2011 in ONE Championship

Mixed martial arts events ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion File:ONE FC 1 poster.jpg ONE Fighting Championship September 3, 2011 Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Kallang, Singapore 6,789 — ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion (also known as ONE FC 1) was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/18/one-fc-announces-inaugural-card-baroni-vs-yoshida-to-co-main-e/ One FC Announces Inaugural Card; Baroni vs. Yoshida to Co-Main Event 18 July 2011 mmafighting.com 2011-07-19 It is the first and only event held by the organization in 2011. Background ONE Championship instituted Pride Fighting Championships rules combined with Nevada's unified rules; this allowed for soccer kicks, head stomps, knees on the ground, and permitting the use of elbows.http://www.mma-japan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=789:onefc-institutes-pridefcunified-rules&catid=50:onefc&Itemid=94 OneFC Institutes PrideFC/Unified Rules mma-japan.com 2011-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112234859/http://www.mma-japan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=789:onefc-institutes-pridefcunified-rules&catid=50:onefc&Itemid=94 2013-11-12 dead The event was broadcast on domestic TV in Singapore by MediaCorp Channel 5.http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/ONE-Fighting-Championship-unveils-CHAMPION-versus-CHAMPION-34230 ONE Fighting Championship unveils CHAMPION versus CHAMPION sherdog.com 2011-08-18 The event also streamed live on Sherdog to all countries except Singapore.http://www.thailandmma.com/one-fighting-championship-to-be-streamed-live-on-sherdog/ OneFC to be streamed on Sherdog thailandmma.com 2011-08-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110829220931/http://www.thailandmma.com/one-fighting-championship-to-be-streamed-live-on-sherdog/ 2011-08-29 This led multiple media sources to describe ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion as "the biggest event in Asian mixed martial arts history" and to speculate that the TV audience might be the biggest ever for a mixed martial arts event.http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/25/eddie-ng-the-chester-le-st-lad-who-is-set-to-become-an-mma-superstar-in-asia/ Eddie Ng: The Chester Le St lad who is set to become an MMA superstar in Asia independent.co.uk 2011-08-18 London James Goyder dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111121002647/http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/25/eddie-ng-the-chester-le-st-lad-who-is-set-to-become-an-mma-superstar-in-asia/ 2011-11-21 On 17 August 2011 it was announced that A Sol Kwon, a Korean fighter on a six fight win streak, would be replacing the injured Ole Laursen in the main event against Eduard Folayang.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Injury-Modifies-Main-Event-of-Inaugural-One-FC-Card-34840 Injury Modifies Main Event of Inaugural One FC Card sherdog.com 2011-08-18 Results Main card Lightweight Eduard Folayang def. A Sol Kwon Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Welterweight Yoshiyuki Yoshida def. Phil Baroni Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Featherweight Eric Kelly def. Mitch Chilson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:10 Welterweight Gregor Gracie def. Seok Mo Kim Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Lightweight Zorobabel Moreira def. Andy Wang TKO (punches) 2 1:59 Preliminary card no Catchweight (160 lb) Eddie Ng def. Yuan Chun Bo TKO (punches) 1 0:45 Flyweight Radeem Rahman def. Susovan Ghosh TKO (punches) 1 3:18 Lightweight Vuyisile Colossa def. Ma Xing Yu TKO (strikes) 1 0:49 Bantamweight Yodsanan Sityodtong def. Daniel Mashamaite TKO (flying knee) 2 0:14 Bantamweight Leandro Issa def. Soo Chul Kim Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 yes See also List of ONE Championship champions List of ONE Championship events References Category:ONE Championship by year Category:2011 in mixed martial arts