ONE Championship
ONE Championship is a Singapore-based global combat sports promotion founded in 2011, producing MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling events broadcast to 190+ countries, serving combat sports fans, broadcast partners, sponsors, and professional martial artists.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersSingapore, Singapore
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What ONE Championship does
ONE Championship is a Singapore-headquartered global combat sports promotion founded in 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong, operating as the world's largest martial arts organization. The company produces live events across four disciplines — MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling — featuring a roster of more than 170 World Champions and broadcasting to over 190 countries through a multi-tier event portfolio that includes weekly ONE Friday Fights at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, monthly ONE Fight Night events on Amazon Prime Video in U.S. primetime, the premium subscription series The Inner Circle on live.onefc.com, and the recently launched ONE SAMURAI monthly series in Japan on U-NEXT.
The organization operates proprietary technical infrastructure including a hydration and weigh-in system using urine specific gravity refractometer testing (≤1.025 threshold) to mitigate dangerous weight-cutting practices, unified global rule sets across all four disciplines, and direct-to-consumer streaming platforms (live.onefc.com, watch.onefc.com) alongside a mobile application (ONE Super App). It has also extended into mobile gaming via the ONE Fight Arena title co-developed with Animoca Brands' subsidiary Notre Game.
Revenue is generated through four primary streams: broadcast rights and media deals with Amazon Prime Video (U.S./Canada), Sky Sports (UK), ESPN (Australia/New Zealand), U-NEXT (Japan), beIN Sports, and Channel 7 HD; live event ticketing at Lumpinee Stadium and international venues; corporate sponsorship and brand integrations; and consumer product licensing (with CAA Brand Management appointed as the official licensing agent for Asia). Customer segments include global combat sports fans (400+ million cumulative reach), broadcast/media partners, blue-chip corporate sponsors, and professional martial artists competing for contracts valued at US$100,000 and world title opportunities.
ONE Championship firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ONE Championship
- Legal name
- ONE Championship
- Website
- https://onefc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- ONE Championship is a Singapore-based global combat sports promotion founded in 2011, producing MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling events broadcast to 190+ countries, serving combat sports fans, broadcast partners, sponsors, and professional martial artists.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ONE Championship industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Combat Sports Promotion & Media
- NAICS
- Other Spectator Sports (711219), Spectator Sports (7112), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113)
- SIC
- Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Professional MMA Promotions (MPAKAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Kickboxing & Muay Thai Promotions (MPAKAHAD), Combat Sports Event Series & Tournament Operators (Grand Prix, leagues) (MPAKAHAI), Individual Sports Events (Tennis, Golf, Boxing/MMA, Athletics) (MPAGAMAC)
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Where ONE Championship is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Singapore
- HQ country
- Singapore
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
ONE Championship business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Broadcast Rights and Media Deals: ONE Championship generates significant revenue through broadcast agreements with major platforms including Amazon Prime Video (U.S.), Sky Sports (UK), ESPN (Australia/New Zealand), U-NEXT (Japan), Globe (Brazil), Channel 7 HD (Thailand), Disney+ Hotstar, and beIN Sports across multiple regions. Events broadcast to over 190 countries globally.
- Live Event Revenue: Revenue from ticket sales for live events held at iconic venues including Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok and Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Events include numbered events, Fight Night series, Friday Fights, The Inner Circle, and ONE SAMURAI.
- Sponsorship and Brand Partnerships: Blue-chip corporate sponsors partner with ONE Championship for event branding, athlete sponsorships, and promotional integrations during live broadcasts and digital content.
- Licensing and Consumer Products: Revenue from licensed merchandise, consumer products, and brand experiences. CAA Brand Management appointed as official licensing agency for Asia to develop licensing programs and fan engagement initiatives.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels8 records
Marketing channels7 records
ONE Championship product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ONE Championship is a global combat sports promotion that produces and broadcasts live martial arts events across MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling. The organization runs weekly and monthly event series at iconic venues such as Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok and Ariake Arena in Tokyo, distributing content to over 190 countries via broadcast partners and proprietary streaming platforms. Revenue is generated through broadcast rights, ticket sales, premium subscriptions, sponsorships, and licensed merchandise.
Product overview
ONE Championship is a martial arts entertainment platform offering multiple event series: Numbered Events (flagship shows with World Title main events), The Inner Circle (premium weekly series on live.onefc.com), ONE Friday Fights (weekly Asia-primetime shows at Lumpinee Stadium), ONE Fight Night (monthly U.S. primetime events on Prime Video), and ONE SAMURAI (monthly Japanese events on U-NEXT). The organization also operates streaming platforms (live.onefc.com, watch.onefc.com), a mobile game (ONE Fight Arena), and the ONE Super App for fan engagement.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- The Inner Circle: ONE Championship's premier weekly event series streaming exclusively on live.onefc.com
- ONE Friday Fights
- ONE Fight Night
- ONE SAMURAI
- ONE Super App
- ONE Esports
Products and services
- The Inner Circle Premier weekly event series streaming exclusively on live.onefc.com, featuring elite martial artists competing for World Titles and US$100,000 contracts in MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling. Targeted at the most engaged combat sports fans globally.
- ONE Friday Fights Weekly event series broadcast live in Asia primetime from Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium, featuring international stars competing under Muay Thai rules for life-changing US$100,000 contracts. Known as ONE Lumpinee in Thailand.
- ONE Fight Night Monthly events airing live in U.S. primetime on Amazon's Prime Video, featuring North America's promising fighters alongside international talent in MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling.
- ONE SAMURAI Monthly event series broadcast live from Japan, showcasing Japanese martial arts heroes and next-generation athletes competing across MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling, with exclusive broadcast on U-NEXT.
- Numbered Events ONE Championship's flagship product featuring multiple World Title headliners across MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling, representing the highest level of competition in the organization.
- ONE Fight Arena Mobile game developed in partnership with Animoca Brands' subsidiary Notre Game, bringing ONE Championship combat sports content to mobile gaming platforms and featuring ONE Championship athletes and events.
- live.onefc.com ONE Championship's exclusive proprietary streaming platform hosting The Inner Circle premium weekly events and other live broadcasts for paying members in Asia primetime.
- watch.onefc.com ONE Championship's global streaming platform hosting Fight Night events and additional on-demand content, accessible worldwide.
- ONE Super App Mobile application providing fans access to ONE Championship content, latest news, and event information on the go, supporting fan engagement and live event streaming.
- The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition Reality competition show streaming on ONE's YouTube channel, providing original content that extends the ONE Championship brand into entertainment programming beyond live events.
Quantifiable outcome
- ONE 168: Denver generated $18 million for the greater Denver region
Companies that use ONE Championship
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
ONE Championship technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
ONE Championship partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- CAA Brand ManagementcoreCAA Brand Management, a division of Creative Artists Agency, was appointed as ONE Championship's official licensing agent throughout Asia. The partnership focuses on developing licensing programs, fan engagement initiatives, and brand experiences across MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling content to expand into key Asian markets through licensed consumer products.
- JOAcoreJOA announced a partnership with ONE Championship to bring real-time interactive experiences to hundreds of millions of combat sports fans worldwide through JOA's AI-powered live link sports platform. The partnership combines JOA's interactive sports fan engagement technology with ONE Championship's martial arts content.
- ESPNcoreESPN and ONE Championship entered an exclusive multi-year broadcast agreement for Australia and New Zealand. The deal provides comprehensive coverage of ONE Championship events across ESPN's platforms in both countries.
- U-NEXTcoreU-NEXT serves as the exclusive broadcast partner for ONE SAMURAI, ONE Championship's new monthly event series in Japan. All events in the series broadcast exclusively on U-NEXT streaming service.
- Amazon Prime VideocoreAmazon Prime Video is ONE Championship's exclusive U.S. and Canada broadcast partner for ONE Fight Night events, airing live in U.S. primetime and available to Amazon Prime subscribers at no additional cost beyond membership.
- Sky SportscoreSky Sports serves as ONE Championship's broadcast partner in the United Kingdom, featuring regular coverage of ONE Fight Night events and other championship content.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ONE Championship competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship): The dominant global MMA promotion and direct category leader. UFC competes with ONE for top-tier MMA talent, global broadcast rights, and Western fan mindshare, but operates at substantially larger scale and brand recognition.
- Top Rank Boxing: Established boxing promotion with a long track record of premium broadcast deals (e.g., ESPN). Relevant comparable for ONE's broadcast monetization model and combat sports event operations, though focused on professional boxing rather than MMA/Muay Thai.
Direct peers
- PFL (Professional Fighters League): A global MMA promotion using a season-and-tournament format and premium media partnerships. PFL is a direct competitor in talent acquisition, broadcast positioning, and Western audience growth, and now includes the Bellator brand.
- RIZIN Fighting Federation: Japan-based MMA and combat sports promotion. RIZIN is the most relevant Asian regional peer and competes directly with ONE for Japanese athletes, Japanese broadcast rights, and live event attendance in the same geography.
- Glory Kickboxing: Premier global kickboxing promotion featuring many of the same weight classes and athletes that ONE showcases. Overlaps directly with ONE's kickboxing and Muay Thai divisions for talent and event scheduling.
Emerging players
- Karate Combat: A newer, digitally native combat sports promotion with a distinctive cinematic format. Competes with ONE for fan attention in adjacent striking disciplines and emerging digital/streaming-first combat audiences.
- Brave Combat Federation: Middle East and Asia-focused MMA promotion with a regional broadcast footprint. Comparable as an emerging combat sports promotion expanding across Asia/MENA, though at significantly smaller scale than ONE.
Regional players
- KSW (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki): Leading European MMA promotion headquartered in Poland. Comparable in business model (event-driven regional promotion with broadcast deals) but focused on Central European geography, not directly competing in ONE's core Asian markets.
Others
- DAZN Group: Global sports streaming platform that has carried combat sports rights (boxing, MMA). Adjacent enabler/distributor rather than a direct competitor, but a key counterparty in sports media rights negotiations that affect ONE's distribution strategy.
- Lionsgate/Starz (combat sports content): Media company that has carried MMA-adjacent content. Indirectly comparable as a content rights holder/distributor in the broader combat sports media ecosystem in which ONE monetizes its IP.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
ONE Championship social profiles
Digital presenceONE Championship financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ONE Championship leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
ONE Championship subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
ONE Championship funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds5 records
Investors10 records
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ONE Championship M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ONE Championship
What does ONE Championship do?
ONE Championship is a global combat sports promotion that produces and broadcasts live martial arts events across MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling. The organization runs weekly and monthly event series at iconic venues such as Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok and Ariake Arena in Tokyo, distributing content to over 190 countries via broadcast partners and proprietary streaming platforms. Revenue is generated through broadcast rights, ticket sales, premium subscriptions, sponsorships, and licensed merchandise.
Is ONE Championship a public or private company?
ONE Championship is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was ONE Championship founded?
ONE Championship was founded in 2011. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is ONE Championship based?
ONE Championship is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore, in the Asia region.
How does ONE Championship make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Broadcast Rights and Media Deals are the primary driver. The others are live Event Revenue, sponsorship and Brand Partnerships and licensing and Consumer Products.
Who are ONE Championship's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and Top Rank Boxing. Direct peers are PFL (Professional Fighters League), RIZIN Fighting Federation and Glory Kickboxing. Emerging players are Karate Combat and Brave Combat Federation. KSW (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki) is listed as a regional player. Others are DAZN Group and Lionsgate/Starz (combat sports content).
Does ONE Championship have an API?
No public API is recorded for ONE Championship.
What industry is ONE Championship in?
ONE Championship's product category is Combat Sports Promotion & Media. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAKAHAB, Professional MMA Promotions, with a secondary code of MPAKAHAD, Kickboxing & Muay Thai Promotions. Its NAICS code is 711219 and its SIC code is 7990.