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Photos from Top Rank and ONE Championship Filipino-American muay thai fighter Jackie Buntan takes pride in her Filipino roots when she enters the Circle this Friday, having been raised in Los Angeles, California watching boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. “I know it’s like the most common thing, but...

Photo from Truth x Lakay Gaming Filipino mixed martial arts icons partnered with a non-profit organization that focuses on youth development and education for the poor. Truth x Lakay Gaming, ran by ONE Championship stars Joshua Pacio, Eduard Folayang, Kevin Belingon of Team Lakay and Brandon Vera,...

Photo from ONE Championship Two fighters of Filipino descent are set for their mixed martial arts comeback in March. Filipino-Kiwi Mark Abelardo and Fil-Indonesian Aziz Calim were included in the fight card of ONE: Fists of Fury II at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on March 5. Abelardo will lock...

(Photo from Jenelyn Olsim's Facebook account) Team Lakay’s women’s strawweight bet Jenelyn Olsim is set to return to mixed martial arts action next month after more than a year of hiatus. Jenelyn, the sister of Jerry Olsim, both members of national muay thai team, will be facing a tall order...

Photo from ONE Championship Filipino fighter Denice Zamboanga has nothing but praises for ONE Championship's up-and-coming atomweight fighter Victoria Lee. The 16-year-old Victoria, the younger sister of atomweight champion Angela Lee, faces an acid test against Thailand's Sunisa Srisen in ONE:...

Photo from ONE Championship Former URCC featherweight champion Louie Sangalang wasn't expecting to make it in the final 16 candidates in ONE Championship's edition of "The Apprentice." Despite his background as an athlete, Sangalang, who now runs his own procurement consulting firm, stressed the...

BRAINS AND BRAWN  - Filipino-American muay thai specialist Jackie Buntan wants to display a patient approach with her counter-fighting style against Thai rising star Wondergirl Fairtex next Friday, Feb. 26, in ONE: Fists of Fury at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. (Photo from Jackie Buntan's...

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...

DETERMINED  - 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...