ONE FC inks deal for 10 annual events in mainland China

With 17 events under its banner in the less than three years as an active promotion, ONE FC has signed a new deal that will break it into China.

A new partnership with AMC Live Group, announced today by the promotion, will see ONE FC become the first MMA promotion to hold an event in mainland China. The deal is for 10 shows across multiple cities in China, the world’s most populous country, over the next two years. Four events are planned for the remainder of 2014, with 10 events planned for 2015.

“This monumental agreement will redefine the sport of mixed martial arts forever,” ONE FC CEO Victor Cui stated. “ONE Fighting Championship will become the first world-class mixed martial arts organization ever to hold an event in mainland China. China is the birthplace of martial arts like Sanda, Wushu, and Kung Fu, and there is a rich martial arts tradition. ONE FC will be available to over 1 billion people in China alone and will bring adrenaline-pumping mixed martial arts action to 10 different cities across the country a year.”

The five-year-old AMC Live Group is an events promotion organization based in Asia and its upcoming resume includes the next ONE FC event, “ONE FC 18: War of Dragons,” which takes place July 11 and marks the promotion’s first event in Taiwan.

“We have a world-class stable of entertainment acts and are happy to add the most exciting sporting event in Asia, ONE Fighting Championship, to that illustrious group,” AMC Live Group CEO Adrian Leong stated. “We are very excited at the potential of mixed martial arts in China and believe that it will be a huge success given the track record of ONE FC.”

ONE FC’s previous stops have included Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and, most recently just this past week, ONE FC 17 in Indonesia.

No date, host city or headliner has been announced for ONE FC’s first event in China.

(Pictured: Victor Cui)