Joe Rogan and Israel Adesanya voiced their admiration for ONE Championship’s efforts to shine the highlight on Muay Thai and kickboxing.
On a latest episode of Rogan’s common podcast, the 2 mentioned ONE’s daring transfer to develop its choices past MMA. They highlighted its success in elevating striking-based martial arts to a world viewers.
“I like how ONE has every part. They’ve grappling matches, they’ve kickboxing matches, they’ve Muay Thai matches, they usually have MMA matches. I believe that’s the option to go,” Rogan mentioned.
ONE Championship made waves when it opened its doorways to numerous stand-up disciplines in 2018.
Now, six years later, ONE has cemented its standing because the premier vacation spot for elite strikers.
Its roster consists of the who’s who in each Muay Thai and kickboxing. This checklist contains the likes of Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Superlek Kitamoo9, Jonathan Haggerty, Superbon, Tawanchai PK Saenchai, Takeru Segawa, and Kana Morimoto.
Adesanya, a former UFC Middleweight World Champion and an completed kickboxer himself, expressed his hope that outfits in North America might emulate ONE’s technique.
“They (ONE) simply did one in Denver. The fights have been loopy, lots of knockdowns and lots of action-packed stuff. If it have been marketed the correct manner, with the UFC’s advertising and marketing machine, simply, it might be one of many largest issues,” Adesanya mentioned.
Rogan echoed these sentiments, emphasizing that the American viewers would seemingly embrace the depth and explosiveness of hanging disciplines.
“Everyone loves KOs; everyone loves stand-up fights. You’re going to get actual KOs as a result of nobody can grapple. Then you’ll entice the best strikers on the earth like what ONE is doing,” Rogan mentioned.
