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Exclusive | ONE Championship will no longer conduct fight reviews, with competition committee disbanded, as Supergirl and Ekaterina Vandaryeva agree immediate rematch

  • Controversial ONE: Heavy Hitters split decision in Singapore won’t be sent for review, the Post understands
  • ‘I’m not a judge, but I know Muay Thai … Ekaterina easily won that fight, it was not even close,’ ONE boss Chatri says

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Supergirl’s arm is raised after winning a controversial split decision against Ekaterina Vandaryeva (right) at ONE: Heavy Hitters. Photos: David Ash/ONE Championship
Nicolas Atkin

ONE Championship will no longer conduct reviews of controversial fight results, a source has told the Post, with the Asian martial arts promotion’s competition committee disbanded.

Two high-profile fights went to review in 2021, with the committee – made up of 14 internal and external ONE officials, experts, former athletes and judges – voting to uphold Ham Seo-hee’s split decision victory over Denice Zamboanga, and Ok Rae-yoon’s lightweight title win against Christian Lee.

The possibility of another review arose on Friday night in Singapore, when Ekaterina Vandaryeva suffered a split decision loss to Supergirl at ONE: Heavy Hitters.

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The result was criticised by fans, as well as the organisation’s chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong – who still awarded Vandaryeva one of three US$50,000 performance bonuses on the night, despite her loss.

“Ekaterina easily won that fight, it was not even close,” Chatri told reporters in a post-event interview. “I just don’t know what the judges were seeing, what they were judging. She was one punch, one kick away from finishing Supergirl.

“I was super impressed. I just don’t see how she lost that fight, but I’m not a judge. We try to work with the best judges, but I know Muay Thai, and Ekaterina won that fight.”

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