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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11056455" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="adriano-moraes">Adriano Moraes</keyword> knocked <keyword id="8445085" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Demetrious-Johnson">Demetrious Johnson</keyword> out with a knee to the face.</li><li>It went down at <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword>'s big card on TNT - US cable TV.</li><li><keyword id="3838313" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eddie-Alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</keyword> was disqualified earlier in the event, and <keyword id="11056758" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rodtang">Rodtang</keyword> scored another win.</li></ul>Wild violence marked <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a>'s coming out party on US cable Wednesday as Muay Thai expert Rodtang walked through punches to score a win, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/eddie-alvarez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eddie Alvarez</a> was disqualified, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/demetrious-johnson-is-greatest-ever-mma-fighter-says-chatri-sityodtong-2020-4">Demetrious Johnson</a> was KO'd with a knee.<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chatri-sityodtong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chatri Sityodtong</a>, the One CEO, told Insider earlier this week that April was set to be the biggest month in his company's history as he looks to increase visibility for his Singapore-based promotion in the US.Had the Kallang event taken place in the US, the results would have been different, but given its location, a different set of rules, which permitted strikes to the head of a downed opponent, applied.This benefited One's flyweight champion Adriano Moraes who cracked Johnson's skull with his kneecap while the American was in a downed position in the second round of a vicious 135-pound headlining fight.Johnson was one of the most dominant athletes in all <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> throughout the 2010s because of a lengthy rule over the UFC's flyweight division.He moved to One two years ago, beat three of Sityodtong's 135-pounders, and won the company's flyweight Grand Prix to set up a high-stakes fight with Moraes.The tough Brazilian grappler asserted his authority over Johnson in the opening round of their fight, dropped him with strikes in the second, before throwing the knee.The legal strike - a short but crisp left knee that Moraes lifted from close-range - sent Johnson crashing backward, prompting the referee to intervene quickly.It was all over.Moraes had beaten a legend in a decisive fashion, and became the first person to finish Johnson.Watch it right here:Earlier in the night, <a href="https://www.insider.com/eddie-alvarez-hellbent-on-adding-one-championship-to-honors-roll-2021-3">Eddie Alvarez's campaign for a One Championship title shot</a> took a strange turn when the star American fighter was issued a red card for strikes to the back of the head.Alvarez had been performing well against Iuri Lapicus, scoring a takedown early in the first round, before wailing strikes on his 170-pound lightweight opponent.The referee adjudged shots at the end of a sequence to have been illegal and called an end to the bout.Lapicus won via disqualification and Alvarez was sent home with a second loss in three One Championship appearances to date.Watch the controversy here:Lapicus was taken to hospital after the fight but Sityodtong said he's in "stable condition," according to <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> Fighting reporter Damon Martin.It is currently unclear where Alvarez will go next. Sityodtong had previously told Insider that <a href="https://www.insider.com/eddie-alvarez-quest-for-one-championships-title-restarts-wednesday-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvarez was two wins away from challenging for the One Championship title</a>, which currently belongs to Christian Lee.The company's president told us Alvarez would need to beat Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev, nicknamed "Dagi," before he could get to Lee. That could be a bout that materializes should a rematch with Lapicus fail to transpire.Elsewhere on the One card, Rodtang added another win to his record as the Thai boxer outpointed Daniel Williams.Watch Rodtang floor Williams with a left hook here:One Championship returns to TNT, cable TV in the US, on Wednesday, April 14 for another event.Christian Lee defends his title against Timofey Nastyukhin in the main event of a six-bout card at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Demetrious Johnson was KO'd with a knee as wild violence marked One Championship's breakout US cable show

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11056455" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="adriano-moraes">Adriano Moraes</keyword> is determined to be the first fighter to finish <keyword id="8445085" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Demetrious-Johnson">Demetrious Johnson</keyword>.</li><li>The two <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> fighters headline the company's first <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> event on TNT - US cable TV.</li><li>One boss <keyword id="3492993" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="chatri-sityodtong">Chatri Sityodtong</keyword> hopes his firm separates itself from others in America's MMA landscape.</li></ul>Adriano Moraes is "hellbent on finishing" the all-time great American fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/demetrious-johnson-is-greatest-ever-mma-fighter-says-chatri-sityodtong-2020-4">Demetrious Johnson.</a>That's according to <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship">One Championship</a> boss Chatri Sityodtong, who booked the 135-pound flyweight championship bout between his titleholder Moraes and his Grand Prix winner Johnson, for Wednesday, April 7.The high-stakes match headlines One Championship's debut on the TNT network in the US, which Sityodtong hopes will usher in a new era of increased visibility for the Singapore-based MMA firm.Johnson, a former UFC 125-pound flyweight champion, has fought three times since leaving the Las Vegas-headquartered combat <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> promotion, earning a guillotine choke submission and two decision wins in One.His midweek fight against Moraes is arguably his toughest One challenge yet. The Brazilian grappler has beaten every opponent he has faced since a split decision loss on his One debut in 2013."I had dinner with D.J. in Singapore, and he said since joining One Championship he has had the toughest fights of his career, just because the level of competition here is so high and he was blown away by how difficult his fights were," Sityodtong told Insider on Monday.Johnson finished Yuya Wakamatsu in the second round of the flyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal in March 2019, labored to a win over Tatsumitsu Wada in the semifinal, and comfortably beat Danny Kingad in the final that same year."He was in danger in a couple of his fights which he never experienced in his prior organization [the UFC]," Sityodtong said."It's a very big moment [on Wednesday] because if D.J. wins he solidifies his name as the GOAT."But people are sleeping on Adriano - he's no slouch," said Sityodtong.Moraes reigned as One's flyweight champion for 435 days from September 2014 before he became unstuck against Kairat Akhmetov in November 2015.Moraes got a revenge win over the same fighter two years later, before losing the belt for a second time in 2018 against Geje Eustaquio. He then beat Eustaquio in an immediate rematch in January 2019.He has not fought since then, but Sityodtong highlighted his champion's ground game and physical attributes as potential causes of concern for Johnson."Moraes is a very high-level Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, and I think he's 5-foot-9 or 5-foot-10 so he's very tall for his weight class. He's going to look huge next to Demetrious Johnson."He has an incredible life story going from an orphan to a world champion, and he's the nicest guy."Sityodtong said: "I'm a big fan of his, and of D.J.'s. It'll be hard watching them fight because I love them both."Adriano's never been this way before a fight, though. I've never heard him say he's going to hurt somebody but he is really hellbent on finishing D.J."He wants to be the first person to finish D.J. and he's got his mind set on it."<h2>The One on TNT 1 event begins a new era for Sityodtong's promotion</h2><div type="image" title="Demetrious Johnson and Chatri Sityodtong" height="962" width="1283" msid="81934884" hostid="261"></div>One Championship announced a new broadcast deal with Turner Sports, a subsidiary of AT&amp;T's WarnerMedia, earlier this year.Turner Sports has a vast portfolio of properties including NBA on TNT, Major League Baseball on TBS, the NCAA men's basketball championship, UEFA Champions League soccer, and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).One Championship's deal with Turner Sports showcases four events every Wednesday in April beginning April 7, broadcasting at 10 p.m. EST with an AEW lead-in.In a statement sent to Insider at the time the deal was announced, Turner Sports EVP Tina Shah said: "Our partnership [with One Championship] elevates the exposure for its top martial arts events in the US."This multi-faceted approach combines two leading platforms in Bleacher Report and TNT as we further expand the reach of these premier events and drive additional engagement with a broader audience."While the UFC focuses solely on an elite MMA offering, Sityodtong hopes fight fans will also be drawn to his company as he promotes multiple disciplines including MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, submission grappling, and even <a href="https://www.insider.com/one-championship-would-love-to-recruit-headbutt-expert-dave-leduc-2020-4">the Burmese discipline of Lethwei.</a>The April 7 event features big-name American MMA fighters Johnson and <a href="https://www.insider.com/eddie-alvarez-hellbent-on-adding-one-championship-to-honors-roll-2021-3">Eddie Alvarez</a> in separate fights, but also has One Championship's flyweight Muay Thai king Rodtang Jitmuangnon on the main fight card.Sityodtong told us that the One Championship partnership with TNT is up for renewal later this year, but added that "both sides are leaning in heavily" on the April offerings."This is a really exciting moment because every Wednesday fans in America can see our unique brand of martial arts is completely different to anything else in the US right now."

Adriano Moraes is 'hellbent' on finishing America's all-time great fighter Demetrious Johnson, One Championship boss says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12107765" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="demetrious-johnson" source="Orion">Demetrious Johnson</keyword> choked <keyword id="12107766" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rodtang" source="Orion">Rodtang</keyword> in <keyword id="12107768" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="one-championship" source="Orion">One Championship</keyword>'s landmark event.</li><li>The bout had great significance as it brought together an <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> legend and a Muay Thai icon.</li></ul>American fighting legend <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/demetrious-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Demetrious Johnson</a> sent Muay Thai expert <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/rodtang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rodtang</a> to sleep in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> rules round of a crossover bout Friday.Both fighters are experts in their chosen disciplines and were brought together by One Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong for a special rules contest that swung between MMA and Muay Thai rulesets for each round.It took place March 26 at a combat <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword> festival One X inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, and brought together many big-name fighters in One's roster as the company celebrated its 10-year anniversary.Rodtang is renowned for his striking prowess and ability to absorb punishing blows as if they were nothing, thanks to hundreds of Muay Thai fights aged 24.It was little surprise therefore to see him assert an authority in the opening round when the fighters needed to adhere to Muay Thai rules.Johnson, though, survived and, in round two, was allowed to add ground game to the stand-up as MMA moves were permitted.And so when Rodtang threw a kick, Johnson saw an opportunity to shoot for a takedown, secure his opponent's back, and worked a rear-naked choke.As Rodtang refused to tap, Johnson sent him to sleep and released his grip when the fighter was unconscious.After regaining his senses, Rodtang and Johnson embraced each other.<div type="image" title="Rodtang and Demetrious Johnson embraced each other after their fight." height="1000" width="1500" msid="90480112" hostid="261"></div>Elsewhere in the grand finale section of the event, Adriano Moraes submitted Yuya Wakamatsu with a guillotine choke to retain the One flyweight title.Yoshihiro Akiyama finished Shinya Aoki with punches in the second round of a Japanese MMA legends fight.And Angela Lee submitted Stamp Fairtex with a rear-naked choke to retain her One women's atomweight title.One Championship returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium for a multi-discipline combat sports event April 22 with a card called "Reloaded."

An American fighting legend choked his opponent unconscious in a landmark One Championship bout

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A special rules fight between two of the biggest names in combat sport takes place December 5.</li><li><keyword id="12107765" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="demetrious-johnson" source="Orion">Demetrious Johnson</keyword> will fight <keyword id="12107766" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rodtang" source="Orion">Rodtang</keyword> Jitmuangnon, <keyword id="12107768" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="one-championship" source="Orion">One Championship</keyword> confirmed Wednesday.</li><li>The match will feature alternative rounds of <keyword id="12107767" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="muay-thai" source="Orion">Muay Thai</keyword> and <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword>.</li></ul>Two of the biggest names in combat <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword> collide December 5 for a special rules fight, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> announced Wednesday on Twitter.The landmark bout involves <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/demetrious-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Demetrious Johnson</a>, the company's former flyweight grand prix champion, against <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/rodtang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rodtang Jitmuangnon</a>, one of the marquee names in Muay Thai.The match will feature alternative rounds of Muay Thai rules and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mixed martial arts</a> rules, starting with an opening round of stand-up.The fight follows One Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong's confirmation to Insider earlier this year that Bangkok-based Rodtang could transition from his combat discipline to MMA."He's still young and he's told me he wants to do MMA," <a href="https://www.insider.com/rodtang-to-transition-from-muay-thai-to-mma-chatri-sityodtong-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sityodtong told Insider in April</a>.Rodtang is one of the most TV-friendly athletes that One Championship has in its stable. The 24-year-old is renowned for walking through untold amounts of punishment as he looks to land knockout strikes of his own.As One Championship's flyweight Muay Thai champion, Rodtang carries a considerable amount of cache in the promotion.However, against Johnson, he competes against one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts history.American fighter Johnson ruled the UFC's flyweight division for a six-year period, left the Las Vegas-headquartered promotion to join the Singapore-based One Championship, and won three fights in a row.After winning the company's flyweight grand prix, Johnson challenged Adriano Moraes for the flyweight championship but came unstuck when <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-adriano-moraes-knocks-out-demetrious-johnson-with-a-knee-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moraes overpowered him with punches and a knee strike</a>.<div type="image" title="Adriano Moraes at One Championship" height="600" width="1200" msid="86258710" hostid="261"></div>The special rules match with Rodtang will be Johnson's first since losing to Moraes.Rodtang, though, must first emerge unscathed from an October 15 flyweight kickboxing bout against Daniel Puertas before he can face Johnson.That fight will take place during One Championship's "First Strike" event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

One Championship announced a special rules fight involving 2 of the biggest names in combat sport

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A 29-year-old fighter just announced himself on the <keyword id="12107768" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="one-championship" source="Orion">One Championship</keyword> scene.</li><li><keyword id="13155656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="woo-sung-hoon" source="Orion">Woo Sung Hoon</keyword> iced Yodkaikaew Fairtex in 18 seconds in his first One fight.</li></ul>29-year-old <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mixed martial artist</a> Woo Sung Hoon got his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> career off to the perfect start Friday when he iced Yodkaikaew Fairtex in a mere 18 seconds at the Bad Blood event inside Singapore's Indoor Stadium.One Championship is one of Asia's leading fight firms and is known for organizing matches from various disciplines, including <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> and Muay Thai.The Bad Blood event was a 10-bout card predominantly focused on MMA. However, one big flyweight fight adhered to Muay Thai rules.Woo and Yodkaikaew's 135-pound fight was the sixth bout of the night and the only one that was over in lightning-quick fashion.Riding a six-fight win streak before entering the One cage, Woo took all that momentum and unleashed rage upon Yodkaikaew.He absorbed a leg kick before tagging Yodkaikaew with a punch-perfect two-shot combination.There was a left to the side of the jaw and then, boom, a fight-finishing right hand that was powered over the top. It dropped Yodkaikaew in an instant.As if that wasn't enough, Woo threw a couple of uppercuts while his man was on the ground. It was all over. He got his win.Watch it all unfold right here:"I trusted my hands and I knew and I believed in my power, so I expected this," said Woo, after the result was confirmed.The statement-making win adds Woo's name to One's talent-rich flyweight division that features champion Adriano Moraes and contender Demetrious Johnson.But Woo said he's happy to continue laying the foundations that eventually lead him to the big fights, rather than pursue them straight away.He said: "This is my first fight so I want to take it slow, step by step, one fighter at a time. I want to take my time, but I want to reach the top eventually."Victory advanced Woo's pro MMA record to eight wins (six knockouts and two decisions) against two losses.

A debuting One Championship fighter scored a thumping 18-second knockout on his first fight with the promotion

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="8445085" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Demetrious-Johnson">Demetrious Johnson</keyword> may be the "greatest" <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> fighter ever but he is about to embark on the fight of his life, <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> boss Chatri Sityodtong told Insider.</li><li>Johnson, statistically the most dominant champion the UFC has ever seen, left the Las Vegas-based fight firm to join Singapore's One Championship MMA league.</li><li>The American won his first three fights, claimed the One Championship flyweight Grand Prix, and is now set to challenge Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Adriano Moraes for the flyweight title.</li><li>"It's a 50-50 fight, great fight for the fans, but not an easy one for DJ," Sityodtong said. "And for Adriano … he's fighting a legend."</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Demetrious Johnson is the greatest fighter in the history of mixed martial arts but that does not mean he has it easy in his next fight, a flyweight bout against One Championship title holder Adriano Moraes.That is according to Chatri Sityodtong, the founder and CEO of Singapore-based MMA firm One, who told Insider earlier this month that the former UFC athlete Johnson epitomizes One's culture as he is an extraordinary mixed martial artist and "a wonderful human being."Sityodtong signed Johnson in a landmark trade deal with the UFC in 2018, which saw the welterweight wrestler Ben Askren join the Las Vegas-based business.Johnson left the UFC on a loss, having been defeated by Henry Cejudo after a 13-fight winning run which included 11 consecutive title defenses — a UFC record.Since competing in One, Johnson won three in a row, including a debut guillotine choke submission, and claimed the One Championship flyweight grand-prix, last year.It sets him up for a shot at Moraes' flyweight title — "a tough fight" for Johnson, Sityodtong told us, regardless of his pedigree at the top of the sport.Sityodtong called Johnson "the greatest, pound-for-pound mixed martial artist in history" — a statement ESPN may dispute after <a href="https://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/id/26046297/why-georges-st-pierre-greatest-fighter-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently naming Georges St-Pierre as the world's best</a>, but <a href="https://theathletic.com/1343546/2019/11/25/the-2010s-mmas-all-decade-team-with-the-top-fighter-in-each-major-division/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one The Athletic may not argue</a> as it said Johnson is most dominant champion in UFC history."It's a statistical fact," it said in 2019.Sityodtong said Johnson's greatness is not just evident during combat. "He's someone that grandmothers and grandchildren can look up to as a role model. He's an incredible father, incredible husband, obviously incredible athlete. I love the guy."<h2>It's a 50-50 fight between a 'Jon Jones'-esque body type and an MMA 'legend'</h2><div type="image" title="Demetrious Johnson and Chatri Sityodtong" height="962" width="1283" msid="75475530" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-20-fights-we-want-to-see-most-in-2020-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One of Insider's dream combat sports matches we had been anticipating this year</a> was a seemingly inevitable fight between Johnson and Moraes, which the coronavirus pandemic has, so far, quashed.But the way Sityodtong talks, it is only a matter of time before we see Moraes put his 18-3 record and his One belt on the line against Johnson."It's going to be a tough fight," Sityodtong said, telling Insider that Johnson's fights in the One Grand Prix proved challenging for the American."Adriano is 18-3 and he's a beast. He's a black belt on the ground but he's long, lanky, and tall. He's got that Jon Jones body type for his weight class, and so he's difficult to deal with."It's a 50-50 fight, a great fight for the fans, but not an easy one for DJ. And for Adriano … he's fighting a legend."As for when this match can be made, that remains unclear.One was recently forced to clear its entire combat calendar through May, and so Sityodtong said his team has been "scrambling behind the scenes to reconstruct cards because the [coronavirus-enforced] travel bans has caused so many fights to fall apart "Sitodtong said: "My intention is to put on all these fights, but let's see what Mother Nature says."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-challenged-to-a-fight-vs-christian-lee-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 21-year-old champion is already good enough to dethrone UFC king Khabib Nurmagomedov, MMA promoter says</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-has-inhuman-attitude-patricio-freire-says-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The UFC is so concerned about making money it doesn't care if fighters get the coronavirus and 'die,' a Bellator MMA athlete says</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/one-championship-would-love-to-recruit-headbutt-expert-dave-leduc-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asia's biggest MMA firm would love to recruit head-butting Lethwei 'monster' Dave Leduc once the coronavirus pandemic slows</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/francis-ngannou-so-strong-he-lifted-shaquille-oneal-with-ease-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The hardest-hitting heavyweight in UFC history is so strong he lifted Shaquille O'Neal with ease</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-slapping-champ-dumpling-slap-mma-opponent-in-prison-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 300-pound internet star took part in a 'prison block' slapping match against a 6-foot-7 cage-fighter</a>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/demetrious-johnson-is-greatest-ever-mma-fighter-says-chatri-sityodtong-2020-4">Insider</a>

Demetrious Johnson is the greatest MMA fighter in history, but has it tough against a Jon Jones-esque opponent, his promoter says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12107768" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="one-championship" source="Orion">One Championship</keyword>'s boss claims executive <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> rival <keyword id="12003697" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dana-white" source="Orion">Dana White</keyword> doesn't know much about fighting.</li><li><keyword id="12947400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chatri-sityodtong" source="Orion">Chatri Sityodtong</keyword> made the claim on The MMA Hour this week.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> founder Chatri Sityodtong is reigniting a war of words with rival <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> executive <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> who, as the president of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>, is the most powerful person in the sport.While he believes that White is a great businessman, Sityodtong asserted Wednesday <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/1/12/22880465/chatri-sityodtong-doesnt-close-door-dana-white-fight-dont-think-he-knows-anything-about-martial-arts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on The MMA Hour</a> that the American hardly knows "anything about fighting.""He is an outstanding businessman," Sityodtong said, before adding: "But I don't think he knows anything about martial arts. I don't think he knows anything about fighting."I think he's a fan, so I have differences. I come from the martial arts community. I come from the martial arts background."It is not the first time Sityodtong has put the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword>, White, or the UFC's fighters in his crosshairs. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/one-ceo-chatri-sityodtong-says-ufc-butchers-mma-2019-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">He told Insider in 2019</a> that the Las Vegas-based fight firm taints MMA by promoting "anger, hatred, and violence."Three years on and Sityodtong said he does not agree with the way White talks negatively about his fighters, but did not provide a specific example."I don't particularly respect the way he talks down to athletes."Sityodtong's comments follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYTua2HBCdN/?utm_source=ig_embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a One Championship social media post</a> that showed the company founder hitting the mitts, alongside a caption that read: "Who wants to see Chatri vs. Dana?"The 50-year-old Sityodtong insists the post was nothing more than a bit of fun, but claimed he would welcome any challenges from people around his age. White is 52 years old.Sityodtong said: "I'm a lifelong martial artist. I've been doing Muay Thai for 35 years and I'm a jiu-jitsu brown belt."I train five, six times a week. If there's a fight with someone my age, why not? I'm 50, turning 51 this year."The MMA leader's comments arrive during a week in which One Championship has made a number of announcements about upcoming events.It confirmed this week a number of fights at One X, a show to celebrate the company's 10-year anniversary, which will take place on March 26 in Singapore. The show had previously been slated for 2021, but was postponed after a spike of COVID cases in the city state.Angela Lee headlines One X when she fights Stamp Fairfax in a women's atomweight title fight. In another big bout on the night, Adriano Moraes defends his flyweight title against Yuya Wakamatsu.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Two thumping knockouts capped <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword>'s latest event on US cable TV.</li><li><keyword id="11142753" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="john-lineker">John Lineker</keyword> beat Troy Worthen after <keyword id="11142752" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nieky-holzken">Nieky Holzken</keyword> iced John Wayne Park in a Muay Thai match.</li><li>Watch both highlight-reel finishes right here.</li></ul>Two knockouts and wanton violence capped another high-octane <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> card Wednesday on US cable TV.The five-fight "One on TNT 3" event was the third in a series of four shows that the Singapore-based One Championship is holding for a US audience this month.One founder and CEO <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chatri-sityodtong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chatri Sityodtong</a> previously told Insider earlier that April is one of the most significant periods in his company's history, as it looks to extend its fanbase beyond Asia.His events took place April 7 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, but the results were kept secret until the bouts were broadcast on B/R Live and TNT.These shows have not been short on drama.At "One on TNT 1," Adriano Moraes became the first fighter in history to knockout Demetrious Johnson - and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-adriano-moraes-knocks-out-demetrious-johnson-with-a-knee-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he did so with a chin-cracking knee strike</a>.In the following event, "One on TNT 2," the 22-year-old phenom <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-christian-lee-destroyed-his-title-challenger-in-73-seconds-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Lee destroyed a title challenger in 73 seconds</a>, and further cemented his spot as an <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> superstar in the making.And, at "One on TNT 3," John Lineker finished Troy Worthen with precise punching in a bantamweight bout, and Nieky Holzken iced 44-year-old fighter John Wayne Park with a head kick in a Muay Thai match.Watch the Lineker knockout right here:In the video above, Lineker patiently awaits an opening for a one-punch finisher - a right hand thrown through Worthen's face.It was enough to daze the American, knocking him to the floor in an instant. From there, Lineker followed up with a single shot to the head before the referee stepped in to call it all off."Bibiano Fernandes, I am here, I am here," Lineker said when he was backstage, <a href="https://twitter.com/ONEChampionship/status/1385065522392227842" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sending a message to One Championship's bantamweight titleholder</a>. "I want to be the champion," he added.<h2>Holzken clattered a legend</h2><div type="image" title="Nieky Holzken wins One Championship" height="833" width="1250" msid="82204504" hostid="261"></div>Lineker's win over Worthen wasn't the only knockout on the night as it followed Holzken beating Parr in the second round of their Muay Thai rules contest, ending the bout with a head kick.Holzken, 37, is a former Glory welterweight kickboxing champion, an accomplished Muay Thai champion in Europe, and added Parr's scalp to his ledger with a conclusive blow to the head.Parr had issues with hydration rules after Tuesday's weigh-in, and though it is currently unclear whether that affected his performance, he is facing calls to hang up the gloves after an iconic run at the top of striking <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword>.Watch Holzen's knockout here:Elsewhere on the card, Japanese flyweight Yuya Wakamatsu out-pointed his Australian opponent Reece McLaren, Korean lightweight Ok Rae Yoon decisioned the Russian fighter Marat Gafurov, and Chinese strawweight Miao Li Tao beat Japanese rival Ryuto Sawada after three rounds.One Championship returns to US cable TV with a live event April 28 for "One on TNT 4."Aung La Nsang puts his One light heavyweight title on the line against Vitaly Bigdash in the main event, on a card that features big-name American fighter Eddie Alvarez.The former UFC champion hopes to bounce back from a disqualification loss earlier this month when he faces Rae Yoon at the Kallang event.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Brazilian jiu jitsu icon Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida could finally make his <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> debut in May or June.</li><li>That's according to <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> founder and CEO <keyword id="3492993" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="chatri-sityodtong">Chatri Sityodtong</keyword>.</li><li>Sityodtong also said fans may see another grappling mega star, <keyword id="11128716" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gordon-ryan">Gordon Ryan</keyword>, compete in MMA in 2021.</li></ul>Two of the top grapplers in combat <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword>, both of whom have made highly-anticipated moves into mixed martial arts, could make their <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> debuts this year.The Singapore-based <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> firm, which is led by founder and CEO <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chatri-sityodtong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chatri Sityodtong</a>, has long been renowned for showcasing extraordinary Muay Thai and stand-up matches.But by adding Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida and Gordon Ryan to its roster, the company can rightfully claim it is also home to two of the most decorated jiu jitsu players on the planet."Ultimately, at One Championship, I just want to sign the best martial artists in the world," Sityodtong told Insider when asked about these acquisitions."I don't care what discipline. I just want the best - that's the most important thing. 'Buchecha' is the greatest Brazilian jiu jitsu stylist in history, and Gordon Ryan is the best no gi submission grappler in history."Fans may soon see 'Buchecha' and Ryan in a One Championship arena, after <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-adriano-moraes-knocks-out-demetrious-johnson-with-a-knee-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">striking maestro Rodtang added another win to his ledger against Daniel Williams on April 7</a>.Muay Thai features at One's next event. The show took place earlier in the month, but will be broadcast on TNT on Wednesday, April 21. Results have been kept secret for the benefit of US cable TV."You have John Wayne Parr, who is one of the great strikers, fighting Nieky Holzken [on Wednesday] who is one of the great strikers in the world," Sityodtong said."Rodtang currently is one of the best in the world [at striking], and the list goes on and on. I just want to showcase the best at One Championship - the home of martial arts in all the sports."<h2>Sityodtong hopes to see 'Buchecha' make his debut soon</h2><div type="image" title="Marcus Buchecha Almeida, best BJJ ever" height="750" width="1000" msid="82161103" hostid="261"></div>Almeida has been winning gold medals in the most prestigious jiu jitsu tournaments almost every year since 2011.He has been training mixed martial arts at Javier Mendez's famed American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, and generated great interest when it was confirmed he signed with One.Injuries, both to himself and his opponents, have scuppered continued efforts to complete his MMA debut. He was first supposed to compete in a One event last year, then in January 2021, then in April this year. All those bouts have been axed.Sityodtong told Insider it has been a frustrating period for the athlete."'Buchecha' has had a lot of bad luck," Sityodtong told us. "It's one thing after another. Opponents are injured, or pull out for one reason or another, and it's just a frustrating time for him."I told Buchecha, I talked to him last week over WhatsApp: 'I'll get you a fight - don't worry.'"Insider asked whether we could see Almeida make his long-awaited One debut in May or June. "I hope so," he told us. "That's our plan."It also leads into Ryan, and when the American - considered <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/31113936/jiu-jitsu-standout-gordon-ryan-signs-one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of the GOATS of his discipline</a> - could feature in MMA after impressing so much, in such a short space of time, at submission grappling.Ryan, 25, received his black belt in 2016 and has been on a near-unstoppable run ever since, prompting the MMA commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan - himself a black belt - to herald his countryman as <a href="https://www.bjjee.com/articles/joe-rogan-on-gordon-ryan-hes-the-pound-for-pound-the-greatest-of-all-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"the pound-for-pound greatest of all time."</a>"Gordon Ryan and I are friends," Sityodtong said, overjoyed at being the one to sign him."He came to Singapore. His coach John Danayer and I, are friends. And it's because Renzo Gracie is my master in jiu jitsu. John and I love Renzo, Renzo put us together, and John and I got along."So Gordon came along with John to do a seminar in Singapore, and I met with them. We got along. And Gordon said when he's ready, he'll sign with us. And he did."[Almeida and Ryan] are two of the greatest grapplers on the planet and it's not an accident as part of our strategy," said Sityodtong.Ryan's path to an MMA debut is not as clear as Almeida's."It remains to be seen [when he'll make his debut in MMA]," Sityodtong said. "He wants to do submission grappling while he's training up for MMA."Sityodtong told us that it's too early to determine but "it's possible [he could fight] this year."One is midway through one of the most pivotal months in company history. It is showcasing some of its best fighters during an ongoing four-event run on TNT.<a href="https://www.insider.com/video-adriano-moraes-knocks-out-demetrious-johnson-with-a-knee-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adriano Moraes knocked Demetrious Johnson with a knee</a> as wild violence marked One Championship's breakout US cable show on April 7.Christian Lee, 22, scored <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-christian-lee-destroyed-his-title-challenger-in-73-seconds-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a brutal 73-second knockout that cemented his spot as an MMA superstar</a> in an event broadcast the following week.One returns with its third event of the month Wednesday with a five-bout card that features John Lineker against Troy Worthen in the main event.Holzken and Wayne Parr fight a Muay Thai match in the final preliminary bout.

Grappling mega stars Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida and Gordon Ryan could make their MMA debuts in 2021

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Two-time gold medal Olympian <keyword id="419948" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kayla-Harrison">Kayla Harrison</keyword> returns to the <keyword id="1715557" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="PFL">PFL</keyword> <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> battleground Thursday on ESPN.</li><li>The last time Harrison fought, she grimaced because of how bloody she left her beaten opponent.</li><li>Now she's looking to win the PFL tournament for a second time.</li></ul>The last time <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/kayla-harrison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kayla Harrison</a> fought she took a shower and the water turned red. She'd beaten her opponent so badly that she was covered in her blood.It was a pandemic-era contest under the all-women Invicta umbrella, promoted by visionary <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> leader Shannon Knapp.Aside from that one Invicta contest in November, Harrison had spent her entire career with the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/pfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Professional Fighters League (PFL)</a>.The PFL is a combat organization structured in a similar way to the NFL or NBA as athletes compete for points in a regular season so that they can contest a playoffs and, should they continue winning, a lucrative tournament final.For Invicta, Harrison weighed-in at featherweight rather than lightweight for a standalone fight against Courtney King.It was a bout that was a new experience for Harrison as she competed behind-closed-doors in a former church."That was old school badass," she told Insider. Inside the unique venue, Harrison dominated King with merciless ground-and-pound, <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-kayla-harrison-cut-her-opponent-so-stained-the-canvas-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sliced her nose open with an elbow strike, and left the cage looking like a crime scene</a>.It was such a bloody affair that Harrison couldn't help but grimace when she walked away with the brutal win."It was just really bloody," Harrison told Insider. "I'm not naturally a psychopath or sociopath outside of the cage - I had a bit of remorse seeing all that blood.""Having to keep hitting her? I wasn't at war with myself because it's my job and I'm in the cage to do work, but I was definitely, like: 'Maybe we should stop this.'"Then I got up and it was in my mouth, my hair, my fingernails. I took a shower, the shower was blood red, and I was like: 'This is what fighting is like, Kayla, so you're going to have to get used to it because this is going to happen again.'"<h2>'This is what fighting is like, Kayla'</h2><div type="image" title="Kayla Harrison head kick" height="1067" width="1599" msid="82434431" hostid="261"></div>Fighting isn't just about stamping your authority on a match, blood and guts be damned. There's also the leveling-up in training camps, waiting for the next call to fight, and the politics behind the scenes.There was plenty of waiting for Harrison in 2020. The PFL postponed its entire season amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing a desire to preserve the integrity of its league format.The PFL gave fighters a monthly stipend of $1,000 to compensate, but it left athletes like Harrison frustrated as they did not have fight dates, and they felt like they were missing out on a prime year of their careers.So the opportunity to compete outside of the PFL, for Invicta, was huge, Harrison said. "I was very adamant that I compete in 2020," she told us."I think that was mentally one of the toughest times in my career because I wasn't injured, or sidelined by choice. It was something I couldn't control."When you're in the prime of your career and being told: 'Hey, you can't do this anymore.' That was beyond frustrating."I'm super thankful to Invicta and grateful for the PFL it worked out because nothing emulates a fight. You can't get that in sparring. So, to try a new weight class, throw elbows - that was big for me."Between the last time Harrison competed for PFL, at the end of 2019, to her next match for the league Thursday on ESPN, Harrison has been working on her fundamentals as a fighter.As a two-time Olympic gold medal-winner in Judo, Harrison had great pedigree transitioning into mixed martial arts.She also attracted a comparison to Ronda Rousey, a fellow judoka turned MMA fighter. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kayla-harrison-says-ronda-rousey-comparison-unfair-as-shes-better-2019-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">She told Insider in 2019 that this comparison was actually unfair because she's way better</a>.Rousey, she said, never won gold. Harrison won it twice.Since moving into MMA, Harrison has been working on techniques which allow her to position herself to use her biggest strength: her grappling.Harrison has been honing her skills at American Top Team in Florida, one of MMA's most-renowned gyms, home to celebrated athletes like Dustin Poirier, Amanda Nunes, and Adriano Moraes."I'm blown away by how lucky I am to be able to train with the best team, the best fighters in the world, and the best coaches," Harrison said of her experiences at ATT under the tutelage of head coach Mike Brown."There's not a day that goes by where I'm not picking up something whether it's a technique, a specific move."My coaches are really good at developing a game plan," she said. "So many coaches struggle with, like, if they're a striking coach, they want you to be a striker. That's not really where I'm at with my team."I'm not going to throw spinning back kicks. I'm going to learn how to effectively get to my grappling and use techniques to do that."That's been pivotal to the success in my career as nobody's trying to make me be something I'm not," she said.<h2>Harrison says she remains the hunter, despite winning the PFL title</h2><div type="image" title="Kayla Harrison and Mike Tyson" height="702" width="1250" msid="82434437" hostid="261"></div>One of the greatest changes from the last PFL season Harrison competed in, to this, is that she now enters Thursday's fight against Mariana Morais as the champion.From the outside looking in, it may appear that she's gone from being the hunter to the hunted, but this is not a mentality Harrison has."I've always had a target on my back, even since I moved to MMA," Harrison said. "Because of my judo career, Ronda [comparisons], and other things."I'm always the hunter, chasing greatness, and never satisfied with what I've got. This is what drove me to MMA."The night I won the Olympics, I just accomplished my life's dream, my goal, for the second time. But I woke up in the middle of the night with a panic attack, thinking: 'What now?' Find something to do. I'm always the hunter."Harrison said the 2021 field of athletes in the women's lightweight bracket is more competitive than it was in 2019, and says she's interested in seeing how everyone has developed during the pandemic.On Thursday, she'll see first hand in her co-headlining bout against Morais.PFL 3 begins Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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