DEBUT - Filipino-American muay thai specialist Jackie Buntan is all set for her ONE Championship debut against Thai rising star Wondergirl Fairtex in ONE: Fists of Fury on Friday, Feb. 26, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. (Photo from ONE Championship) Filipino-American Jackie Buntan is hoping to...
GRATEFUL - Lara Pearl Alvarez expresses gratitude to Team Lakay and coach Mark Sangiao for the support prior to her appearance in "The Apprentice."(Photo from Lara Pearl Alvarez's Instagram account) Lara Pearl Alvarez, who used to train in famed Benguet-stable Team Lakay, has been away from martial...
Photo from ONE Championship Filipino bet Lara Pearl Alvarez brings with her the lessons from a turbulent past when she participates in ONE Championship's edition of hit reality series "The Apprentice.” Alvarez, who used to train martial arts in the famed Benguet-based stable Team Lakay and now a...
LOUD AND PROUD - Lara Pearl Alvarez, the proud single mother who hails from Baguio City, dedicates her participation in "The Apprentice" to her one-year-old son Marcuz David. (Photo from ONE Championship's The Apprentice) Lara Pearl Alvarez is one of the two Filipino bets who participated in ONE...
DETERMINEDÂ - Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao believes that Stephen Loman is more determined after joining his Team Lakay brothers in ONE Championship. (Photo from Stephen Loman's Facebook page) Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao sees a determined version of Stephen Loman after joining his teammates in...
NEW CHALLENGER Â - Team Lakay's Stephen Loman (center), the longest reigning champion in BRAVE Combat Federation, signs with Singapore-based promotion ONE Championship and is set to see action later this year. (Photo from BRAVE CF) "The Sniper" has found a new home. Filipino fight fans are in for...
JUMPING SHIP? - Jeremy Pacatiw, a bantamweight contender in BRAVE Combat Federation, expresses desire to join his Team Lakay brothers in ONE Championship. (Photo by BRAVE CF) Team Lakay's Jeremy Pacatiw, who last fought in Bahrain-based promotion BRAVE Combat Federation, expressed desire to jump...
TIGHT CHOKE - Â Ryuto Sawada of Japan (bottom) executes a deep rear naked choke on Filipino strawweight bet Robin Catalan in ONE: Unbreakable III at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Friday night, February 5. (Screenshot from ONE Championship's Youtube livestream) Filipino strawweight bet Robin...
Photo from Conor McGregor's Instagram account Former two-division champion Conor McGregor revealed that he was preoccupied with his potential boxing match against Manny Pacquiao when he fought Dustin Poirier for his UFC return last month. McGregor, in a lengthy Instagram post Thursday, February 4,...
Photos from ONE Championship: The Apprentice's website Two Filipino aspirants are set to represent the Philippines in ONE Championship's edition of The Apprentice. ONE CEO and founder Chatri Sityodtong announced Wednesday night the final participants in arguably the "toughest version" of the hit...
ONE Championship CEO and founder Chatri Sityodtong ONE Championship is now in its final stages of preparation for the upcoming world atomweight grand prix. No less than ONE Championship CEO and founder Chatri Sityodtong announced the recent development when asked during a recent global media...
Heaps of praise continued to pour for Bren Esports as Leyte representative Lucy Torres-Gomez filed on Tuesday, February 2, a resolution honoring the decorated esports organization for winning the recently concluded M2 World Championship held in Singapore. Celebrity-turned-politician...