23 June 2016 – Yangon, Myanmar: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that AGD Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in Myanmar renewed its partnership with ONE Championship.  AGD Bank is expected to collaborate once more with the mixed martial arts giant for a live event set to take place in Yangon later this year. In addition, First National Insurance has also announced its partnership with ONE Championship.

Last March, ONE Championship filled the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium with passionate, screaming mixed martial arts fans eager to witness hometown hero “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang make his much awaited return to Myanmar. In the main event, Aung defeated opponent Mohamed Ali by first round submission, sending the raucous crowd into a frenzy. It was one of the most exhilarating crowd experiences in recent memory, and one that fans look forward to being a part of again in Yangon.

CEO of ONE Championship, Victor Cui stated, “ONE Championship always strives to work with the best partners. AGD Bank and First National Insurance certainly fit the bill. These are two massive companies on a global scale and working with them to bring fans world-class mixed martial arts action is something we take great pride in. We’ve sold out venues in iconic cities across the region and it’s going to be another marvelous show. I can’t wait to get back to Yangon and connect with our fans.”

Cui added, “Earlier this year, we crowned the youngest MMA world champion in history, 19-year old ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela “Unstoppable” Lee. Shortly after that, we made history once again by holding the first ever live MMA event from a major promotion in Thailand, combining two of Asia’s most popular rock bands — Big Ass and BodySlam — together with our unique brand of MMA action. It is these types of innovations that continue to push the boundary of how MMA is delivered, and ONE Championship is at the forefront of this revolutionary development. Together with our partners AGD Bank and First National Insurance we aim to have the same impact in Myanmar in the very near future.”