2020 in ONE Championship
The year 2020 was the 10th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and muay thai promotion based in Singapore. Background. Chatri Sityodtong announced that ONE Championship will intend to do 50 events in 2020. ONE Championship 2020 Awards. The following fighters won the ONE Championship year-end awards for 2020: ONE Championship: A New Tomorrow. ONE Championship: A New Tomorrow was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on January 10, 2020 at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. The event featured a rematch between Rodtang Jitmuangnon  and Jonathan Haggerty for the ONE Muay Thai Flyweight Championship as the event headliner. Haggerty lost their previous fight by a unanimous decision. The co-main even featured the ONE Atomweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai champion Stamp Fairtex in an MMA bout against Puja Tomar. ONE Championship: Fire & Fury. ONE Championship: Fire & Fury was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on January 31, 2020, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Background. Eduard Folayang was scheduled to face Ahmed Mujtaba, but Mujtaba was forced off the card on January 16 with an injury. Pieter Buist served  as Mujtaba replacement, takes short notice fight against Folayang. ONE Championship: Warrior's Code. ONE Championship: Warrior's Code was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on February 7, 2020, at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Background. The ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship bout between Phetmorakot Petchyindee Academy and Jamal Yusupov was expected for ONE Championship: Warrior’s Code main event. However, on January 30, Yusupov pulled out of the bout due to an injury. The Russian veteran, has been replaced by Thailand’s Detrit Sathian in the main event for the ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship . Detrit was later replaced by fellow Thai Pongsiri PK. Saenchaimuaythaigym, who took the fight on two days' notice. Bi Nguyen was forced to withdraw from her bout with Itsuki Hirata due to an elbow injury sustained during training. Nyrene Crowley stepped in on short notice to face Hirata. ONE Warrior Series 10. ONE Warrior Series 10 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on February 19, 2020, in Kallang, Singapore. ONE Championship: King of the Jungle. ONE Championship: King of the Jungle was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on February 28, 2020, at the Singapore  Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE: King of the Jungle was headlined by a title fight between the reigning ONE Kickboxing Women's Atomweight Champion Stamp Fairtex and Janet Todd. Stamp had previously beaten Todd to win the ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Title. The co-main event saw Sam-A Gaiyanghadao face Rocky Ogden for the inaugural ONE Muay Thai Strawweight Championship. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event was held behind closed doors. ONE Infinity 1 (Cancelled). ONE Infinity 1 was expected to be a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship in Manila, Philippines. The event  was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background. The event was originally expected to take place in Chongqing, China on April 11. However, on February 6, the event was moved to the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Next the event was once again rescheduled, this time for 29 May in Manila, Philippines. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Former UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson was handed a shot at reigning ONE Flyweight Champion, Adriano Moraes. A ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Roman Kryklia and former SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight  Champion Andrei Stoica was slated to serve as the event co-headliner. ONE Hero Series 13. ONE Hero Series 13 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on June 20, 2020, in Shanghai, China. ONE Hero Series 14. ONE Hero Series 14 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on June 21, 2020, in Shanghai, China. ONE Championship: No Surrender. ONE Championship: No Surrender was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on July 31, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. ONE: No Surrender featured two title bouts: Rodtang Jitmuangnon was scheduled  to defend the ONE Muay Thai Flyweight Championship against Petchdam Petchyindee Academy and Phetmorakot Petchyindee Academy was scheduled to defend the ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship against Yodsanklai Fairtex. The main card also featured a kickboxing superfight between Superbon Banchamek and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong. ONE Championship: No Surrender 2. ONE Championship: No Surrender 2 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on July 31, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast on August 14, 2020. Background. The Bantamweight Muay Thai Tournament Semi-Finals bout between Saemapetch Fairtex and Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym was scheduled as  the main event for ONE: No Surrender 2. In the co-main event, the former WBC Muaythai and World Muaythai Council champion Mehdi Zatout was scheduled to fight Victor Pinto. Bonus awards The following fighter was awarded bonus: ONE Championship: No Surrender 3. ONE Championship: No Surrender 3 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on July 31, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast on August 21, 2020. Background. Bonus awards The following fighter was awarded bonus: ONE Championship: A New Breed. ONE Championship: A New Breed was a Combat sport event  held by ONE Championship on August 28, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. This will be the fourth consecutive event ONE Championship has held in Bangkok and will be headlined by a bout between the current Atomweight Muay Thai champion Stamp Fairtex and Allycia Rodrigues. Additionally, Kulabdam Sor.Jor.Piek-U-Thai was expected to fight Saemapetch Fairtex, however Saemapetch suffered an injury before the bout and was replaced by Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym. Road to ONE 3: Tokyo Fight Night. Road to ONE 3: Tokyo Fight Night was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship in  partnership with Shooto on September 10, 2020, at the Tsutaya O-East in Tokyo, Japan. ONE Championship: A New Breed 2. ONE Championship: A New Breed 2 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on August 28, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast on September 11, 2020. Background. A fight between the former ONE Muay Thai Featherweight title challenger Pongsiri PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym and the current WBC Muaythai Super Lightweight champion Sean Clancy was announced as the main event. A kickboxing bout between Superlek Kiatmuu9 and Fahdi Khaled was announced as the co-main  event. An additional fight in the ONE Super Series will feature Supergirl Jaroonsak Muaythai and Milagros Lopez at 53.7 kg catchweight. Two mixed martial arts bouts at lightweight (77 kg) were announced, pitting Abu Muslim Alikhanov vs. Pascal Jaskiewiez and Witchayakorn Niamthanom vs. Khalid Friggini. A 67.5 kg catchweight mixed martial arts fight between Prach Buapa and Brogan Stewart-Ng was announced as well. ONE Championship: A New Breed 3. ONE Championship: A New Breed 3 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on August 28, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast  on September 18, 2020. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 9, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE: ‘Reign of Dynasties’ will be headlined by a title fight between the current ONE Muay Thai Strawweight champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and Josh Tonna, who is currently on a two fight win streak. The card will also feature an MMA bout between the undefeated prospect Aleksi Toivonen, and the #5 ranked flyweight Reece McLaren. Former ONE Strawweight champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke is scheduled  to have his first fight of 2020 against Getu Hexi. This event marks ONE's return to Singapore, for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties 2. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties 2 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 9, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on October 16, 2020. Background. ONE: Reign of Dynasties 2 will be headlined by a kickboxing bout between Hiroki Akimoto and Zhang Chenglong. The co-main event will feature a fight between the former  three weight Lumpini Stadium champion Sagetdao Petpayathai and Zhang Chunyu. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced, four weeks before the event, that "Inside the Matrix" would feature four title bouts: Aung La Nsang would attempt to defend his Middleweight title for the fourth time against the undefeated Reinier De Ridder, Christian Lee would defend his Lightweight title for the first time against the undefeated prospect Iuri Lapicus, Martin  Nguyen would defend his Featherweight title against Thanh Le, and Xiong Jingnan would defend her Strawweight strap in rematch with Tiffany Teo. The event will be third in a row to take place in Singapore, following the relaxation of measures meant to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Former ONE Lightweight champion Eduard Folayang is scheduled to fight Antonio Caruso. Both fighters have most recently lost to Pieter Buist. A women's atomweight bout between Ritu Phogat and Nou Srey Pov was announced as the sixth fight on the card. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 2. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 2  was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on November 6, 2020. Background. ONE: Inside the Matrix 2 will be headlined by a welterweight title fight, as the reigning champion Kiamrian Abbasov is scheduled to defend his title for the first time against James Nakashima. In the co-main event, the #4 ranked lightweight Timofey Nastyukhin will face the #3 ranked Pieter Buist. In the remaining three MMA matches, the #4 ranked flyweight Yuya Wakamatsu is scheduled to fight Kim Kyu Sung, Eko  Roni Saputra is scheduled to fight Ramon Gonzales, likewise at flyweight. The #2 ranked women's atomweight Meng Bo will face Priscilla Gaol. A catchweight muay thai bout between Joseph Lasiri and Rocky Ogden was previously scheduled for ONE: Inside the Matrix 2.However, on November 4, the bout was removed from the card and the bout was rescheduled to a future card. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on  November 13, 2020. Background. Former ONE Bantamweight champion Kevin Belingon is scheduled to fight the #5 ranked bantamweight John Lineker. The fight will serve as the event headliner. In the co-main, former ONE Flyweight champion Geje Eustaquio is scheduled to fight the former Road FC interim flyweight champion Min Jong Song. A middleweight bout between Murad Ramazanov and Hiroyuki Tetsuka was announced, as well as a flyweight bout between the #5 ranked Lito Adiwang and Hiroba Minowa. Two time ADCC champion Yuri Simões will fight Fan Rong. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 4. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 4  was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on November 20, 2020. Background. ONE: Inside the Matrix 4 was headlined by a kickboxing bout between the former ONE Kickboxing Strawweight title challenger Wang Junguang and Aslanbek Zikreev. In the co-main event, Joseph Lasiri fought Rocky Ogden. Bruno Pucci returned from a year long layoff to face Kwon Won Il. Former Shooto Featherweight champion Ryogo Takahashi fought the undefeated prospect Yoon Chang Min. The sole WMMA bout saw Maira Mazar face Choi Jeong  Yun. Although Choi was undefeated, it was her first fight in over three years. Road to ONE 4: Fair Fight 13. Road to ONE 4: Fair Fight 13 was a Kickboxing event held by ONE Championship in partnership with Fair Fight promotion, on November 28, 2020, at the Akademiya Yedinoborstv Rmk in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Background. Road to ONE 4 will be ONE Championship's first event held in Russia. A four-man tournament will be held in the 66 kg weight class, featuring Tamerlan Bashirov, Viktor Mikhailov, Vladimir Kuzmin and Maxim Petkevich. Sher Mamazulunov is scheduled to fight Dmitry Valent  in a kickboxing bout at 84 kg. ONE Championship: Big Bang. ONE Championship: Big Bang was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 4, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE: Big Bang will be headlined by a featherweight kickboxing bout between Marat Grigorian and Ivan Kondratev. The #5 ranked featherweight Garry Tonon is scheduled to fight the former ONE Featherweight title challenger Koyomi Matsushima. Former Glory lightweight champion Marat Grigorian is scheduled to fight Ivan Kondratev, in his debut with the organization. In the sole WMMA bout, Ritu Phogat is scheduled to  fight Jomary Torres. A Heavyweight bout between newcomer Amir Aliakbari and Islam Abasov was previously scheduled for ONE: Big Bang. However, on November 25, the bout was removed from the card because Abasov was arrested and detained in Moscow after a road conflict. Danny Kingad was scheduled to face Kairat Akhmatov, but Kingad was forced off the card on November 30 after one of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. The bout has been scrapped. As a number of fighters withdrew, several changes took place on the card. The featherweight matchup between Marat Grigorian and Ivan Kondratev was promoted to  the main event. Anderson Silva replaced Roman Kryklia as Murat Aygun's opponent, and a featherweight fight between Andy Souwer and Zhang Chunyu was added. A women's atomweight MMA bout between Jihin Radzuan and Bi Nguyen was later added as well. Roman Kryklia was scheduled to defend his ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight title against promotional newcomer Murat Aygün in the ONE championship: Big Bang Headliner, but Kryklia has to withdraw from the bout when one of his coaches tested positive for COVID. Anderson Silva was pulled from a planned ONE Championship: Big Bang 2 bout with Masoud Safari, and  faced Aygün on the ONE Championship: Big Bang card. ONE Championship: Big Bang 2. ONE Championship: Big Bang 2 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 4, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on December 11, 2020. Background. ONE: Big Bang 2 will be headlined by a Muay Thai fight between Taiki Naito and Jonathan Haggerty. In the co-main event, Nieky Holzken will return from a year long layoff to take on Elliot Compton. Errol Zimmerman returns from a two-year hiatus from kickboxing to fight Rade Opacic . In the remaining MMA bouts, Tetsuya Yamada is scheduled to fight Kim Jae Woong, and Ali Motamed will fight Chen Rui. Masoud Safari was scheduled to face Anderson Silva, but was removed from the card when Silva stepped up to face Aygün on ONE Championship: Big Bang card. A welterweight fight between Agilan Thani and Tyler McGuire was later added. Road to ONE 5: WSS. Road to ONE 5: WSS was a Muay Thai event held by ONE Championship in partnership with World Siam Stadium (WSS) on December 7, 2020, at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. The  event will be headlined by a fight between the reigning Rajadamnern Stadium 126 lb champion Petchpangan Teeded99 and Wanchana Nor Narisson. They have met on two previous occasions, with each fighter winning once. ONE Championship: Collision Course. ONE Championship: Collision Course was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 18, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. A ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Roman Kryklia and former SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Champion Andrei Stoica was slated to serve as the event headliner. This fight was previously postponed three times in 2020  due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Ukrainian was rescheduled for this event. On December 9, it is announced that Kryklia will defend his belt against Stoica. The Romanian will finally get his title shot but on short notice. Stoica was announced only 2 weeks before the event and at that time he had cut weight to make 95 kilogram weight class for a fight in Romania. In the co-main event, the reigning ONE Muay Thai Bantamweight champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao will defends his title against the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai Tournament winner Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym. After a 2  years hiatus the undefeated lightweight contender Lowen Tynanes will make his comeback against the former ONE Featherweight champion Marat Gafurov. The #3 ranked bantamweight Yusup Saadulaev is scheduled to fight the undefeated Troy Worthen. In the flyweight division, Xie Wei will take on Chan Rothana. ONE Championship: Collision Course 2. ONE Championship: Collision Course 2 was a Combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 18, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on December 25, 2020. Background. ONE: Collision Course II will be headlined by a muay thai match between Jamal Yusupov  and Samy Sana. In the co-main, the #3 ranked flyweight Kairat Akhmetovi is scheduled to fight Dae Hwan Kim. Road to ONE 6: WSS (Cancelled). Road to ONE 6: WSS was expected to be a Muay Thai event held by ONE Championship in partnership with World Siam Stadium (WSS) at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background. The event was expected to take place at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on December 25. However, on December 21, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The  sixth edition of Road to ONE was supposed to be composed solely of muay thai bouts, the former WBC Muaythai 147 lb champion Luis Cajaiba and the current Lumpinee Stadium 160 lb champion Sorgraw Petchyindee was planned to headline the event.