ONE Championship Announces 14 Events in Ten Different Cities for 2016
Asia’s biggest MMA promotion is set for a busy 2016 after ONE Championship revealed the dates of 14 events across ten different cities. The organization will be heading to Changsa, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hong Kong for the first time, as well as putting on multiple shows in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila, and Singapore.
ONE Championship also plans to put on ten additional events in China, which means that there could be a grand total of 24 shows in 2016. CEO Victor Cui says it will be a big year for his organization.
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“As we wrap up 2015, I’m very pleased that it has been a great year for ONE Championship in terms of growth as we continue to expand at an incredibly rapid pace. We look forward to bringing our signature brand of world-class MMA action into more cities in Asia come 2016.”
Last year, ONE Championship headed to Myanmar for the first time and Cui is excited to see some new countries added to the calendar.
“With our success in Asia and the Middle East, we are thrilled to announce that we will be entering three new markets next year, namely Thailand, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. These are amazing cities with a massive following of martial arts fans and next year these fans will get to experience ONE Championship’s superlative MMA events live!”
The current 2016 ONE Championship schedule is as follows:
23 January: Changsa Stadium, Changsa, China
29 January: Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20 February: Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
18 March: Thuwanna Indoor Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
15 April: Malls Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines
06 May: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
27 May: Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand
17 June: Pho Phu Stadium, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
01 July: Asia-World Expo, Hong Kong, China
05 August: Ntu Sports Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
02 September: Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22 October: Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
11 November: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
02 December: Malls Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines