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MMA: Can Folayang beat Khan? Honorio Banario thinks his ‘kuya’ can

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 05:23 PM

Having fought Amir Khan, former MMA champion Honorio Banario believes Eduard Folayang is capable of beating the Singaporean fighter. Read more »

MMA: Belingon fine-tunes grappling game for rematch vs Fernandes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 05:27 PM

Kevin Belingon and Team Lakay know ONE bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes is a fearsome opponent on the ground. Read more »

Asian MMA star slams 'shocking' Las Vegas brawl

Mathew Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 10:45 AM

Asia's highest-ranked mixed martial artist said fighters must remember they're idols for children as he slammed last week's "shocking" scenes after Conor McGregor's defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Read more »

MMA: Belingon mentally stronger in rematch vs Fernandes, coach says

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 12:50 AM

A lot has changed in Kevin Belingon since he first challenged Bibiano Fernandes for the ONE Championship bantamweight crown two years ago. Read more »

MMA: Folayang, Team Lakay welcome ONE's signing of ex-UFC lightweight champion

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 11:20 PM

Notice has been served to ONE Championship’s lightweight division with the arrival of former UFC champion Eddie Alvarez. Read more »

Floyd appears game to take on Russia's Nurmagomedov

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 09:29 PM

Undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. knows a big money fight when he sees it. Read more »

MMA: ONE Championship signs former UFC champ Eddie Alvarez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 12:37 PM

ONE Championship on Tuesday announced that it has signed former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez to a multiple bout contract.  Read more »

MMA: Why an annoyed Khabib Nurmagomedov threatens to leave UFC

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 12 06:10 PM

Nurmagomedov told the UFC in no uncertain terms that any move to cut ties with Zubaira Tukhugov would see him follow his teammate away from the UFC. Read more »

Putin says Nurmagomedov doesn't deserve harsh punishment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 10:32 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin met mixed martial arts champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Wednesday, saying that he did not deserve harsh punishment for a recent post-fight brawl. Read more »

MMA: Nurmagomedov returns to hero's welcome, blasts 'dimwit' McGregor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 09:01 PM

Nurmagomedov defended his UFC title after putting McGregor in a chokehold and forcing the Irish superstar to tap out during a fourth round submission. Read more »

Brawls overshadow Khabib's UFC title win over McGregor

Philip O'Connor, Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 09:46 AM

For once the violence in the octagon looked secondary as a mass brawl ensued after Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his UFC lightweight title with a submission win over Conor McGregor on Saturday.  Read more »

Nurmagomedov beats McGregor before brawl erupts

Philip O'Connor, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 07 02:24 PM

LAS VEGAS - Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov ended Irish fighter Conor McGregor's attempt to win back the UFC lightweight title when he sealed a brutal submission victory with a rear naked choke hold in the fourth round on Saturday. Read more »

MMA: Conor McGregor faces tough test on octagon return

Philip O'Connor, Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 12:00 AM

McGregor will come up against a toughest opponent when he returns to the octagon on Saturday in a bid to win back the lightweight title after an absence of almost two years. Read more »

MMA: Team Lakay’s Folayang trains at famed Jackson-Wink MMA gym

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 03:55 PM

The Baguio City native flew out to the United States in August for a month-long training program at the famed Jackson-Wink MMA training facility. Read more »

Boxing: Ancajas set to watch Rungvisai-Diaz clash in Thailand

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 05:19 PM

Filipino champion boxer Jerwin "Pretty Boy" Ancajas will make a special appearance at ONE: Kingdom of Heroes, set for this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand. Read more »

MMA: Folayang set to face Khan for vacant ONE lightweight belt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 04:50 PM

Just days after Martin Nguyen relinquished the ONE Lightweight Championship due to injury, ONE Championship chairman and chief executive Chatri Sityodtong has put together a blockbuster showdown for the vacant title. Read more »

MMA: ONE lightweight throne declared vacant as Nguyen relinquishes title

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 02:14 PM

The ONE lightweight crown has officially been declared vacant as Vietnamese-Australian Martin Nguyen decided to relinquish the title. Read more »

MMA: Injury forces Martin Nguyen to give up ONE lightweight title

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 07:27 PM

Nguyen captured the title with a dramatic knockout win over Edward Folayang in November 2017, but Nguyen was never scheduled to defend his belt afterward. Read more »

MMA: Back to the drawing board for Honorio Banario after painful defeat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 09:46 PM

The Filipino former featherweight champion was forced to re-examine himself following his defeat to Singapore's Amir Khan earlier this month. Read more »

MMA: Joshua Pacio banks on toughness, technique in ONE title win

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 09:17 PM

The Team Lakay stalwart used his superior striking and much-improved grappling defense to dethrone Yoshitaka Naito of Japan on Saturday. Read more »