ONE Championship co-founder Victor Cui departs company; will remain a ‘significant shareholder’
- Former CEO of Asian martial arts promotion takes up role as president of hometown club Edmonton Elks in Canadian Football League
- ONE chairman Chatri Sityodtong pays tribute to Cui, and extends ‘standing offer to return at any time’
ONE Championship co-founder Victor Cui has departed the Asian martial arts promotion.
Canadian-born Filipino Cui has taken up a role as president and CEO of his hometown club the Edmonton Elks in the Canadian Football League.
He will remain a “significant shareholder” in Singapore-based ONE, however, and has joined its board of advisers.
“My heart is filled with nostalgia and sadness to see him leave, but it is also filled with joy and happiness that he is going to chase another big dream,” ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong, who founded the company with Cui, wrote in a Facebook post.
“I am confident that Victor will succeed in his new role just as he has in all of his roles at ONE. Victor is an extraordinary leader with a heart of gold.”
Chatri said former ESPN Star Sports and PGA Tour senior executive Cui has a standing offer to return to at “any time in the future”, and will continue to help “help guide ONE”.