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MMA fans were ecstatic about ONE Championship’s 2022 knockout compilation.
ONE had another thrilling calendar year that featured tons of knockouts and submissions. The Asia-based combat sports promotion started the new year by posting a compilation of explosive knockouts from the past year on Instagram with the caption:
“Here’s to another year of EXPLOSIVE knockouts in 2023! 🎇 @mighty @johnlinekermma @zebaztiankadestam @giannis_stoforidis @anmalykhin #ONEChampionship #MartialArts #MMA #Kickboxing”
Some of the knockouts included Demetrious Johnson landing a flying knee on Adriano Moraes, John Lineker taking out Bibiano Fernandes, and Anatoly Malykhin starching Reinier de Ridder. MMA fans filled the comment section on Instagram, including some saying:
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“These dudes are getting sparked"
"Happy New Year!!! 🍾🥳🎊🎉 There were more fireworks at @onechampionship this year tha tonight for NYE! 🎆🧨💥👏 Let's make 2023 even better.”
"i love you one championship”
So many fireworks😂 Happy New Year one championshipppp🥳”
ONE made massive progress in 2022. Their added efforts to engage North American and submission-grappling audiences could pay dividends in the years to come.
Watch ONE's 2022 knockout compilation below:
ONE Championship has big plans for their U.S. expansion in 2023
ONE Championship will make its highly-anticipated debut on North American soil in 2023. One of the concerns for fighting in the U.S. was being able to use their own ruleset, which features a different scoring system and grounded knee strikes.
During an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong had this to say about what the promotion is doing to get it approved:
“We have Rich Franklin working with the various athletic commissions and getting our medical system, our hydration process, and our rule set approved. He’s going state by state, so we’ve got a few states that have approved.”
ONE on Fight Night 10 on Prime Video will take place on May 5 in Broomfield, Colorado. The event is headlined by the trilogy fight between Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes for the ONE flyweight world title.
It’s unclear what other states have accepted ONE’s ruleset, but Colorado has been known to try out different rulesets, including open scoring.
