with Adriano Moraes as he soaked up the raucous atmosphere at Thursday’s ONE Fight night 10 ceremonial weigh-ins and face offs in Denver, Colorado. The two flyweight mixed martial artists have met twice before, scoring a highlight-reel knockout win apiece. They will meet for a third time in Friday’s main event, with Johnson’s coveted gold belt on the line. It will most likely be the last time they collide in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3219460/one-championship-demetrious-johnson-fired-raucous-denver-face-offs-vowing-tomorrow-we-finish-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3219460/one-championship-demetrious-johnson-fired-raucous-denver-face-offs-vowing-tomorrow-we-finish-it?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 May 2023 04:16:06 +0000 ONE Championship submission grappling star Tye Ruotolo has unfinished business with Gordon Ryan. The two Brazilian jiu jitsu black belts, both Americans, have been linked to a bout for some time, but have yet to meet on the mats. Ruotolo, 20, is hoping that will finally soon – once he has packed on enough muscle to compete with his heavier rival. “My goal in jiu jitsu is to be the best of all time, no matter what, no matter the size of my opponent, and to do that naturally without steroids,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3219316/one-championship-tye-ruotolo-hopes-win-over-reinier-de-ridder-will-set-bout-last-boss-gordon-ryan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3219316/one-championship-tye-ruotolo-hopes-win-over-reinier-de-ridder-will-set-bout-last-boss-gordon-ryan?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 May 2023 20:47:21 +0000 ONE Championship lightweight Muay Thai king Regian Eersel will defend his title against newcomer Dmitry Menshikov in the Fight Night 11 main event, a source has told the Post. The June 10 event – which will be broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service in the US and Canada – will be hosted at Bangkok, Thailand’s famed Lumpinee Stadium. Eersel, also the promotion’s lightweight kickboxing champ, is undefeated in ONE, and is riding back-to-back victories over Sinsamut Klinmee. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3218086/one-championship-regian-eersel-face-dmitry-menshikov-fight-night-11-main-event-superbon-returns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3218086/one-championship-regian-eersel-face-dmitry-menshikov-fight-night-11-main-event-superbon-returns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Apr 2023 01:59:27 +0000 Mikey Musumeci and Osamah Almarwai are both determined to entertain fans in their coming ONE Championship grappling title fight. Musumeci, the promotion’s reigning flyweight champion, will attempt to defend his belt against Yemen’s Almarwai at ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5 in Denver, Colorado – the promotion’s debut on US soil. The 26-year-old American always feels a responsibility to make his matches exciting, but feels more onus to entertain than ever ahead of ONE’s first event in his home... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3217181/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-admits-jiu-jitsu-can-be-boring-feels-huge-responsibility-entertain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3217181/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-admits-jiu-jitsu-can-be-boring-feels-huge-responsibility-entertain?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:15:08 +0000 Kade Ruotolo will defend his lightweight grappling belt against Tommy Langaker at ONE Championship Fight Night 11, with CEO Chatri Sityodtong teasing the return of former kickboxing king Superbon – possibly for the same card. ONE officials confirmed the booking to the Post following a report from combat sports news website MMA Mania. It is the first bout to be added to the June 9 event, which will take place at Bangkok, Thailand’s famed Lumpinee Stadium, per the promotion’s official... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3216264/one-championship-superbon-return-works-kade-ruotolo-vs-tommy-langaker-grappling-title-fight-set?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3216264/one-championship-superbon-return-works-kade-ruotolo-vs-tommy-langaker-grappling-title-fight-set?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Apr 2023 02:10:30 +0000 Itsuki Hirata silenced her doubters on Thursday night, passing her pre-fight hydration test and making weight for her Saturday clash with Ham Seo-hee on the first try. The two atomweights are set to collide at the ONE Championship Fight Night 8 event in Singapore. It is their second attempt at meeting in the Circle after a planned November fight was derailed when Hirata failed to pass three hydration tests, and Ham declined an offer to meet at a catchweight. But there were no issues this time,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3214616/one-championship-fight-night-8-live-weigh-and-hydration-test-results-all-eyes-itsuki-hirata?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3214616/one-championship-fight-night-8-live-weigh-and-hydration-test-results-all-eyes-itsuki-hirata?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:41:21 +0000 ONE Championship has shaken up the submission grappling industry by offering athletes an international platform and unprecedented paydays. But the promotion has yet to crown a champion in either of its women’s divisions, and it would be great to see that change in the coming months. ONE, which also features MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts, promoted its first submission grappling contest in 2017, when Garry Tonon defeated Shinya Aoki with a heel hook. However the promotion did not make the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3213187/one-championship-has-shaken-submission-grappling-industry-womens-title-should-be-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3213187/one-championship-has-shaken-submission-grappling-industry-womens-title-should-be-next?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Mar 2023 07:30:27 +0000 Fabricio Andrade had promised “one more surprise” for John Lineker at Friday’s ONE Fight Night 7 ceremonial weigh-ins, and he duly delivered. The 25-year-old “Wonder Boy” (8-2, 1 No Contest) handed Lineker a steel cup when they faced off on stage at the 137 Pillars Suites and Residences Bangkok, drawing a smile from his fellow Brazilian. Saturday’s Lumpinee Stadium rematch for ONE Championship’s bantamweight MMA title comes with plenty of spice, after October’s clash between the two men ended in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3211424/one-championship-fabricio-andrade-hands-john-lineker-steel-cup-fight-night-7-face-offs-bangkok?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3211424/one-championship-fabricio-andrade-hands-john-lineker-steel-cup-fight-night-7-face-offs-bangkok?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:38:13 +0000 Every fighter on the ONE Championship Fight Night 7 bill passed their pre-fight weight and hydration checks on Thursday, including headliner John Lineker, who had plenty of doubters as he stepped onto the scale. Lineker was the second fighter to the testing stage, and passed both his hydration and weight checks on the first try. It was a major statement from the Brazilian, who was stripped of the ONE bantamweight MMA title after he missed weight for a fight with Fabricio Andrade last... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3211300/one-championship-fight-night-7-live-weight-and-hydration-test-results?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3211300/one-championship-fight-night-7-live-weight-and-hydration-test-results?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:51:08 +0000 Mikey Musumeci’s next title defence will occur on home soil. The American, ONE Championship’s inaugural flyweight submission grappling champ, is set to defend his belt against Saudi Arabia’s Osamah Almarwai at ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5 in Denver, which will be the promotion’s first event in the United States. ONE revealed the submission grappling title fight on social media on Tuesday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ONE Championship... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3210242/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-defend-submission-grappling-title-vs-osamah-almarwai-us-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3210242/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-defend-submission-grappling-title-vs-osamah-almarwai-us-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:05:40 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. ONE Championship’s slew of major fight announcements continued on Monday night. After CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed three Muay Thai and kickboxing title bout, the promotion also made a submission grappling super fight official. Middleweight MMA champion Reinier de Ridder will face Tye Ruotolo at Fight Night 10 – ONE’s on-ground US debut in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3209358/one-championship-reinier-de-ridder-face-tye-ruotolo-submission-grappling-super-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/grappling/article/3209358/one-championship-reinier-de-ridder-face-tye-ruotolo-submission-grappling-super-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:32:55 +0000 The doctor who tended to Gantumur Bayanduuren’s horrific injuries sustained in a leg lock from Mikey Musumeci said they were reminiscent of a motorcycle accident, according to ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong. The Post revealed on Tuesday that the 26-year-old Mongolian tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee, and suffered a broken ankle, after refusing to tap to an eight-minute leg lock attempt from flyweight submission grappling champ Musumeci at the ONE Fight Night 6 card in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3207243/one-championship-gantumur-bayanduurens-leg-injury-motorcycle-accident-says-doctor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3207243/one-championship-gantumur-bayanduurens-leg-injury-motorcycle-accident-says-doctor?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:20:19 +0000 ONE Championship submission grappling star Mikey Musumeci left his latest opponent with serious injuries, despite failing to get the tap. The Singapore-based American, the promotion’s reigning flyweight champ, met Mongolian sambo specialist Gantumur Bayanduuren in a 10-minute match at Saturday’s ONE Fight Night 6 event in Bangkok, Thailand. He spent most of that time attacking a leg lock, and seemed to be on the verge of a submission victory at several points as his foe’s knee bent at nauseating... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3207049/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-felt-his-title-challengers-knee-rip-cardboard-bangkok-leg-lock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3207049/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-felt-his-title-challengers-knee-rip-cardboard-bangkok-leg-lock?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jan 2023 02:02:31 +0000 ONE Championship on Prime Video 3 ended with a whimper, with Saturday’s main event in Kuala Lumpur called off. John Lineker was unable to continue after being hit with an accidental low blow in the third round of a fight that Fabricio Andrade was comfortably winning. Former bantamweight MMA champ Lineker would not have been able to win back the title after losing it on the scale, having missed weight on Thursday. From near finish to no contest 😬#ONEonPrimeVideo3 #ONEChampionship 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Watch... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3196865/one-championship-prime-video-3-live-stream-results-fabricio-andrade-bids-win-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3196865/one-championship-prime-video-3-live-stream-results-fabricio-andrade-bids-win-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Oct 2022 00:30:38 +0000 ONE Championship will soon crown its first submission grappling champion. On Tuesday evening, the Asian martial arts promotion’s Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed that flyweight grappling stars Mikey Musumeci and Cleber Sousa will meet on September 30, with a world title on the line. The title bout will land on ONE’s second broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. BREAKING NEWS: It’s official! ONE will feature its first-ever world championship title match in submission... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3189199/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-and-cleber?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3189199/one-championship-mikey-musumeci-and-cleber?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:13:03 +0000 It’s fair to say Alex Schild is the mastermind behind Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA, the new gym changing the game in the Southeast Asian fighting haven of Phuket. Not that he would let you give him all the credit. It was in September 2020, amid another wave of Covid-19 restrictions in Thailand, that Schild brought together his best friends and fellow coaches at Tiger Muay Thai – Frank and George Hickman, and Andrew Wood. Having spent years turning Tiger into the premier facility along Chalong’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3183900/bangtao-mma-coach-alex-schild-open-one?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3183900/bangtao-mma-coach-alex-schild-open-one?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:03:03 +0000 Fresh off their incredible submission grappling victories at ONE Championship 157 on Friday night, the Ruotolo twins are already targeting MMA debuts. Kade Ruotolo was first up at Singapore Indoor Stadium, dominating Japanese veteran Shinya Aoki for a decision. His brother Tye then upped the ante, tapping out the legendary Garry Tonon with a D’Arce choke in under two minutes to steal the show. Tye also picked up a US$50,000 performance bonus, which the 19-year-old said the Hawaii-born,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3178630/one-championship-157-tye-ruotolo-wants-garry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3178630/one-championship-157-tye-ruotolo-wants-garry?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 May 2022 06:50:07 +0000 ONE Championship has strengthened its commitment to submission grappling by bringing on a new executive and signing a trio of decorated athletes. On Tuesday, the Asian martial arts promotion revealed the appointment of Brazilian jiu jitsu legend Leo Vieira as its new vice-president of grappling. And on Wednesday, it officially added three new grapplers to its roster – Brazil’s Renato Canuto and Tainan Dalpra, and Jessa Khan of the United States. View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3177384/one-championship-appoints-bjj-legend-leo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3177384/one-championship-appoints-bjj-legend-leo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 May 2022 16:57:02 +0000 Andre Galvao, one of the most accomplished submission grapplers in history, is just over a week out from his ONE Championship debut – and he plans on making an entrance. The 39-year-old Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt will take his first steps into the ONE Circle at ONE X on March 26 in Singapore, where he will meet two-division MMA champion Reinier de Ridder in a 12-minute, submission-only grappling match. “It’s a great pleasure for me to represent ONE Championship,” the five-time IBJJF world... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3170909/one-championship-andre-galvao-plans-make?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3170909/one-championship-andre-galvao-plans-make?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:25:06 +0000 As he prepares for his long-awaited switch to MMA, Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida couldn’t ask for a better teacher. The 13-time BJJ world champ Buchecha signed with ONE Championship last week, bolstering its heavyweight division after coming on board with Dominance MMA Management CEO Ali Abdelaziz, who has struck up a partnership with the Asian martial arts organisation. And ahead of the move, the 30-year-old black belt has been with American Kick-boxing Academy in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3096119/one-championships-marcus-buchecha-learning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3096119/one-championships-marcus-buchecha-learning?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Aug 2020 06:46:17 +0000 From the moment Robert Degle set foot in Singapore last November to corner a friend’s MMA fight, the elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) coach already knew he would be back. In some ways, the southeast Asian island city state is similar to the ever-evolving grappling-based martial art. “It’s an organised, efficient place that clearly values innovation. To say I enjoyed my experience there would be an understatement – I’ve visited 12 countries on three continents and still my favourite has been... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3081364/danaher-death-squad-disciple-robert-degle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3081364/danaher-death-squad-disciple-robert-degle?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:33:24 +0000 MMA legend Renzo Gracie has threatened to choke out Emmanuel Macron, and called the French president’s wife Brigitte a “dragon” in an angry outburst on social media. Now Brazil’s tourism chief, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu icon – a member of the discipline’s founding family – hit back over criticism from the French government of his country’s reaction to the Amazon wildfires. Macron had called the blazes an “international crisis” that needed to be on the agenda for discussion at the G7 summit. “The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3025503/mma-legend-renzo-gracie-threatens-choke?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3025503/mma-legend-renzo-gracie-threatens-choke?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:34:11 +0000 Hong Kong black belt Viking Wong will be leading the charge for his city at the Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championships in Mongolia next month, with the team heading off this weekend. Leaders Tesa Ho – Hong Kong’s first female black belt – and North Hui will take charge of the team featuring Wong, Ken Man, Tong Wai-yin, Vincent Sit, Ken To, Leung King-pong and Isabela Li. “With everyone having a full-time job we hope to lead by example, showing young aspiring local athletes you can have a career and do... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/other-martial-arts/article/3016458/hong-kong-jiu-jitsu-team-going-gold-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/other-martial-arts/article/3016458/hong-kong-jiu-jitsu-team-going-gold-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:39:39 +0000