09 March 2016 - Manila, Philippines: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship (ONE), has announced nine bouts for ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS which takes place 15 April at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. Fans in the Philippines will witness all the action live as ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben "Funky" Askren returns to defend his title against hard-charging Russian opponent Nikolay Aleksakhin.
CEO of ONE Championship, Victor Cui stated: "We have an absolutely stacked card planned for fight fans in Manila, and we're happy to be back at the Mall of Asia Arena for another awesome night of MMA.