Welcome to Monday. Here are your must-read stories from around the inter-webs. Our friends in Asia have got info on a new VP at ONE FC. The Valiant ones report on what Joe Lauzon has in common with Anderson Silva. The Babysitter to the Stars drops by. The man on the Corner examines the quality vs. quantity battle with the UFC. There's a rising featherweight to keep an eye on in the U.K. and Evolve MMA's Chatri Sityodtong speaks out. Read More »
Tag Archives: Evolve MMA
Feed SubscriptionIt’s official, the best lightweight in Asia, Shinya Aoki, has signed with ONE FC
Asia's largest mixed martial arts promotion, ONE Fighting Championship has confirmed they have officially signed the best lightweight in Asia, Shinya Aoki (30-6-1), to a multi-fight deal. Aoki is scheduled to make his debut with the promotion in the main event at "ONE FC: Pride of a Nation" in Manila on August 31. Read More »
Here’s our list of the top 10 MMA gyms in Asia
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that MMA is blowing up in Asia. Even at its infancy stage, the Asian MMA scene is red hot especially with the rise of ONE Fighting Championship. More new fans are being won over every day and more fans are looking to actually train and learn combat sports. Read More »
Interview with Evolve MMA’s Chatri Sityodtong from the ONE Asia MMA Summit
ProMMAnow.com Asian correspondent Wesley De Souza caught up with Evolve MMA''s Chatri Sityodtong following the ONE Asia MMA Summit this weekend in Singapore. Chatri, who was one of the keynote speakers at the summit, shared his thoughts on the event, the ONE FC Network, the future of Asian MMA and why he feels MMA will one day be bigger than football. Read More »
Evolve Fight Team reminds you how badass they are with this video blog
Evolve Fight Team has released a new video blog capturing their victories at "ONE FC: War of the Lions". Team Evolve saw victories by Eddie Ng, Nicole Chua, Zorobabel Moreira and Fabricio Monteiro. Read More »
ONE Fighting Championship announces the ONE Asia MMA Summit
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 »
So 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Shinya Aoki video training blog for “DREAM: New Year! 2011″
Go behind-the-scenes into the training camp of DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki as he prepares for his title defense against Satoru Kitaoka at "DREAM: Genki Desu Ka!" on New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan. Read More »