With the dust now settled in the wake of ONE Championship\u2019s return to the Middle East, the company\u2019s execs have an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the event – and are already anticipating an even bigger return.\u00a0\u00a0
\nONE 166: Qatar played out to a packed house at the Lusail Sports Arena at the start of this month, and featured a night of thrilling competition – including three world title fights, and a main event which saw history being made as Russia\u2019s Anatoly Malykhin became the first MMA fighter globally to hold three world titles\u00a0 concurrently at different weights.\u00a0
\nMartial arts in the region\u00a0 are showing a huge boom currently with lots of the world\u2019s key players looking for their place in the market, and ONE certainly made a huge impact in Qatar.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u201cIt was great, I think it exceeded all expectations,\u201d said Hua Fung Teh, Group President at ONE Championship.\u00a0
\n\u201cThe atmosphere was amazing. It’s a big stadium. It’s a 10,000 seater. It was near capacity with a lot of VIPs in attendance.\u00a0
\n\u201cDespite competing with great events happening in Qatar that same evening, we had great attendance, great atmosphere, and great feedback\u201d.
\nPreceded by ONE\u2019s first ever open workout featuring eight of the organisation\u2019s top martial artists, the historic event gave fans and partners alike a unique experience.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u201cI think our partners are all very happy, we had top leadership in attendance and all the feedback was positive,\u201d said Mr. Teh.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u201cThis was our first major event in the Middle East. It’s our debut in Qatar.\u00a0
\n\u201cBut interestingly, it was actually a first for us in terms of the event week activities. We did our first ever open workout on a beach, and I give Qatar Tourism credit –\u00a0 that was an idea put together in partnership with them. And it went very, very well. So I think there was a certain spirit of innovation, and creativity.\u00a0
\n\u201cAnd we want to apply that same spirit to the next event and see what else we can do.\u201d\u00a0
\nAnd that is the line local fight fans will have been wanting to hear – \u2018the next event\u2019. It is something Mr. Teh is already planning along with the wider ONE team and how the experience can be made even better for fans.\u00a0
\n\u201cNow we’re just thinking about the next one and what else we can do to further enhance the experience,\u201d he said.\u00a0
\n\u201cThis is\u00a0 going to be hopefully a recurring thing for us, this is a long-term partnership that we have with Qatar.. We want to figure out when and how the next one should look like.\u00a0
\n\u201cWatch this space.\u201d\u00a0
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With the dust now settled in the wake of ONE Championship\u2019s return to the Middle East, the company\u2019s execs have an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the event \u2013 and are already anticipating an even bigger return.\u00a0\u00a0
\nONE 166: Qatar played out to a packed house at the Lusail Sports Arena at the start of this month, and featured a night of thrilling competition \u2013 including three world title fights, and a main event which saw history being made as Russia\u2019s Anatoly Malykhin became the first MMA fighter globally to hold three world titles\u00a0 concurrently at different weights.\u00a0
\nMartial arts in the region\u00a0 are showing a huge boom currently with lots of the world\u2019s key players looking for their place in the market, and ONE certainly made a huge impact in Qatar.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u201cIt was great, I think it exceeded all expectations,\u201d said Hua Fung Teh, Group President at ONE Championship.\u00a0
\n\u201cThe atmosphere was amazing. It\u2019s a big stadium. It\u2019s a 10,000 seater. It was near capacity with a lot of VIPs in attendance.\u00a0
\n\u201cDespite competing with great events happening in Qatar that same evening, we had great attendance, great atmosphere, and great feedback\u201d.
\nPreceded by ONE\u2019s first ever open workout featuring eight of the organisation\u2019s top martial artists, the historic event gave fans and partners alike a unique experience.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u201cI think our partners are all very happy, we had top leadership in attendance and all the feedback was positive,\u201d said Mr. Teh.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u201cThis was our first major event in the Middle East. It\u2019s our debut in Qatar.\u00a0
\n\u201cBut interestingly, it was actually a first for us in terms of the event week activities. We did our first ever open workout on a beach, and I give Qatar Tourism credit \u2013\u00a0 that was an idea put together in partnership with them. And it went very, very well. So I think there was a certain spirit of innovation, and creativity.\u00a0
\n\u201cAnd we want to apply that same spirit to the next event and see what else we can do.\u201d\u00a0
\nAnd that is the line local fight fans will have been wanting to hear \u2013 \u2018the next event\u2019. It is something Mr. Teh is already planning along with the wider ONE team and how the experience can be made even better for fans.\u00a0
\n\u201cNow we\u2019re just thinking about the next one and what else we can do to further enhance the experience,\u201d he said.\u00a0
\n\u201cThis is\u00a0 going to be hopefully a recurring thing for us, this is a long-term partnership that we have with Qatar.. We want to figure out when and how the next one should look like.\u00a0
\n\u201cWatch this space.\u201d\u00a0
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