2012 in ONE Championship explained

The year 2012 was the 2nd year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Singapore.

List of events

EventDateVenueCityCountry
5Singapore Indoor StadiumKallangSingapore
4Smart Araneta ColiseumQuezon CityPhilippines
4Stadium NegaraKuala LumpurMalaysia
3Singapore Indoor StadiumKallangSingapore
2The BritAma ArenaNorth JakartaIndonesia

ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes

ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes
Promotion:ONE Fighting Championship
Date:February 11, 2012
Venue:The BritAma Arena
City: North Jakarta, Indonesia
Attendance:4,371
Previousevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
Followingevent:ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions

ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes (also known as ONE FC 2) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on February 11, 2012 at The BritAma Arena in North Jakarta, Indonesia and was broadcast by MNC International.[1]

BackgroundThis was the first event ONE held outside of Singapore.[2]
Results

ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions

ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions
Promotion:ONE Fighting Championship
Date:March 31, 2012
Venue:Singapore Indoor Stadium
City: Kallang, Singapore
Attendance:7,714
Previousevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes
Followingevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors

ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions (also known as ONE FC 3) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on March 31, 2012 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.[3]

BackgroundThe event marked the debut of Nicole Chua, believed to be Singapore's first ever professional female mixed martial artist.[4]
Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors

ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors
Promotion:ONE Fighting Championship
Date:June 23, 2012
Venue:Stadium Negara
City: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance:8,153
Previousevent:ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions
Followingevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation

ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors (also known as ONE FC 4) is a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on June 23, 2012 at the 10,200 capacity Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5] [6] [7]

BackgroundRenato 'Babalu' Sobral made his debut for ONE at this event. Last time Sobral fought was against Dan Henderson at in late 2010.[8] [9] [10]

Phil Baroni was expected to face Roger Huerta at this event, but due to losing a fight just three weeks before the event via TKO, ONE opted to remove him from the fight card rather than await on the Colorado Office of Boxing to confirm Baroni is on a medical suspension.[11]

Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation

ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation
Promotion:ONE Fighting Championship
Date:August 31, 2012
Venue:Smart Araneta Coliseum
City: Quezon City, Philippines
Attendance:12,523
Previousevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors
Followingevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings

ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation (also known as ONE FC 5) took place on August 31, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines. It was ONE's first event in the Philippines.

BackgroundHeld in conjunction with the URCC, Pride of the Nation has been described as the biggest event in the history of Filipino MMA as 12,523 fans attended. The event featured three former UFC champions: Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski and Jens Pulver.[12] [13] [14]

There were two controversial incidents at this event which involved the use of soccer kicks. Because of this, ONE will now allow their fighters to use them at any point in a fight from ONE FC: Rise of Kings. One incident was during the bout between Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia. Arlovski knocked Sylvia down and then threw soccer kicks at his head. Everyone thought the referee had stopped the fight; he actually called time because he didn't call "open attack". When it was decided after a five-minute rest period for Sylvia that he could not continue, the fight resulted in a No Contest.[15] The other incident occurred during the fight between Shannon Wiratchai and Mitch Chilson, in which Wiratchai won. However, after a thorough review of the match days after the event, ONE officials decided that Wiratchai landed an illegal leg kick to a grounded Chilson in the second round and referee Moritaka Oshiro incorrectly called an end to the fight as he determined at that point that Chilson could not properly defend himself. The win for Wiratchai was reversed and the fight officially ruled as a No Contest.[16]

Results

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings
Promotion:ONE Fighting Championship
Date:October 6, 2012
Venue:Singapore Indoor Stadium
City: Kallang, Singapore
Attendance:9,232
Previousevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation
Followingevent:ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings (also known as ONE FC 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on October 6, 2012 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

BackgroundThe event was supposed to crown three ONE champions in the Lightweight, Featherweight and Bantamweight divisions,[17] But due to Pay-Per-View time constraints, ONE has opted to move the Featherweight title fight later in the year.[18]

This event also held the first bouts for the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix.[19]

ONE made its PPV debut via iN DEMAND, Avail-TVN, DirecTV and Dish.[20]

Following two controversial decisions at ONE FC: Pride of a Nation, ONE will now fully adopt the use of soccer kicks at any point in a fight from this event onwards.[21]

Results

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ONE FC 2: Eric Kelly vs. Bae Young Kwon Round Out the Main Card. bloodyelbow.com. January 4, 2012.
  2. Web site: ONE FC'S OPPORTUNITY IN THE ARCHIPELAGO. sherdog.com. February 10, 2012.
  3. Web site: ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 3. onefc.com. January 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235445/http://www.onefc.com/events/10-one-fighting-championship-3.html. November 12, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Nicole Chua to be Singapore's first female MMA fighter. 31 January 2012. Yahoo Sports Singapore.
  5. Web site: One FC Schedules Asian MMA Summit, Shifts Arena for June 23 Show in Malaysia . 10 April 2012 . MMA Weekly . May 22, 2012.
  6. Web site: Welcome to the fight club . The Star . June 6, 2012.
  7. Web site: 'Warriors' to fight it out in Asia's Bbiggets mixed martial arts event . New Straits Times . June 6, 2012.
  8. Web site: Babalu Sobral Returns Against Tatsuya Mizuno at One FC 4; Imanari-Issa Co-Headlines June 23 Card . Sherdog . May 22, 2012.
  9. Web site: ONE FC Destiny of Warriors: Eric Kelly Vs. Bae Yong Kwon is going to be a crazy fight! . mmaorient.com . May 28, 2012.
  10. Web site: Gregor Gracie vs Adam Kayoom Latest Addition to ONE FC: 'Destiny of Warriors' . 9 May 2012 . MMA Mania . May 22, 2012.
  11. Web site: Following TKO Loss, Phil Baroni Out of One FC Fight with Roger Huerta . 3 June 2012 . mmaweekly.com . June 3, 2012.
  12. Web site: Eduard 'Landslide' Folayang vs Felipe Enomoto announced for ONE FC: Pride of a Nation. 2 August 2012 . mmamania.com. 2012-08-02.
  13. Web site: Folayang, Belingon eye redemption. 7 August 2012 . Philippines Daily Inquirer. 2012-08-16.
  14. Web site: Arlovski seeks revenge vs Sylvia in ONE FC. abs-cbnnews.com/. 2012-08-16.
  15. Web site: Confusion reigned at ONE FC. espn.com. 3 September 2012 . 2012-09-03.
  16. Web site: ONE FC RULES WIRATCHAI-CHILSON A NO CONTEST. sportsnet.ca. 2012-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623120205/http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2012/09/04/one_fc_wiratchai_shannon_chilson_mitch/. 2015-06-23. dead.
  17. Web site: Lakays get shot at One FC titles. sunstar.com.ph. September 8, 2012. November 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112234502/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/sports/2012/09/08/lakays-get-shot-one-fc-titles-241684. dead.
  18. Web site: Fight card released for Rise of Kings. espnstar.com. September 28, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013122/http://www.espnstar.com/other-sports/news/detail/item863640/Fight-card-released-for-Rise-of-Kings/. September 24, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  19. Web site: LIGHTWEIGHT AND BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS . philboxing.com . September 18, 2012.
  20. Web site: Fight on, bro . thestar.com.my . September 15, 2012.
  21. Web site: One FC Makes Soccer Kicks Fully Legal . sportsnet.ca . September 3, 2012.