ONE CHAMPIONSHIP™ SIGNS EIGHT MIXED MARTIAL ARTISTS
Feb 16, 2015 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Singapore: ONE Championship™, Asia’s largest
mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, bolstered
its ranks with the signing of eight international mixed martial
arts champions to its roster. Mark
Striegl, Kuat
Khamitov, Marcos Ratinho, Riku Shibuya, Dae Ryeong
Kim, Jordan
Lucas, Christian
Uflacker and Rajinder
Singh Meena have been added to the burgeoning ONE Championship™
roster.
ONE Championship™ VP of Operations Matt Hume stated, “ONE Championship™ continues to secure the best mixed martial arts talent from all over the world. These eight warriors have proven their warrior spirit and will now get the opportunity to shine on the global stage.”
Mark
Striegl is a Filipino mixed martial arts superstar who has
found success in every promotion he has competed in. Mark
Striegl has a proven grappling pedigree, and has won eleven of
his bouts by submission. The former PXC Featherweight champion
dropped a weight class to bantamweight in his last bout, and is
expected to make his ONE FC debut in that weight class.
Kuat Khamitov is a Kazakhstani lightweight who has won his last six bouts. He is one of the most experienced mixed martial artists to emerge from Central Asia and has won 18 of 21 bouts. Khamitov will look to emulate the success of countryman Igor Svirid, who is the reigning ONE FC Middleweight World Champion.
Riku Shibuya is one of the most promising flyweights to emerge from Japan. He has not lost since his third professional fight back in 2009, and has an impressive 11-2-2 record. Shibuya has professional kickboxing experience and will prove to be a stern test for any contender in the flyweight division. He will make his ONE FC debut by challenging reigning ONE FC Flyweight World Champion Adriano Moraes at ONE FC: AGE OF CHAMPIONS on 13 March.
Dae Ryeong Kim is an undefeated mixed martial artist from South Korea. He is the older brother of recent ONE FC Bantamweight World Championship contender Dae Hwan Kim and has cornered his brother in all his bouts in ONE FC. He is also a welterweight champion in his native country, defeating all the opponents he has faced thus far.
Jordan Lucas is the reigning bantamweight champion for ONE FC network partner Brace. He has won all seven of his professional bouts, including claiming the Brace Bantamweight Championship in his last bout. He now joins a stacked bantamweight division currently ruled by kingpin Bibiano Fernandes.
Christian Uflacker is a 2nd degree Brazilian Jiu-JItsu black belt under the legendary Carlos Gracie. Uflacker was a multiple-time grappling champion in his native Brazil before moving to the United States to train and coach. He has an undefeated mixed martial arts record of five wins with no losses. He has competed in both Strikeforce and Bellator, and will now get the opportunity to showcase his skills to mixed martial arts fans all across Asia.
Rajinder Singh Meena is an Indian mixed martial arts veteran. The lightweight is one of the leading stars in the MMA scene in India, having competed in the main event of several shows held in the country. Singh Meena is also a proven finisher, and all of his victories have come via either submission or knockout.
For more updates on ONE Championship™, please visit www.onefc.com and follow on Instagram and Twitter @ONEFCMMA and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ONEFCMMA.
About ONE Championship™
With a 90%+ market share in Asia, ONE Championship™ is Asia's largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization. Headquartered in Singapore, the world’s most exciting mixed martial arts organization hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions, all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE Championship™ has partnered with FOX and STAR Sports for an unprecedented 10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans 70+ countries across the world.
ONE Championship™ VP of Operations Matt Hume stated, “ONE Championship™ continues to secure the best mixed martial arts talent from all over the world. These eight warriors have proven their warrior spirit and will now get the opportunity to shine on the global stage.”
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Kuat Khamitov is a Kazakhstani lightweight who has won his last six bouts. He is one of the most experienced mixed martial artists to emerge from Central Asia and has won 18 of 21 bouts. Khamitov will look to emulate the success of countryman Igor Svirid, who is the reigning ONE FC Middleweight World Champion.
Marcos Ratinho is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with more than
20 years of experience in the sport. He is a CBJJ World
Championship Silver Medalist and a winner of multiple national
tournaments in Brazil. He is now coaching at Evolve MMA after a
brief stint as the coach for the Presidential Guard in the United
Arab Emirates.
Riku Shibuya is one of the most promising flyweights to emerge from Japan. He has not lost since his third professional fight back in 2009, and has an impressive 11-2-2 record. Shibuya has professional kickboxing experience and will prove to be a stern test for any contender in the flyweight division. He will make his ONE FC debut by challenging reigning ONE FC Flyweight World Champion Adriano Moraes at ONE FC: AGE OF CHAMPIONS on 13 March.
Dae Ryeong Kim is an undefeated mixed martial artist from South Korea. He is the older brother of recent ONE FC Bantamweight World Championship contender Dae Hwan Kim and has cornered his brother in all his bouts in ONE FC. He is also a welterweight champion in his native country, defeating all the opponents he has faced thus far.
Jordan Lucas is the reigning bantamweight champion for ONE FC network partner Brace. He has won all seven of his professional bouts, including claiming the Brace Bantamweight Championship in his last bout. He now joins a stacked bantamweight division currently ruled by kingpin Bibiano Fernandes.
Christian Uflacker is a 2nd degree Brazilian Jiu-JItsu black belt under the legendary Carlos Gracie. Uflacker was a multiple-time grappling champion in his native Brazil before moving to the United States to train and coach. He has an undefeated mixed martial arts record of five wins with no losses. He has competed in both Strikeforce and Bellator, and will now get the opportunity to showcase his skills to mixed martial arts fans all across Asia.
Rajinder Singh Meena is an Indian mixed martial arts veteran. The lightweight is one of the leading stars in the MMA scene in India, having competed in the main event of several shows held in the country. Singh Meena is also a proven finisher, and all of his victories have come via either submission or knockout.
For more updates on ONE Championship™, please visit www.onefc.com and follow on Instagram and Twitter @ONEFCMMA and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ONEFCMMA.
About ONE Championship™
With a 90%+ market share in Asia, ONE Championship™ is Asia's largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization. Headquartered in Singapore, the world’s most exciting mixed martial arts organization hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions, all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE Championship™ has partnered with FOX and STAR Sports for an unprecedented 10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans 70+ countries across the world.
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