Over the past few years, ONE Championship has grown from an upstart MMA promotion in Singapore to a become one of the most recognizable sports properties in Asia. Since hosting its debut event in 2011, the promotion has held over 100 events in more than 10 countries across the Asian continent. The promotion even launched ONE Studios, a TV and film production division that will feature programmes and film with starring ONE athletes.
While ONE Championship was able to achieve this growth through outside investment fundraising — a strategy that helped it reach an alleged $1 billion valuation — one of those investors has recently been linked to the Chinese government’s oppression of its Muslim minority.