Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) announced today that it will host the ONE Asia MMA Summit 2012 from 1-3 June 2012. Read More »
Author Archives: Wesley De Souza
Feed SubscriptionSo who should be Eddie “The Magician” Ng’s next opponent?
Wesley De Souza takes a look at five potential opponents for Eddie "The Magician" Ng's and talks about who he should fight next. Read More »
Breaking down the card: ONE Fighting Championship – War of the Lions!
The One Fighting Championship card is stacked from top to bottom with great fights featuring the hottest names in Asian MMA today, and each fight has potential to be pure fireworks. Read More »
ONE FC was on ESPN Sportscenter, just in case you missed it
Remember the days when MMA in Asia was just that "violent cage fighting thing" or even worst, people didn't even know what it was! Well, boy has our beloved MMA come a long long way. Read More »
Interview: Eduard Folayang on upcoming bout with Ole Laursen at ‘ONE FC: War of the Lions’
Former high school teacher, Wushu champion and current URCC welterweight champion, Eduard Folayang discusses his return to ONE FC this Saturday in Singapore. Read More »
‘ONE FC: War of the Lions’ to stream LIVE, FREE on Youtube March 31
Great news for Asian mixed martial arts fans! "One FC: War of the Lions" will stream LIVE and FREE on Youtube this Saturday, March 31, from Singapore! Read More »
Watch Evolve Fight Team train for ‘ONE FC: War of the Lions’
Take a look as Evolve Fight Team trains for the upcoming "One FC: War of the Lions" event which takes place this weekend at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Read More »
URCC boss Alvin Aguilar releases statement on Legend FC situation
Alvin Aguilar, the founder of the URCC, the longest running MMA promotion in the Philippines, has filed suit against Legend FC regarding alleged "unethical and illegal hiring of fighters under contract with URCC." Read More »
The 7 most powerful people in Asian MMA
With the rise of MMA organizations such as ONE FC, and with the UFC's plans of going into China and India, the Asian mixed martial arts scene is growing rapidly. Here are the major players in Asian MMA today. Read More »
ONE FC signs Lenne Hardt to multi-year contract
ONE Fighting Championship has announced the signing of the "Crazy PRIDE Lady" Lenne Hardt to a global exclusive multi-year contract! as an announcer. Read More »
Know this fighter: Zorobabel “Zoro” Moreira
They say that a smile can light up a room. Whoever said that was right especially in the case of Zorobabel Moreira (5-1). While for some fighters it’s rare for them to smile (hint: Nick “Stinky Face” Diaz), it’s rare ... Read More »
So Evolve MMA had Greg Jackson over in Singapore to do a seminar and it was awesome
World renowned MMA coach Greg Jackson recently taught a seminar at Evolve MMA in Singapore and ProMMAnow.com's Asia correspondent Wesley De Souza was there for it all. So was Shinya Aoki. Read More »
“One FC 2: Battle of Heroes” – results and play-by-play
One FC 2 took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday featuring a main event bout between Ole Laursen and Felipe Enomoto. Also, Rolles Gracie took on Bob "The Beast" Sapp. We've got the complete play-by-play. Read More »
Spotlight: Know this fighter – Alex Silva
ProMMAnow.com Asian correspondent Wesley De Souza profiles BJJ world champion and Evolve Fight Team member Alex Silva who competes at this weekend's ONE FC event. Read More »
Four Asian MMA events in two weeks; something has to give
ONE FC and Legend FC have events scheduled for February 11, and Pacific Xtreme Combat and URCC have events scheduled for February 18. It's a huge couple of weeks coming up for Asian MMA fans. Read More »
Spotlight: Five minutes with Pacific Xtreme Combat’s Ryan Bigler
ProMMAnow.com's Asian correspondent Wesley De Souza spends five minutes with Guam's Ryan Bigler, who will be taking on TUF veteran Dorian Price at Pacific Xtreme Combat 29. Read More »
Exclusive interview with Super Fight League CEO Ken Pavia
ProMMAnow.com's Asian correspondent Wesley De Souza interviews former MMA super agent Ken Pavia who is now the CEO of India's first pro mixed martial arts organization Super Fight League. Read More »
Renato Sobral vs. Melvin Manhoef to headline ONE FC 3 on March 31
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Renato "Babalu" Sobral will face Dutch striker Melvin Manhoef in the ONE FC 3 main event March 31 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Read More »
Interview: Pacific Xtreme Combat’s Ale “The Young Gun” Cali
Asian MMA correspondent Wesley De Souza talks with rising Filipino fighter Ale "The Young Gun" Cali about his upcoming main event fight at Pacific Xtreme Combat 29 and his MMA background. Read More »
Interview with U.S. Olympic wrestler Heath Sims
ProMMAnow.com correspondent Wesley De Souza recently spoke to Olympic wrestler and MMA coach Heath Sims about leaving Tean Quest, moving to Singapore to work with Evolve MMA and much more. Read More »
India’s first MMA league – Super Fight League
India has been making some noise in the Asian MMA scene with the launch of Super Fight League (SFL), a new professional mixed martial arts promotion who has hired former MMA super agent Ken Pavia as their CEO. Read More »
Know this fighter: Rodrigo “Ximbica” Ribeiro
ProMMAnow.com profiles Evolve Fight Team's Rodrigo "Ximbica" Ribeiro who will be competing on the upcoming ONE FC 2 card Feb. 11 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Read More »