Robert Belen
38 articles · fightgameasia.com
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Manny Pacquiao Overcomes Game Keith Thurman With Split Decision
By Robert Belen
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ? Manny Pacquiao, as brilliant as his performance was Saturday night, July 20th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, definitely showed his age against a young and hungry…
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ONE World Champions To Be Recognized At PSA Awards Night
By Robert Belen
Five Filipino athletes in ONE Championship are set to be feted by the Philippine Sportswriters Association at the annual SMC-PSA Awards Nightl on Tuesday, 25 February. ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard ?Landslide?…
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Gina Iniong Dedicates Bout In Bangkok To Ailing Mother
By Robert Belen
When Gina ?Conviction? Iniong returns to action at ONE: CLASH OF LEGENDS this Saturday, 16 February, she will be battling for something bigger than herself, her team, or anyone else for that…
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Team Lakay?s Geje Eustaquio Still Convinced Match Went His Way
By Robert Belen
Geje ?Gravity? Eustaquio admitted to being careless against Adriano ?Mikinho? Moraes following his unanimous decision loss in the main event of ONE: HERO?S ASCENT last Friday, 25 January at the Mall of…
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Eduard Folayang Expects A Hungry Shinya Aoki In Japan
By Robert Belen
A rematch of epic proportions is set to take place when Eduard ?Landslide? Folayang defends his ONE Lightweight World Championship against Shinya ?Tobikan Judan? Aoki in a rematch at ONE: A NEW…
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Kevin Belingon Becomes New Undisputed ONE Bantamweight World Champion After Defeating Fernandes via Close Split Decision
By Robert Belen
SINGAPORE ? Philippines has another MMA World Champion. Kevin ?The Silencer? Belingon of Team Lakay is now the new undisputed ONE Bantamweight World Champion after defeating longtime champion Bibiano Fernandes of Brazil…
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Kevin Belingon Expects Hometown-like Filipino Crowd Against Bibiano Fernandes In Singapore
By Robert Belen
ONE Interim Bantamweight World Champion Kevin ?The Silencer? Belingon is expecting a massive turnout from Filipino fans when he takes on reigning ONE Bantamweight World Champion Bibiano ?The Flash? Fernandes at ONE:…
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Jerwin Ancajas Applauds Srisaket Sor Rungvisai?s Performance, Looks Forward to Unification Bout with Thai Champion
By Robert Belen
Reigning WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was, as advertised, dominant in his most recent outing. Defending his world title for the first time in his home country of Thailand…
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Stephen Loman to Defend Bantamweight Title Against Felipe Efrain at Brave 18
By Robert Belen
Stephen Loman of Team Lakay will defend his bantamweight title against Felipe Efrain of Brazil on 16th November at Brave 18 in Bahrain. Loman is the first fighter from Philippines to be…
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Jerwin Ancajas in Attendance at ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES to Watch WBC Champ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
By Robert Belen
IBF super flyweight champ Jerwin Ancajas was in attendance last night at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand to watch fellow super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defend his WBC crown against…
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Rematch Kings: Team Lakay Continues to Reign Supreme in High-stakes Rematch Situations
By Robert Belen
One of the things that the past year has proven is that Team Lakay knows how to make the most of a second opportunity, even more so when the stakes are at…
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Boxing Star Jerwin Ancajas Will Grace ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES in Bangkok on Saturday
By Robert Belen
ONE Championship is ensuring a festive week heading to its much-awaited live event in Bangkok, Thailand as Asia?s premier martial arts organization is bringing one of the most celebrated boxing champions on…
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Philippines to be Focused in Upcoming Editions of Brave CF
By Robert Belen
Brave Combat Federation has announced that focusing on the upcoming talents from the Philippines will be a priority for the organisation. With multiple events already in the pipeline, the promotion founded by…
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Ramon Gonzales Looking to Keep the Filipino Momentum Going at ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES in Bangkok
By Robert Belen
Filipino mixed martial arts has enjoyed somewhat a resurgence in the last few years, and at the forefront of it all is the famed Team Lakay stable. Based in La Trinidad, Benguet,…
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Mexican Challenger Iran Diaz?s Specialty: Beating the Best in His Division
By Robert Belen
Mexican contender Iran ?MagnifiKO? Diaz stressed that entering enemy territory gives him the extra drive to come out on top of his super flyweight championship clash with Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on 6…
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Team Lakay?s Joshua Pacio and Danny Kingad dedicate victories to the victims of Typhoon Mangkhut
By Robert Belen
ONE: CONQUEST OF HEROES last 22 September in Jakarta, Indonesia proved to be a big night for famed Filipino mixed martial arts stable Team Lakay. That night at the Jakarta Convention Center,…
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Danny Kingad Banked on Continuously-improving Grappling Game to Ground Hard-hitting Foe at ONE: CONQUEST OF HEROES
By Robert Belen
Filipino flyweight phenom Danny ?The King? Kingad recorded another impressive victory as he edged out Japanese newcomer Yuya ?The Little Piranha? Wakamatsu at ONE: CONQUEST OF HEROES last 22 September in Jakarta,…
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Joshua Pacio Earns ONE Strawweight World Championship with Unanimous Decision Over Yoshitaka Naito
By Robert Belen
September 22, 2018 ? Jakarta, Indonesia: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship? (ONE), held another unforgettable evening in Indonesia?s bustling capital city of Jakarta, featuring the best…
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Police Officer from Philippines to Compete at Brave 16
By Robert Belen
Crisanto Pitpitunge has signed to return to Brave Combat Federation to compete in the upcoming Brave 16 hosted in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The bantamweight fighter who trains at Team Lakay, Philippines is…
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Honorio Banario Thankful For Teammates Who Told Him Not to Give Up
By Robert Belen
For martial artists, hard work isn?t defined by just one night of action. There is an incredible amount of effort that goes into each victory. Hours of time spent in the gym,…