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MMA: Ex ONE champion Geje Eustaquio returns to winning ways

Santino Honasan, ABS-CBN Sports
Updated as of May 17 11:23 PM

Geje Eustaquio beat Kim Sung Kyu of South Korea via unanimous decision in a ONE Championship flyweight bout in Singapore on Friday. Read more »

Pinoy MMA fighter captures gold in UAE, dedicates win to dying grandfather

ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at May 06 01:49 PM

Filipino mixed martial artist Rolando Gabriel "Gab" Dy got his first taste of championship gold over the weekend. Read more »

MMA: Certifying agents a step toward protecting fighters, says ONE boss

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 08:45 PM

Agents representing MMA athletes fighting in the ONE Championship promotion will need to be certified by the company. Read more »

Joshua Pacio, Edward Kelly wins a shot in the arm for slumping Team Lakay

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 11:57 PM

After reeling from several title loses, Team Lakay breathed a sigh of relief with a pair of big victories on Friday night in ONE: Roots of Honor.   Read more »

Recap: Joshua Pacio redeems Team Lakay in a night of scintillating matches

Nissi Icasiano
Updated as of Apr 13 11:45 AM

After tasting defeat four times in world title contests, the La Trinidad fighting stable finally got a win courtesy of their young upstart. Pacio was part of a succession of great matchups at ONE: Roots of Honor that thrilled audiences here and abroad. Read more »

WATCH: For Joshua Pacio, revenge is best served with a knee to the face

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 02:52 AM

Joshua Pacio delivered on his promise not to let down the hometown fans at Mall of Asia Arena on Friday. Read more »

MMA: Joshua Pacio retakes ONE strawweight title in sensational KO win

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 02:51 AM

Joshua Pacio dropped Yosuke Saruta of Japan in the fourth round of their ONE Championship match to retake the strawweight title on Friday. Read more »

WATCH: Edward Kelly's brutal beatdown of Korean opponent in ONE bout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 11:06 PM

Edward Kelly survived a multitude of submission attempts from South Korea's Sung Jong Lee to pick up the TKO win in their ONE featherweight bout Friday. Read more »

MMA: Joshua Pacio says he can’t let Pinoy fans down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 08:03 AM

The Pacio-Yosuke Saruta fight is the co-main header of ONE: Roots of Honor at Mall of Asia Arena on Friday. Read more »

Team Lakay seeks to end struggle in ONE world title fights

Nissi Icasiano
Updated as of Apr 10 05:03 PM

Joshua Pacio will try to wrest away the strawweight championship from Japanese fighter Yosuke Saruta on April 12. The event in MOA arena on Friday is a chance for the Baguio-based stable to recapture its winning ways. Read more »

VIDEO: Danny “The King” Kingad was the only Team Lakay survivor in ONE Championship’s ‘A New Era’ debut in Tokyo

ANCX
Updated as of Apr 05 03:45 PM

The 23-year-old flyweight defeated Japanese Senzo Ikeda, to advance to the semifinals of his division’s Grand Prix. Already, Kingad is touted as the next Pinoy MMA superstar. Read more »

MMA: McGregor hints at retirement U-turn after Khabib feud

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 11:59 AM

Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor hinted he may not be retiring after all on Wednesday after a racially-charged exchange of insults with rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.   Read more »

Video: Danny Kingad can't wait to go up against Senzo Ikeda at ONE: A New Era

ANCX
Updated as of Mar 28 06:18 PM

The rookie, who is described as a complete player by his mentor Mark Sangiao, is set to face the Japanese in a preliminary round at the Tokyo mega event. ANCX caught up with the 23-year-old in Baguio as he gets ready for the fight. Read more »

Conor McGregor under investigation for sex assault - report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 06:03 AM

NEW YORK - Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor is under investigation in his native Ireland on an accusation of sexual assault, the New York Times reported Tuesday. Read more »

ONE: Kingad eyes stoppage win against Ikeda

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 03:49 PM

Team Lakay prodigy Danny Kingad is looking forward to his first ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix bout, despite the abrupt change in his opponent. Read more »

Team Lakay looks back on the long, hard road to becoming one of MMA’s best

Ces Oreña-Drilon
Updated as of Mar 22 04:26 PM

Founder and coach Mark Sangiao remembers their early days, working without equipment, and trying to get their fighters to believe in a lofty vision. This goal is what they will continue to realize next week as Eduard Folayang, Kevin Belingon, and Danny Kingad banner their stable in ONE Championship’s A New Era in Tokyo. Read more »

Team Lakay’s new guns could be MMA’s next set of superstars

Nissi Icasiano
Updated as of Mar 18 10:19 AM

The Benguet-based group takes center stage at Brave CF’s first event in the Philippines, which is headlined by Stephen “The Sniper” Loman and a handful of fighters who are young, hungry, and on the road to glory. Read more »

MMA: Folayang looks to showcase improved grappling vs. Aoki

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 01:16 PM

Eduard "Landslide" Folayang will make the first defense of his ONE lightweight world title on March 31, when he takes on a familiar foe in Shinya Aoki at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Read more »

Conor McGregor arrested in Miami after run-in with fan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 09:51 AM

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was arrested Monday by American police for allegedly smashing a fan's cell phone outside a Florida nightclub. Read more »

ONE: Folayang wary of Aoki heading into title clash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 06:27 PM

The stakes are high in the main event of ONE: A New Era, wherein defending lightweight champion Eduard "Landslide" Folayang meets divisional rival, Japanese legend Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki. Read more »