One championships broke new ground last year in Asia (Picture: ONE Championship)

The future looks bright for MMA all across the globe and this morning ONE Championship (ONE), Asia’s biggest MMA organization has announced a blockbuster 2017 schedule.

In 2016, ONE put on events across the major cities in Asia and broke into the Chinese markets.

The promotion held a live event at the Cotai Arena in Macau and became the first-ever major MMA promotion to hold a live event in Bangkok, Thailand.

Their growth and success looks set to continue in 2017 and Victor Cui, CEO of ONE Championship, was promising big things to come.


‘2016 has been a phenomenal year for ONE Championship,’ Cui told Onefc.com.

‘It was absolutely historic for the promotion and 2017 promises to be even better.



‘With the addition of key senior leaders to aid ONE with our growth plans, the promotion is in an unbelievable position to make some major waves in the global MMA industry.

‘Together we aim to deliver fans a continuously unique experience that they will never forget.

‘ONE Championship is coming out in full force to hold electric live events all over mainland China, with plans to break into new and exciting markets in Vietnam, South Korea and Japan.

‘I know fans can’t wait for ONE to come to town. Get ready for one of the biggest years in MMA.’

ONE Championship announced plans for live shows in its usual major cities of Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila, and Yangon.

ONE Schedule - Jan-July 2017 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta Convention Center Saturday, January 14 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Stadium Negara Friday, February 10 Bangkok, Thailand Impact Arena Saturday, March 11 Manila, Philippines Mall of Asia Arena Friday, April 21 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Friday, May 26 Beijing, China Le Sports Center Friday, June 30 Yangon, Myanmar Thuwunna Indoor Stadium Friday, July 14

The promotion also outlined plans to return to the Cotai Arena in Macau and the Impact Arena in Bangkok.

New markets Vietnam and Japan are also in the works as well as multiple destinations in mainland China including Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing.

ONE Schedule - Aug-Dec 2017 Macau, China Cotai Arena Saturday, August 12 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Stadium Negara Friday, August 18 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta Convention Center Saturday, September 16 Shenzhen, China Bao An Stadium Saturday, October 21 Da Nang, Vietnam Tien Son Sport Center Friday, October 27 Yangon, Myanmar Thuwunna Indoor Stadium Friday, November 3 Manila, Philippines Mall of Asia Arena Friday, November 10 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Friday, November 24 Beijing, China Le Sports Center Saturday, December 2 Bangkok, Thailand Impact Arena Saturday, December 9 Shanghai, China Mercedes Benz Center Tuesday, December 12

The promotion has also dedicated itself to aid MMA at the grass-roots levels in Asia and has indicated plans to take advantage of the growing MMA markets in Vietnam, South Korea and Japan with events to be announced at a later date.

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