ONE Championship Boss: 'We've crushed (the UFC in Asia), completely crushed them'
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ย. 2017
- While the UFC has struggled to gain a foothold in Asian markets, in just six short years, ONE Championship has become the top fight promotion in the Eastern world.
As the head of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, has had some harsh words for the UFC, but they are not without warrant. Aside from the UFC not seeming to comprehend the culture in Asian markets, Sityodtong says that the MMA juggernaut of the Western world has been disrespectful not only to ONE Championship, but Asia and Asians in general.
"MMA is the bloodsport aspect (of martial arts) that the West has promoted. Martial arts is really what Asians promote," Sityodtong told MMAWeekly.com.
"If I have strong words for the UFC, it's because they came (to Singapore) last year and were very disrespectful to Asia, Asians, and ONE Championship. That's not the best way to market yourself if you're a foreign property.
"We've crushed them, completely crushed them."
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Dana Yellow
give this man top comment
Glenn Simpson where's Dana Black?
Lmao you win the comment section
Ring La yeah it is are you blind?
WDYM? He has hepatitis?
I mean he's not lying because ONE is insanely popular in that region.
ABathingAsh but he's wrong because pride was real successful and they promoted the"bloodsport"aspect of fighting. Ufc needs to do better in Asia but he's just talking shit
Josh Pearce Pride got bought out by UFC, and ONE is crushing UFC in Asia so... he is still correct actually.
hey josh pearce...no one believes UFC fighters actually have martial arts skills... lol...ONE is truly martial arts and discipline...
theyahoo you say that to McGregor
i doubt he actually knows how to fight an asian ONE fighter...lol
Asian MMA fighters would prefer signing up for ONE FC because they like less publicity, at least most of them. They don't want the sports to come take over their lives. They wanna be able to fight and not be buggered by reporters when they go back home. That's just Asian. It's just plain uncomfortable to throw threatening words at your opponent because you don't wanna be embarassed when you lose. Shame and embarassment is a big thing in Asia. Westerners might use it for publicity but it's a serious thing here. Y'all just don't understand!
ufc has too much drama
@@JuriBinturong coz the american public likes it..
As a Asian, this is true
I am from europa and here the fans dont really watch one championship but i think its great that there is an organisation which does great beside the ufc.
Hope they do well in the future
great to see that one championship is promoting authentic martial arts values ... that is the biggest thing that I did not like about UFC is it actually encourages athletes to disrespect their opponents to hype the fight and more ...
I think its a self feeding loop. While trash talk is sad, it grows the sport and allows for more fighters and more talent. I don't think one is entirely better than the other
The UFC is just as authentic as any other organization. There is no written rules for what makes the sport “authentic” UFC also doesn’t encourage anyone to do anything other than bring in fans and money, plenty of fighters don’t trash talk at all and are still very successful in the UFC. One FC is filled with guys who are most likely on steroids anyway so the legitimacy of the promotion one Fc is shaky. If it wasn’t for the UFC there would be no other promotions because the UFC humanized the entire sport
@@wergar_the_warwolf6834 it is. they increase buisness but lose at the essence of martial arts. growth through pure skill, respect and self perfection
Im a simple asian and i love one fc.one thing i love love about one fc they RESPECT different cultures of asia...
Open your eyes and say hahahaha.
They don’t respect any other culture than Asian lol
People who have never been to Japan or Asia would not understand. They simply have a different culture over there. The sumo tournament that happens every January is just as big as the NFL to them. The UFC model simply doesn't work over there, it's not not entertaining to the Asians.
and the asian pageantry is not entertaining to the rest of the world
Im from America and i say one championship is more entertaining to watch.
because of the disrespect the fighters give each other. such example needs to be set that gives honor to both the winner and loser. One champion seems to give great tradition and purity of the martial art
@@theoyancey watch One FC. You will appreciate not seeing guys hugging and rolling on the ground.
Dude proffessional wrestling is huge in Japan and that is where the ufc got it's moves from.
he is right when he talks that one championship has better manner and respect but unfortunately the majority of the audience in the world love to watch the trash talk and the dirty language which helps UFC to get more fans and money.....
Thrashtalk or not ufc allows freedom.of speech
He speaks the truth. The UFC brand was originally built around respected fighters Couture, Shogun, Henderson, Silva, GSP, etc ... has turned into a racist, drug taking, trash talking organization led by McGregor, Covington, Bisping, Feguson... I liked it better when they shut up and fought mandatory challengers in their divisions. Now.. Its a soap opera filled with swearing and a dick measuring contest between very angry and dangerous men.
Too much hate. Not enough respect .
Nah
I think your making a blanket statement. There are a lot more respectful fighters in the ufc than assholes. Maybe you only pay attention to the dicks. Ferguson is an asshole? That is the worst example of a disrespectful fighter.
Hmmm. Lets look at most of the UFC champions right now. Stipe, GSP,Mighty Mouse, Tyron, Holloway. Are any of those guys people who are"angry and dangerous" scary guys? I mean Conor is Conor and thats obviously who you are talking about. So just say that. But to lump in everyone just because of one or two guys in your bullshit comment is ridiculous.
Grandpa Sensei shut your bitch ass up
UFC dopingtest all fighters, nobody have died from a weight cut.
One FC is a big deal and if the ufc were smart they would start taking notice. One Fc pulled 25 million viewers for the Heroes card and they are starting to sign deals with western fighters. Watch out here they come!
deadpixel1791 no shit 25 million people in Asia in nothing dude you guys have like half the population and a struggling to make fighting talent
They got eddie alvarez and demetrius johnson..
That dude looks like a crime lord.
and dana white doesnt? lol
@@tha1ne dana white looks like an insecure crybaby to me
"Would you have these fighters be featured on the walls of your children's bedroom?"
That really says it all!
one fc boss vs dana bare nukels i rekon the one fc boss will win i rekon hes aura is so powerful
He grew up in Thailand and began his training in Muay Thai at the world-renowned Sityodtong Camp as a young boy.
I have mad respect for the OneFC boss, he has Muay Thai skills. But UFC boss also has boxing skills I guess.
@shishming I have to say as much as I like Dana, this guy sounds more well spoken and relatable as well as humble.
@@yanushkagunawardena7092 nah you guys are feeding into his ego, word has it hes a disgustingly huge narcissist and will blackmail people within the company, makes it a living hell to work for him and also hates Indians. Racist arrogant piece of shit
It's a complete different world. I hope they succeed and both companies prosper
I think Dana is starting to have Pride flashbacks.
ONE isn't there yet, but if they keep finding those nice stashes of cash they can keep signing big names.
And using Kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts and championships to attract talent from those sports is a great idea in an era in MMA where the unified rule set gives huuuge advantages to strong wrestlers even allowing them to succeed without particularly impressive striking.
Bro pride wasn't as popular as one fc bro I was flicking through tv and found one fc fights on german sports 1 and Abu Dhabi sports 3 channels pride wasn't on that level
@@karimmehanna8973 nor was ufc at that time
It's tragic that Dana White has used drama and scandals to promote the UFC
While what One FC did was just promote the fights and promote the fighters
And it worked
UFC never needed drama to promote the fights but it tries to be that way cause Dana White thinks that's how you should do it...
Maybe Dana still gets his promotional ideas from WWE🧐
@@nardzarrieta7760 he does. he's stupid. WWE is a show, they sell the drama.
UFC sells MMA. that's a sport. you sell the sport
@@badfoody And they do, they have by far the best roster in the industry no other organizations even come close. He doesn't necessarily promote drama, the fighters are Westerners, they tend to be more aggressive and their fights never disappoint.
One fc steroids
@@jamesfranko1568 lmao of course he promotes drama , he swears he acts like he doesn't but he does, each day ufc is becoming more like wwe, watching the crowds I notice more of a younger audience than what it was compared to the earlier ufc days.
UFC is just pure wild people undisciplined even....but one championship, is just pure discipline and martial arts....no talking trash...or boasting...after the fights, they just hug each other and be normal people....
theyahoo you undisciplined outside the cage maybe but a lot more disciplined inside the cage the one fighters
Eh! Im from india and no one here watches one championship. And i have many friends who see ufc!
😅 ur probably not into fights or fighting background ... I'm training mma straight from India i watch bellator UFC one fc and strikeforce
Asian culture is all about RESPECT! ❤️
they dont allow weight cutting.
they actually care abour their fighters
Big Lol😂
Nice mic work
I am impressed by this person. 👍
There's only one in Asia One fighting championship!
Advantage of UFC over One
1. Size of fighters
2. Famous Names
3. Grappling, because of BJJ
The more i watch UFC, the more i realized that they don't use a lot of technique in standing unlike ONE FC with Muay Thai and kicks. UFC fighters are more focused on boxing / kickboxing. In terms in grappling, we'll can't deny that UFC has the best grapplers . Anyways, u can't ignore Japanese MMA Artists with their jUDO TEChniques.
Grappling because of BJJ? You are stuck in the 90s. Wrestling dominates the grappling aspect of MMA now.
lol not only the grappling bro depend to fighter how you to put in K.O
Chatri was so bold when he mentioned about the scandals, coccaine in UFC💪🏻
Dana living rent-free in this man's head
One is what I hoped the UFC would be
The problems they have in ONE is that they opress fighters, you need a permission everytime a journalist want to make an interview, there are no other mma-promotions who prevent you as a fighter to make interviews.
ONE is only big in south east asia, even if they will try to expand in Japan or China they will just lose time.
I'm sorry but it is big in Japan with some of One FC champions have been or are Japanese.
Sorry not true, nowadays big in entire north to south eastern half of asia
all he want to tell is in asian .martial art people treat other with all respect and honor .not like west .ufc has drown to be unproper sport .the martial art artist u has a follower from all ages .u must a roll model .but like usual .we asian are more respectful civilization
Lets Go Asiaaaaaaaa !!!!
You interviewing him or yourself? I can barely hear his voice
I want to see Bellator vs ONE FC just like the Bellator vs RIZIN New Year's Show
Hi I wanted to point out here in Kuwait a Asian Arabic country the ufc is more known here than one
West = UFC
Asia = ONEFC
Middle East = BRAVE
As an American and grew up with only knowing UFC. One FC has the better entertainment, better rules, and better treatment to their fighters than the UFC.
One FC>UFC
I agree with the better treatment of their fighters.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see UFC be replaced, the Reebock crap and pennys for the fighters compaired to income demands them to be replaced .
John Hales love it to be replaced with sub par fighting skill and more juice heads interesting take
they don't even need ONE to replace them, look at the average viewer's age changed from mid 30's to nowaday's mid 40's and late 50's, seriously their business mode is repetitive and getting boring to the masses, soon less and less people will give a damn
what happned to Japanese PPRIde, K1 and all that ? they were way bigger than UFC in 2000-2010
Shady crime business behind the scenes messed up everything. Pride was bought out by the UFC owners Zuffa
Fixed fight, corruption, bias, personal interest issue. Take pride and K1 for example, this Japanese can't manage any of international competition, because they will bias and root for their Japanese first, I can't count with my finger how many times Buakaw get robbed in Japan by Japanese fighter. At the time there's a quote if you fight in Japan especially the opponent is Japanese and the judge are japanese, you better K.O or submission the opponents if you want the real win. If you know you gonna be draw. The chance of Japanese fighter to win is higher.
Every MMA fans should listen this.
Ben Askren in the background. He got his ass beat in the UFC, twice.
The first one was a flash knockout. The second one was legit though.
ONE FC is for bums.
@@marcopolo3881 UFC used to be for bums when Pride was ruling the scene ... Times change ... Now Pride is no more ... Maybe in another 10 years UFC might turn into a bum hole and Bellator or OneFC might become top dog.
Sage and Eddie Alvarez got their asses kicked in One.
So, what’s your point?
@@thomashan4963 Sage and Eddie did not just get their asses kicked. THEY GOT DECIMATED IN ONE FC.
Ufc has the best fighters period.
I can't believe these asian fan boys are even debating otherwise lol.
Joe Rogan even said ONE has some of the greatest talent. You’re fanboying the UFC.
Absolutely agree! MMA is just marketed as a martial art but it is hardly one. Even if it is, it is centuries behind judo, sumo, karate, kung fu, muay thai, Mongolian wrestling etc., the OG authentic arts that are well integrated into the development of an individual and the harmony of a society. The current phase of the UFC is lacking the culture that is necesary for their MMA to be called a martial art. Everything MMA is going through, the OG arts have been there and done that centuries ago
Hopefully One Championship vs UFC will happen in the future just like KENGAN vs PURGATORY....
Kengan will win
Ufc win
One Championship 2021 revenue $68M, UFC 2021 revenue $1B (.)
ONE Championship 2022 Revenue: $5-8 Million
UFC 2022 Revenue: $1.3 Billion
Dana white have never tried to sue a non - ufc fighter for a fb post. Not so much values and honor by One and Chatri
Lmao well the Canadian Football League I’m sure has more viewers in Canada than the NFL too. Highly impressive. Doesn’t the UFC earn about 90% of all income in mma events annually worldwide? Yeah COMPLETELY CRUSHED
Where this numbers come from? lol while it's true UFC value worth 10 billions, while ONE value 1 billions, why the average fighters in one getting paid better than ufc? I never heard any fighters in one complaining about money, unlike in ufc haha one is just much more affordable and accessible to wider audience, while ufc getting paid alot from the western viewers with their pay per view models. One also has ppv models, but only in limited occasions and not expensive. So if you solely counts on the dollars income, ufc models may generate more. But One somehow able to generate enough money to have better production, better treatment for athletes and more audiences. So i guess one organization is more honest than the other
I wonder if One would travel the world if they would crush it too. I mean come to the U.S. and see what numbers you bring in....curious.
I mean everyone is on steroids in OneFC lol
One is like k-1 of the past back in the 90s and 2000s
In ufc more fierce, means more aggressive u can throw granite on opposition like in pubg..u 'll be rewarded...really ultimate 🤼♂️ fight
Hahahaha i watch both, but ONE is fierce fighting. You can knee downed opponet (not kick) so when someone like Khabib comes he will need to Change his game, or when someones put hand on the floor to be safe from knee
Asian Pride
Yellow, loud and proud!
Only in South East Asia they are big they will never beat ufc in fights
Yes they will
I hope ONE never signs with a certain sport apparel.. like reebok.
Hmmmm, 4 billion people would suggest that ONE Championship is hardly just a "Regional promotion"
How did the ufc disrespect Asia and One?
Yo what about KSW vs ONE FC
Maybe like Ben askren Vs Jorge Masvidal...? (Ben askren at One FC had 9 win streak)
After much analysis i hate to say One is much substandard than UFC, do you think anyone from One can beat Khabib, Jon Jones, Adesanya, Usman or Cejudo ?
Facts!
Audio was sick on this hahaha
Can barely hear Sityodtong at all lol.
I don’t doubt his statement
Cmon men the quality of the athletes in UFC is way way way better than the fighters in one FC and saying that you crushed UFC is the biggest joke
I Guess the last event crushed One with Jiris performance
Well I don't discriminate I watch all mma one bellator and UFC. they are all good to me. until they do cross promotion fights you can't really say which organization has the better fighters
sounds like a great fight promotion.
I wonder if ufc and ONEchmpnshp make some fights in collaboration in between...
@ivcfrdd lets talk about fighting and not trashtalking.UFC fighters arr much more superior in terms of fighting.But will give to ONE FC the manners.
@@jenielpaulalcera2773 big claim buddy.
@@Gilvids the best one fc fighter ben askren which you can see on the big poster behind the guy who being interview in this video. Get fastest K.O in MMA history in UFC. The fact that the fighter who K.O him is not even the best fighter in UFC lmao.
@@Danie678 this analogy is erroneous. Pacquaio beats bradley, bradley beats marquez, by that logic you think marquez would be a walk in the park fight for pacquiao but its not. Unless UFC takes steroids and have clear power advantage then i dont see how they would dominate in the same weight class when combat sports is unpredictable.
I like it.
Bad behavior should not be rewarded.
So they only have fighters that could stand in my kids bedroom?
Did he just say GNH? haha
Aungla Vs khabib will be best of best fight till date now
Aungla is heavy weight DEVISION khabib is lightweight
How about Francis nangannou the best of UFC heavyweight DEVISION
His English is perfect
Why spend 2 to 3000 USD to fly to the US to watch a fight live frugally and go home
But instead maybe spend 1k or 2k and watch a fight at Singapore
One Fc needs to come to the West
Asians of all background, *unite*
The Ripped Reaper , yes. Unity and love for all Asians
If one fc is better, why ben askren went to the ufc 😂 must admit that one fc is not even deserve to compare with ufc
have you ever heard of the trade?
Red Volcano lol and Ben Askren took out Robbie Lawler within 2 rounds
why did Demetrious Johnson (the wildly dominant former UFC flyweight champion & best p4p fighter in the world) and Eddie Alvarez (two-time Bellator lightweight champion and one-time UFC champion) moved to one FC ....... if great fighters like that prefer one fc to ufc then they're more than deserving to compete if not be on the same level as the ufc
I'm getting big sociopath vibes from this interview. I've been to a lot of job interviews and attempted to network with many executives, and I can say for sure this guy will go out of his way to control me. He reminds me alot of WWE's Triple H minus the insecurity (it's obvious in this interview).
Not gonna judge his work though. I've been to a ONE FC show last 2016: very affordable tickets and the production value is way ahead of UFC's old-school boxing atmosphere. He is 'fighting' for a gigantic Asian market and I can imagine the stress (and excitement) day in, day out. And there's the politics and market barriers.. It does come to a point you need to go hard to get people working and make thing happen.
Get lost, you’re just full of hatred and spew it around like acid. Please get some help man
UFC it's better because the fighter technique it's rare compared to One FC..
One is definitely taking over
Good joke
In terms of the quality of fighters, UFC edges One.
@@marcopolo3881 the legacy fighters are all getting too old. UFC needs to find new talent and one fc is just beating them to it. Khabib is gone, GSP, Bisping and other fighters have all stopped fighting. UFC is nothing without the legacy fighters. LAwler is almost done too.
One Championship would do better by not talking anything UFC. This means putting media on notice.
Although UFC are unable to "establish" their market in asia. Their fight way interesting.
One is famous in India
Asian fighter did not do well in the uFc b4 Wang Zheili.
One FC is the new Pride, there's no doubt about that. I believe that One Fc wil surpass Ufc like happened to Pride. And, by the way, nobody likes Dana White, the guy is boring and selfish.
Good point yes, but hopefully not going straight down like pride used to be
Dana white the harvey weinstein of mma
You crushed Dana white. Ha ha ha
In Asia
One fc is a great promotion, although I think people are overhyping its skill level. Brandon Vera came into one fc losing 4 out of his last 5 fights in the ufc, and when he goes to one fc all of a sudden he's the champ and he's mirking everyone in the first round. Same goes with Ben Askren, who mostly won by decision in Bellator, but is finishing all the one fc fighters in the first round. And don't get me wrong, Ben is probably one of the best welterweights on the planet, he'd easily be in the top 5-10 in the ufc welterweight division, but the reason for one fc's success is it's appeal to the asian market/reading the cultural landscape, not because it has the best fighters. Right now it's skill level is probably about the same as Bellator/PFL. Although this could change in the next few decades of course, if one fc continues to grow as it has.
they will catch up soon for sure
bad analogy. thats the same thing with anderson silva losing to 2 japanese in pride, goes to UFC and became the michael jordan of MMA... lmao
Then Ben loses 2 in a row (to Masvidal and Maia), then says he just wasn't good enough for the UFC. I give him credit for at least admitting that though.
@@astralplane6521 He was old and out of his prime. He literally retired because of his hip.
One thing i know... The Boss of One Sure can KO the boss of UFC.. LOL
Cos Chatri can fight.
so can dana
@@rodbtw butter bean ain't doing shit
@@karma_97_ Dana isnt even fat
Idk i thoughy cosmo was juicing in the sage fight but thats just me 🤷🏻♂️
How much u paid ur fighters? Unknown. How ur company make money? Unknown
One fc steroid testing is dog shit tho
Tradition and art is great and all but America likes winners. Period.
Ones champions would get smoked in the ufc from what I've seen.
Ted Castillo obviously you haven’t been paying attention sage just got his face rearranged and Eddie Alvarez lost too.. They have some serious competition in Asia don’t doubt it
@@Tony777az I'm not knocking the Arts at all. I'm just saying that the Big Show is the UFC. None of ones Champs would be champions in the UFC. That's why Brandon Veras over there in the first place. That's why Ben askren left.
Ted Castillo yeah that’s true, one fc set the ufc guys up against their best guys
@Tiga Kain ng Ulam none of one's champion this would be champions in the UFC.
@@Tony777az also, see Ben askren. Lol
UFC dosn't have respect on there fighters
In Asia lol they hot 1 place that they more popular then the UFC an he bragging like the ufc a small local gym lol
UFC is best, Asian fighters have not that spirit.
Without Bruce Lee there won’t be any of these both companies
ufc is best for lagesy
Back then pride fc was better than ufc now one fc will be better
Hypocrite
Because you guys contract lowest level fighter to attract attendance and sympathy from the homecrowd 🤪.
One fc...!!?? but the fighters not all from Asia 🤣🤣🤣 Brazil U.S Russia Europe
How about Francis nangannou the best of heavyweight DEVISION in UFC they are kidding they talk one championship is better than UFC they are kidding 😂