2012 in ONE Championship
A poster or logo for 2012 in ONE Championship.
Information
First dateFebruary 11, 2012
Events
Total events5
Fights
Total fights50
Title fights2
Chronology
2011 in ONE 2012 in ONE Championship 2013 in ONE

The year 2012 was the 2nd year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Singapore.

List of events

# Event Date Venue City Country
5 ONE FC: Rise of Kings October 6, 2012 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang Singapore
4 ONE FC: Pride of a Nation August 31, 2012 Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Philippines
4 ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors June 23, 2012 Stadium Negara Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
3 ONE FC: War of the Lions March 31, 2012 Singapore Indoor Stadium Kallang Singapore
2 ONE FC: Battle of Heroes February 11, 2012 The BritAma Arena North Jakarta Indonesia

ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes

ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes
Information
PromotionONE Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 11, 2012
VenueThe BritAma Arena
CityIndonesia North Jakarta, Indonesia
Attendance4,371
Event chronology
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions

ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes (also known as ONE FC 2) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on February 11, 2012 at The BritAma Arena in North Jakarta, Indonesia and was broadcast by MNC International.[1]

Background

This was the first event ONE held outside of Singapore.[2]

Results
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Felipe Enomoto def. Ole Laursen Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:49
Featherweight Bae Young Kwon def. Honorio Banario Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:56
Welterweight Rustam Khabilov def. Rodrigo Ribeiro Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Gustavo Falciroli def. Soo Chul Kim Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:12
Heavyweight Rolles Gracie def. Bob Sapp TKO (submission to punches) 1 1:18
Preliminary Card
Featherweight Victorio Senduk def. Raymond Tiew TKO (knee injury) 1 4:02
Flyweight Geje Eustaquio def. Alex Silva Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Irshaad Sayed def. Jessie Rafols KO (punch to the body) 1 1:49
Lightweight Peter Davis def. Ngabdi Mulyadi Submission (triangle choke) 3 3:54
Welterweight Zuli Silawanto def. Agus Nanang TKO (punches) 1 0:47

ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions

ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions
Information
PromotionONE Fighting Championship
DateMarch 31, 2012
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
CitySingapore Kallang, Singapore
Attendance7,714
Event chronology
ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors

ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions (also known as ONE FC 3) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on March 31, 2012 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.[3]

Background

The event marked the debut of Nicole Chua, believed to be Singapore's first ever professional female mixed martial artist.[4]

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Brazil Zorobabel Moreira def. Switzerland Felipe Enomoto Submission (armbar) 3 1:04
Featherweight Japan Tatsuya Kawajiri def. United States Donald Sanchez Submission (triangle choke) 1 3:27
Lightweight Philippines Ole Laursen def. Philippines Eduard Folayang Decision (split) 3 5:00
Welterweight Brazil Fabricio Monteiro def. Japan Yuya Shirai Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight (195lb) Netherlands Melvin Manhoef vs. Japan Yoshiyuki Nakanishi No contest 1 2:08 [a]
Lightweight Hong Kong Eddie Ng def. Malaysia Jian Kai Chee TKO (punches) 1 0:43
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight Japan Masakazu Imanari def. Philippines Kevin Belingon Submission (reverse heel hook) 1 1:18
Women's Flyweight Singapore Nicole Chua def. India Jeet Toshi Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:07
Lightweight Singapore Quek Kim Hock def. United States Major Overall Technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:18
Bantamweight China Jiang Long Yun def. Thailand Yodsanan Sityodtong Technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:28
Lightweight Netherlands Danny van Bergen def. United States Richie Whitson Submission (armbar) 1 1:19
  1. ^ Both fighters cut by clash of legs; it rendered them unable to compete

ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors

ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors
Information
PromotionONE Fighting Championship
DateJune 23, 2012
VenueStadium Negara
CityMalaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance8,153
Event chronology
ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation

ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors (also known as ONE FC 4) is a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on June 23, 2012 at the 10,200 capacity Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6][7]

Background

Renato 'Babalu' Sobral made his debut for ONE at this event. Last time Sobral fought was against Dan Henderson at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II in late 2010.[8][9][10]

Phil Baroni was expected to face Roger Huerta at this event, but due to losing a fight just three weeks before the event via TKO, ONE opted to remove him from the fight card rather than await on the Colorado Office of Boxing to confirm Baroni is on a medical suspension.[11]

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Cruiserweight Brazil Renato Sobral def. Japan Tatsuya Mizuno Submission (armbar) 1 0:31
Welterweight Brazil Zorobabel Moreira def. United States Roger Huerta KO (soccer kick) 2 3:53
Bantamweight Brazil Leandro Issa def. Japan Masakazu Imanari Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Welterweight Malaysia Adam Kayoom def. Brazil Gregor Gracie Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight Philippines Eric Kelly def. South Korea Bae Young Kwon Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight France Arnaud Lepont def. South Korea Brian Choi Submission (rear naked choke) 3 1:38
Featherweight United States Mitch Chilson def. Malaysia AJ Lias Mansor Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:39
Welterweight Brazil Marcos Escobar def. Brazil Rodrigo Praxedes Submission (D'arce choke) 3 1:05
Lightweight Malaysia Peter Davis def. Singapore Kim Hock Quek TKO (knees and punches) 1 0:55

ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation

ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation
Information
PromotionONE Fighting Championship
DateAugust 31, 2012
VenueSmart Araneta Coliseum
CityPhilippines Quezon City, Philippines
Attendance12,523
Event chronology
ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings

ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation (also known as ONE FC 5) took place on August 31, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines. It was ONE's first event in the Philippines.

Background

Held in conjunction with the URCC, Pride of the Nation has been described as the biggest event in the history of Filipino MMA as 12,523 fans attended. The event featured three former UFC champions: Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski and Jens Pulver.[12][13][14]

There were two controversial incidents at this event which involved the use of soccer kicks. Because of this, ONE will now allow their fighters to use them at any point in a fight from ONE FC: Rise of Kings. One incident was during the bout between Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia. Arlovski knocked Sylvia down and then threw soccer kicks at his head. Everyone thought the referee had stopped the fight; he actually called time because he didn't call "open attack". When it was decided after a five-minute rest period for Sylvia that he could not continue, the fight resulted in a No Contest.[15] The other incident occurred during the fight between Shannon Wiratchai and Mitch Chilson, in which Wiratchai won. However, after a thorough review of the match days after the event, ONE officials decided that Wiratchai landed an illegal leg kick to a grounded Chilson in the second round and referee Moritaka Oshiro incorrectly called an end to the fight as he determined at that point that Chilson could not properly defend himself. The win for Wiratchai was reversed and the fight officially ruled as a No Contest.[16]

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes def. Gustavo Falciroli Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Eduard Folayang def. Felipe Enomoto Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia No Contest (illegal soccer kick) 2 4:46
Featherweight Eric Kelly def. Jens Pulver TKO (body kick and punches) 2 1:46
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight Rolles Gracie def. Tony Bonello Submission (rear naked choke) 3 1:33
Welterweight Jung Hwan Cha def. Igor Gracie TKO (punches and elbows) 3 1:03
Bantamweight Soo Chul Kim def. Kevin Belingon Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight Gregor Gracie def. Nicholas Mann Submission (armbar) 1 3:28
Welterweight Phil Baroni def. Rodrigo Ribeiro TKO (soccer kicks and punches) 1 1:00
Featherweight Mitch Chilson vs. Shannon Wiratchai No Contest (illegal punch and kick) 2 2:03
Featherweight Honorio Banario def. Andrew Benibe TKO (body kicks and punches) 3 3:47

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings
Information
PromotionONE Fighting Championship
DateOctober 6, 2012
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
CitySingapore Kallang, Singapore
Attendance9,232
Event chronology
ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings (also known as ONE FC 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on October 6, 2012 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Background

The event was supposed to crown three ONE champions in the Lightweight, Featherweight and Bantamweight divisions,[17] But due to Pay-Per-View time constraints, ONE has opted to move the Featherweight title fight later in the year.[18]

This event also held the first bouts for the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix.[19]

ONE made its PPV debut via iN DEMAND, Avail-TVN, DirecTV and Dish.[20]

Following two controversial decisions at ONE FC: Pride of a Nation, ONE will now fully adopted the use of soccer kicks at any point in a fight from this event onwards.[21]

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Japan Shinya Aoki def. France Arnaud Lepont Technical submission (triangle choke) 1 1:25 [a]
Lightweight South Korea Kotetsu Boku def. Brazil Zorobabel Moreira TKO (punches) 3 1:02 [b]
Bantamweight South Korea Soo Chul Kim def. Brazil Leandro Issa TKO (strikes) 2 0:15 [c]
Middleweight Netherlands Melvin Manhoef def. Japan Ryo Kawamura KO (punch) 1 4:40
Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Bantamweight United States Jens Pulver def. China Zhao Ya Fei Technical decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Japan Masakatsu Ueda def. South Korea Min Jung Song Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Philippines Kevin Belingon def. Russia Yusup Saadulaev TKO (strikes) 1 3:18
Preliminary Card
Flyweight Malaysia Gianni Subba def. Singapore Bruce Loh KO (soccer kick) 1 0:33
Featherweight United States Mitch Chilson def. Indonesia Ngabdi Mulyadi TKO (strikes) 2 1:05
  1. ^ ONE Superfight
  2. ^ For the inaugural ONE Lightweight Championship[22]
  3. ^ For the inaugural ONE Bantamweight Championship

References

  1. ^ "ONE FC 2: Eric Kelly vs. Bae Young Kwon Round Out the Main Card". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "ONE FC'S OPPORTUNITY IN THE ARCHIPELAGO". sherdog.com. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 3". onefc.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Nicole Chua to be Singapore's first female MMA fighter". Yahoo Sports Singapore. 31 January 2012.
  5. ^ "One FC Schedules Asian MMA Summit, Shifts Arena for June 23 Show in Malaysia". MMA Weekly. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the fight club". The Star. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  7. ^ "'Warriors' to fight it out in Asia's Bbiggets mixed martial arts event". New Straits Times. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "Babalu Sobral Returns Against Tatsuya Mizuno at One FC 4; Imanari-Issa Co-Headlines June 23 Card". Sherdog. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  9. ^ "ONE FC Destiny of Warriors: Eric Kelly Vs. Bae Yong Kwon is going to be a crazy fight!". mmaorient.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  10. ^ "Gregor Gracie vs Adam Kayoom Latest Addition to ONE FC: 'Destiny of Warriors'". MMA Mania. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  11. ^ "Following TKO Loss, Phil Baroni Out of One FC Fight with Roger Huerta". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  12. ^ "Eduard 'Landslide' Folayang vs Felipe Enomoto announced for ONE FC: Pride of a Nation". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  13. ^ "Folayang, Belingon eye redemption". Philippines Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  14. ^ "Arlovski seeks revenge vs Sylvia in ONE FC". abs-cbnnews.com/. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  15. ^ "Confusion reigned at ONE FC". espn.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  16. ^ "ONE FC RULES WIRATCHAI-CHILSON A NO CONTEST". sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  17. ^ "Lakays get shot at One FC titles". sunstar.com.ph. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  18. ^ "Fight card released for Rise of Kings". espnstar.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  19. ^ "LIGHTWEIGHT AND BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS". philboxing.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  20. ^ "Fight on, bro". thestar.com.my. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  21. ^ "One FC Makes Soccer Kicks Fully Legal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  22. ^ Anton Tabuena (17 September 2012). "Asian MMA: Zorobabel Moreira Vs. Kotetsu Boku For Inaugural Lightweight Title At ONE FC 6". Bloody Elbow.

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