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| Sport | Combat sports |
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| Founded | 14 July 2011 |
| Owner(s) | Group One Holdings Pte. Ltd. |
| CEO | Chatri Sityodtong (Chairman and CEO) |
| Director | Saurabh Mittal (Vice Chairman) Hua Fung Teh (Group President) Jesley Chua (CFO) Rich Franklin (VP) Matt Hume (SVP of Competition) |
| Headquarters | 3 Fraser Street, #14-24 Singapore 189352[1] |
| Official website | onefc.com |
One Championship (stylized ONE Championship or simply ONE; formerly One Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015) is a multinational combat sports promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui.[2] Originally focused on mixed martial arts (MMA), ONE events have since incorporated muaythai, kickboxing, and submission grappling bouts. The promotion held its first event on 3 September 2011 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, and has since held over 200 events across Asia.[3]
The promotion would reach an evalutation of over $1 billion by October 2018.[4][5][6] In 2022, parent company One Group Holdings, changed its legal operations from Singapore to the Cayman Islands.[7][8][9]
In 2024 Forbes listed One Championship as being valued at $1.3 billion, which made the fourth most valued combat sports promotion behind UFC, WWE, and AEW.[10]
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