54-617: Ball Arena (formerly known as Pepsi Center ) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver , Colorado . It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver , and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25 . A light rail station is on the western side of the complex. Opened in 1999, it is the home arena of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA),
108-607: A basketball practice facility used by the Nuggets, and the Breckenridge Brewery Mountain House , a restaurant accessible from within and outside the Center itself. The atrium of the building houses a suspended sculpture depicting various hockey and basketball athletes in action poses. Prior to the 2013–14 season, the octagonal scoreboard that was in use since the arena's opening was replaced with
162-771: A big turn in the Thai television industry because Channel 7 had to remove the television drama on the prime time time-slot after the evening news, which was considered a regular identity and main income resources of the channel since its establishment in 1967. On March 16, 2023, ONE partnered with Seven Network , airing both ONE Fight Night (which aired on Prime Video in United States & Canada) and ONE Friday Fights exclusively for 7plus in Australia. On December 12, 2023, ONE partnered with Sky Sports to become exclusive home for both ONE Fight Night and ONE Friday Fights in
216-557: A brief return as a reality television show titled ONE Warrior Series: Philippines . The show featured 16 mixed martial arts fighters in the Philippines competing for a $ 100,000 contract to compete in ONE Championship. Team Lakay members Joshua Pacio and Geje Eustaquio were featured on the show as coaches. The show premiered on September 18, 2022 and featured 12 episodes. On February 12, 2018, ONE Championship announced
270-669: A draw after a 12 minute time limit. ONE Championship currently uses ten different weight classes: ONE weigh-ins include a hydration test. The change took place after the death of 21-year-old Chinese fighter, Yang Jian Bing (who was supposed to face Geje Eustaquio) on 11 December 2015, due to dehydration by weight-cutting in the Philippines. The promotion banned weight-cutting by dehydration in order to promote fighter safety. The promotion’s revised policy on weight mandated that athletes are monitored in their training camps, and have urine specific gravity tests to ensure they are hydrated up to three hours ahead of their bouts. The new system
324-403: A global multi-year agreement with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), which also makes it the exclusive "sustainability partner" of the arena. As part of the agreement, all KSE-owned sports teams and venues will employ recyclable aluminum products provided by Ball to reduce plastic waste , with Ball Arena to transition to serving concessions in aluminum packaging by 2022. The arena hosted
378-462: A max of five rounds. Victory is attained by one of the following ways; knockout , submission , verbal tapout, technical knockout or technical submission by referee stoppage, request for stoppage by cornerman , by disqualification , by technical decision , or by judges' decision. Three judges score the bout in its entirety, not round-by-round, utilizing the following criteria in descending order of importance: Illegal targets for strikes are
432-437: A new four-sided rectangular scoreboard. The two center faces measure 27 by 48 feet (8.2 m × 14.6 m) long, while the two end faces measure 21 by 25 feet (6.4 m × 7.6 m) wide. From its opening through 2020, the naming rights to the arena were held by PepsiCo , under which it was known as Pepsi Center. On October 22, 2020, the naming rights were sold to Broomfield -based Ball Corporation as part of
486-479: A partnership with Facebook to distribute ONE Championship content on Facebook Watch and IGTV . On April 27, 2022, ONE announced a five-year distribution deal with Amazon Prime Video , giving Amazon Prime exclusive broadcast rights for at least 12 live events annually during prime time hours in the United States and Canada. On September 29, 2022, ONE announced an exclusive multi-year partnership with beIN Sports to broadcast live ONE Championship events across
540-667: A sold-out show at the venue - the first event of any kind at the location, on October 1, 1999. Celine dedicated the show to the Columbine community following the school shooting that occurred less than six months prior . Since then, artists such as Lady Gaga , Katy Perry , Coldplay , Demi Lovato , Nick Jonas , Christina Aguilera , Britney Spears , Taylor Swift , Imagine Dragons , Pink , NSYNC , Shania Twain , Cher , KISS , Justin Timberlake , Elton John , Twenty One Pilots , Madonna and Kylie Minogue have held concerts at
594-510: A three-year broadcast deal with Turner Sports in the United States that will bring live events to streaming service B/R Live and recap shows on TNT . On 23 March 2019 ONE announced it had signed a multi-year deal with Star Sports in India. On 19 September 2019, it was announced that sports streaming service FITE TV would broadcast the promotion's two-part, 100th numbered event, Century . In November 2020, ONE announced
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#1732784008123648-693: A vice president of ONE Championship. The referees include Olivier Coste, Mohamad Sulaiman, Kemp Cheng and Justin Brown for MMA matches and Elias Dolaptsis for Muay Thai and Kickboxing matches. The ring announcer for ONE Championship is Dom Lau. The regular colour commentators for the English-language television broadcasts are Mitch Chilson, Brent Stover, and Rich Franklin, although Josh Thomson , Jason Chambers , Bas Rutten and Renzo Gracie have appeared as guest commentators. Former commentators include Michael Schiavello . ONE co-founder Victor Cui
702-979: Is a list of indoor arenas . Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included. Goalball- 2008 Summer Paralympics Basketball, Rugby- 2008 Summer Paralympics 2014 FIBA Asia Cup 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup - Group B (Preliminary round) Several matches of 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers Rizal Golden Coolers (June 2018–present) Philippine Super Liga 2013 FIBA Asia Championship primary venue (including knockout stage) 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (several matches) Quezon City Capitals (alternate venue) 1978 FIBA World Championship (including final) 2017 SEABA Championship 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (several matches) San Juan Knights (present-day, since 2018) ESports and 3x3 Basketball ( 2019 Southeast Asian Games ) 6,000 ONE Championship One Championship (stylized ONE Championship or simply ONE ; formerly One Fighting Championship ( ONE FC ) until January 2015)
756-649: Is a multinational combat sports promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui . Originally focused on mixed martial arts (MMA), ONE events have since incorporated muaythai , kickboxing , and submission grappling bouts. The promotion held its first event on 3 September 2011 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium , and has since held over 200 events across Asia. The promotion would reach an evalutation of over $ 1 billion by October 2018. In 2022, parent company One Group Holdings, changed its legal operations from Singapore to
810-416: Is for a championship title. In all fights, each round can be no longer than five minutes. Most fights have a maximum of three rounds, with one minute breaks in between, but championship matches have a max of five rounds. ONE Muay Thai allows elbow strikes , clinch fighting , sweeps and throws . Fights can be won via: Fights are scored round-by-round by three judges using the 10-point must system. If
864-606: The 2001 NHL All-Star Game , plus two Stanley Cup Finals series in 2001 and 2022 . The Avalanche won both times, the first at home. In 2007, the west regionals of the NCAA Division I hockey tournament were held at the arena, hosted by the University of Denver . The following year, it hosted the Frozen Four round of the 2008 tournament . Ball Arena hosted the 2005 NBA All-Star Game , and hosted three games of
918-600: The 2023 NBA Finals . The Nuggets won the 2023 NBA championship at home in Game 5 on June 12 of that year, the first title in franchise history, ending a 47–year drought. The arena has hosted games of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2004, 2008, 2011, 2016, and 2023. In 2012, the NCAA Women's Final Four was played at the arena, hosted by the Mountain West Conference . From 2004 to 2006,
972-549: The Cayman Islands . In 2024 Forbes listed One Championship as being valued at $ 1.3 billion, which made the fourth most valued combat sports promotion behind UFC , WWE , and AEW . Entrepreneur and martial artist Chatri Sityodtong stated his reasons for founding One Fighting Championship in July 2011 was that he believed that martial arts was Asia's "cultural treasure", yet there was no Pan-Asian promotion to unite
1026-801: The Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The arena replaced McNichols Sports Arena as the home of the Avalanche and Nuggets. Groundbreaking for the arena on the 4.6-acre (19,000 m) site was held on November 20, 1997, before reaching completion and opening in October 1999. Also included in the complex are
1080-697: The Middle East and North Africa for the first time. In addition to events, the partnership is set to include round-up shows, as well as related social media and digital content. beIN Sports will broadcast ONE's events to 24 MENA territories with both English and Arabic commentary. On December 8, 2022, ONE announced the partnership with Tero Entertainment during the press conference for broadcast One Lumpinee (internationally known as ONE Friday Fights) from Lumpinee Stadium , Bangkok via Thailand's Channel 7 to more than 154 countries every Friday evening starting January 20, 2023. This broadcast has been considered
1134-850: The Philippines , MyTV in Cambodia , Astro Arena , TV9 and RTM in Malaysia , Workpoint TV , Thairath TV (2016–2022) and Channel 7 (2023–present) in Thailand , TV Tokyo and AbemaTV in Japan . On 30 January 2012, they signed a 10-year deal with ESPN Star Sports . ONE made its PPV debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings via iN DEMAND, Avail-TVN, DirecTV and Dish. Since May 2018, ONE events have been broadcast live and free on both their dedicated apps and YouTube channel in select locations. On 11 December 2018, ONE announced
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#17327840081231188-613: The Qatar Investment Authority , increasing the company’s valuation to $ 1.35 billion. In October 2022, One Group Holdings changed its legal domicile from Singapore to the Cayman Islands . On 22 June 2023, it was announced that ONE would be bringing live events to Qatar later in the year, having signed an MoU with Media City Qatar. 17-year-old Smilla Sundell became the youngest champion in ONE history on 22 April 2022, when she defeated Jackie Buntan at ONE 156 for
1242-422: The groin , throat, trachea , and the back of the head, neck or spine. Stomps to the head of a grounded opponent, small joint manipulation, head butting , hair pulling, eye gouging , orifice insertion, spitting, and grabbing onto the cage fence are also illegal. Takedowns must not result in "spiking or pile driver [s] to the head or neck". Soccer kicks to the head of a grounded opponent were previously legal in
1296-463: The "inept management" of team and arena owner Stan Kroenke as having led to the conflict. A KSE spokesperson stated that "despite the propaganda campaign launched by WWE and Chairman Vince McMahon, the KSE team maintained a professional manner throughout this process. We had hoped for, and worked hard toward an amicable resolution - which we verbally had on Tuesday." The conflict would be referenced during
1350-589: The 2006 event. The majority of the 2008 Democratic National Convention was held at the arena, culminating with the official nomination of then-Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate for the 2008 presidential election . However, the closing night of the convention, including Obama's acceptance speech, was instead held at Invesco Field at Mile High . Madonna's concert on October 18, 2012, as part of her MDNA Tour (2012) drew controversy and complaints from critics and fans alike. Not only
1404-488: The Global Martial Arts Rule Set, which "blends a combination of Best Practices from Asian and Non-Asian Rules". Fighters wear 4-ounce MMA gloves . Matches vary in maximum length, depending on whether it is for a championship title. In all fights, each round can be no longer than five minutes. Most fights have a maximum of three rounds, with one minute breaks in between, but championship matches have
1458-596: The Kingdom on 12 September 2014, Adriano Moraes became the first ONE Flyweight World Champion after submitting Geje Eustaquio. The ONE Middleweight World Championship was introduced at ONE FC: Battle of the Lions on 7 November 2014, where Igor Svirid defeated Leandro Ataides in 17 seconds for the title. On 13 January 2015, the promotion announced it would be changing its name to simply "One Championship". ONE Championship and Ultimate Fighting Championship finalized
1512-611: The UK and Ireland. In August 2022, ONE Championship announced an anti-doping partnership with International Doping Tests & Management , a subsidiary of Drug Free Sport International, who will independently handle all testing of its fighters for "illegal substances", beginning with ONE 160 that month. Although the organization planned to introduce World Anti-Doping Agency standard testing in 2019, prior to its partnership with International Doping Tests & Management , ONE had not publicly drug-tested its athletes. ONE Championship uses
1566-665: The World . Following IBJJF no-gi rules, Angela Lee, Shinya Aoki , and Michelle Nicolini were among the participants. On 10 November 2017, ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin Nguyen became the promotion's first simultaneous two-division champion when he knocked out Eduard Folayang for the ONE Lightweight World Championship at ONE: Legends of the World . Xiong Jing Nan defeated Tiffany Teo at ONE: Kings of Courage on 20 January 2018 to win
1620-805: The arena hosted the Mountain West's men's conference tournament . UFC held its first event at the arena, UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage , on September 24, 2011. It also hosted UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II the following August. The UFC returned to the arena in 2017 for UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña . The promotion returned to the arena the following year in November for UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez . The arena most recently held UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez and ONE Championship 's ONE 168 in July & September 2024 respectively. The arena has hosted various WWE (and in
1674-757: The arena. During the week of July 2–8, 2007, the arena hosted the International Convention and Contests of the Barbershop Harmony Society , a men's singing organization. After a short-lived race at the Denver Civic Center in the early 1990s, the Champ Car World Series ran an annual street circuit race around Pepsi Center, the Grand Prix of Denver . The race was discontinued after
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1728-617: The competition, initially via an "open attack" rule, which required fighters to get permission from the referee to use them. In September 2012, the company adopted the Pride Fighting Championships ' rules on the technique, allowing fighters to use soccer kicks without asking for permission from the referee. Soccer kicks were banned entirely in August 2016 as part of the company's worldwide expansion plans. Sityodtong stated that despite studies showing that soccer kicks are
1782-410: The continent. "My vision is to make ONE Asia's first multi-billion-dollar sports media property. Every other region has them[...] But there is absolutely nothing like that on a pan-Asian basis." He chose Singapore as the promotion's base because of its location and communications infrastructure. One Fighting Championship held their first event, ONE FC: Champion vs. Champion , on 3 September 2011 at
1836-494: The ensuing May 25 Raw , which opened with a skit between impersonators of Kroenke and Lakers owner Jerry Buss . "Kroenke" boasted about the Nuggets and his indifference to WWE and its fans. Mr. McMahon subsequently entered the ring, jokingly proposed the formation of his own basketball league, the XBA (a reference to his ill-fated XFL ), and shoved "Kroenke" down — threatening that people who "push" WWE's fans would get "pushed back". In
1890-540: The establishment of the ONE Super Series , which would feature kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts. The first event that featured bouts under Muay Thai and kickboxing rules was ONE: Heroes of Honor in Manila on 20 April 2018. The promotion signed notable names such as Giorgio Petrosyan , Nong-O Gaiyanghadao and Fabio Pinca to feature on the bill. Since the inception of ONE Super Series, some events have used
1944-624: The first Lethwei fight in its history at ONE: Kingdom of Warriors on 18 July 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar . The fight showcased Burmese fighters Phyan Thway and Soe Htet Oo in a dark match and the result was a draw according to traditional Lethwei rules . At ONE: Spirit of Champions on 11 December 2015, Brandon Vera knocked out Paul Cheng in the first round to become the inaugural ONE Heavyweight World Champion . The promotion crowned two more inaugural champions at ONE: Ascent to Power on 6 May 2016. Roger Gracie submitted Michal Pasternak for
1998-532: The first " trade " in MMA history on 27 October 2018. ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren was released from his contract so he could sign with the UFC and former UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson was released from his contract so he could sign with ONE. Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke became the first ONE Strawweight World Champion after beating Roy Doliguez on 22 May 2015 at ONE: Warrior's Quest . ONE held
2052-429: The grappler who was awarded the last catch will be named the winner. If there are no catches, the judges will award victory to the athlete who showed more aggression. Yellow cards are issued to grapplers who stall. Once an athlete is issued a yellow card, the only way that athlete can win is by submission. Prior to May 20, 2022, submission grappling matches could only be won via submission and were automatically declared
2106-490: The inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship . The inaugural ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship title match saw 19-year-old Angela Lee defeat Mei Yamaguchi to become the first female champion in ONE and one of the youngest ever titleholders in combat sports. On 13 August 2016, ONE Championship held its first grappling tournament in Cotai, Macau ; One Grappling Challenge Macao took place before ONE: Heroes of
2160-434: The inaugural ONE Lightweight World Champion . The inaugural ONE Featherweight World Championship followed on 3 February 2013 at ONE FC: Return of Warriors , where Honorio Banario defeated Eric Kelly. After having to be rescheduled from 2013, the inaugural ONE Welterweight World Championship bout took place at ONE FC: War of Nations on 14 March 2014. It saw Nobutatsu Suzuki defeat Brock Larson . At ONE FC: Rise of
2214-645: The inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship . ONE awarded their first belt for submission grappling on 1 October 2022 at ONE on Prime Video 2 , where Mikey Musumeci defeated Cleber Souza for the ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Championship . ONE held its first event in America, ONE Fight Night 10 , at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on 5 May 2023. Colorado
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2268-649: The inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight World Championship . mONE crowned its first champion in Muay Thai at ONE: Unstoppable Dreams on 18 May 2018, when Sam-A Gaiyanghadao stopped Sergio Wielzen for the inaugural ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship . This was followed by ONE's first kickboxing champion at ONE: Battle for the Heavens on 7 July 2018, when the inaugural ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Championship bout saw Kai Ting Chuang defeat Yodcherry Sityodtong. On 6 October 2018, ONE: Kingdom of Heroes
2322-399: The main event, a 5-on-5 tag team match was held, where a face team wearing Lakers jerseys ( John Cena , Batista , Jerry Lawler , MVP , and Mr. Kennedy ) defeated a heel team wearing Nuggets jerseys ( Randy Orton , The Miz , Cody Rhodes , Ted DiBiase , and Big Show ). Ball Arena has hosted a wide array of music concerts and other events since opening in 1999. Celine Dion performed
2376-867: The past, WCW ) television broadcasts. On May 18, 2009, WWE cancelled and moved three events it had scheduled in Colorado, including a WWE Raw taping on May 25, 2009, at Pepsi Center, after the Denver Nuggets were scheduled to play Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on the same date. The affected events were all moved to the Lakers' home arena of Staples Center , while WWE rescheduled an August 7 taping of Raw for Pepsi Center. In an appearance on KUSA , WWE chairman Vince McMahon accused
2430-586: The points tally is equal, then the judges utilize the "ONE Judging Criteria" to determine a winner: ONE utilizes the Global Submission Grappling Rule Set. Matches consist of a single 10 minute round. Victory can be obtained by submission, verbal tapout, referee stoppage "due to imminent danger", request for stoppage by cornerman, or by judges' decision. Three judges score the bout by the number of catches, or "legitimate" submission attempts. If there are an equal number of catches,
2484-433: The promotion's first two-sport champion. 2019 also saw the introduction of multiple ONE championship titles in kickboxing. The inaugural ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship match took place at ONE: Warriors of Light on 10 May 2019, where Petchdam Petchyindee Academy defeated Elias Mahmoudi . In December 2021, ONE raised an additional $ 150 million through an investing round led by Guggenheim Investments and
2538-695: The same as a normal head kick to a standing opponent because you cannot generate any more pivotal force, the technique invites "bad publicity". ONE Championship uses the Global Kickboxing Rule Set and the Global Muay Thai Rule Set. In kickboxing, fighters wear boxing gloves , with athletes weighing at or below 65.8 kilograms (bantamweight) wearing 8-oz gloves and athletes weighing above wearing 10-oz gloves. In Muay Thai, fighters wear 4-ounce mixed martial arts gloves. Matches vary in maximum length, depending on whether it
2592-535: The sold-out Singapore Indoor Stadium . On 31 March 2012, the promotion held its first female MMA fight during ONE FC: War of the Lions at the same stadium. It saw Nicole Chua, Singapore's first female professional MMA fighter, submit seven time Indian kickboxing champion Jeet Toshi . On 6 October 2012, ONE crowned its first two champions at ONE FC: Rise of Kings ; Soo Chul Kim became the inaugural ONE Bantamweight World Champion by stopping Leandro Issa , and Kotetsu Boku defeated Zorobabel Moreira by TKO to become
2646-1013: Was CEO International until leaving the organization in early 2022 to become president and CEO of the Edmonton Elks . Former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was a vice president of ONE from 2018 until 2021, when she returned to active competition as a fighter. ONE fights have been broadcast by RCTI (2015–2017), GTV (2012, repeat only for 2020–2021), iNews (2015–2017, repeat only for 2020–present), Moji (repeat only for 2022–2023, delayed in 2024-present), Indosiar (delayed in 2013–2014), SCTV (delayed in 2018–2022), Vidio (live in 2018–2022, 2024–present), Netverse (live in 2022–2023), NET. (delayed in 2022–2023) and BTV (repeat only for 2022–present) in Indonesia , MediaCorp Channel 5 (temporarily) in Singapore , ABS-CBN S+A / TV5 / One Sports / LIGA Channel in
2700-651: Was announced that ONE VP Rich Franklin would head up a competition called the ONE Warrior Series , searching for up-and-coming martial artists in Asia. The prize is a six-figure contract with the organization, with the winner determined based on their performance instead of victories. The most recent edition of the ONE Warrior series in its initial format was ONE Warrior Series 10 , which aired on February 19, 2020. On September 12, 2022, ONE Warrior Series made
2754-735: Was chosen because its athletic commission was the first to approve ONE's rule set. The organization had initially planned on debuting in the US years prior, but was ultimately delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ONE Championship is operated by Group ONE Holdings, whose leadership and executive team are chairman and chief executive officer Chatri Sityodtong , vice chairman Saurabh Mittal , group president Hua Fung Teh, and chief financial officer Jesley Chua. Matches are made by matchmaker and Vice President of Operations, Matt Hume . In May 2014, former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin became
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#17327840081232808-614: Was headlined by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defending his World Boxing Council championship against Iran Diaz. This is the only boxing match under the ONE Championship banner to date. February 2019 saw the inaugural ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship and ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship matches. The former took place on 16 February 2019 at ONE: Clash of Legends , where Nong-O Gaiyanghadao defeated Han Zihao . The latter took place at ONE: Call to Greatness on 22 February 2019, where ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion Stamp Fairtex defeated Janet Todd to become
2862-411: Was the show reported to have started three hours late, but it also used fake guns during a violence-inspired performance of her tracks " Revolver " and " Gang Bang ". The performance took place less than three months after a mass shooting at a movie theatre in nearby Aurora, Colorado , driving feelings that its inclusion was insensitive and in poor taste. List of indoor arenas The following
2916-412: Was well received by athletes in the organization, as well as other stakeholders in the MMA industry. On February 18, 2023, Dr. Oliver Barley revealed that the urine specific gravity tests were ineffective. Barley described the tests as being “ridiculously easy” to cheat and also admitted to having helped some ONE Championship athletes pass their hydration tests with weight cuts. In November 2017, it
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