One Championship to Stage First Event in Qatar on March 1, Features 5 Title Fights

ONE Championship is coming to you LIVE from Qatar 🇶🇦 for the first time on March 1 with FIVE World Championship fights! Who do YOU want to see headline this historic card? 🏆✨#ONE166 | March 1 at 3:30PM AST
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— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) December 7, 2023

One Championship will be breaking new ground in 2024 in the Middle East.

Per the organization on Thursday, ONE will be running ONE 166: Qatar on March 1. The event at the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar, will bring five separate championship bouts across their four disciplines. The league has not yet stated which titles will be on the line, but that belts will be up for grabs through their MMA, muay thai, kickboxing and submission grappling disciplines. No fights have currently been announced.

Abdulaziz Ali Al Mawlawi, the chief marketing and promotion officer for Qatar Tourism, spoke highly of this new event, writing in the release, “Qatar Tourism is delight to be the official event host, presenting partner, and VIP lounge sponsor of what will be the biggest One Championship event the region has ever seen. This exciting addition to Qatar’s world-class roster of events reinforces our commitment to bringing exceptional experiences that resonate with local and global audiences. As we strategically position ourselves as a hub for diverse and dynamic experiences, the partnership with ONE Championship showcases our dedication to hosting world-class sports and entertainment year-round for residents and visitors to enjoy.”

The promotion has pushed hard for its expansion outside of Southeast Asia, as it has run the majority of its events over the last few years in Singapore and Thailand. Of note, ONE ran an event in America for the first time this year in Broomfield, Colorado, home of the first Ultimate Fighting Championship card. At that blockbuster May show, Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes engaged in their rubber match for the 135-pound strap.

The next major One Championship event on the docket will be ONE on Prime Video 17, which will carry an all-muay thai slate on Dec. 8. The card at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok will be headlined by a heavyweight championship scrap between Roman Kryklia and Alex Roberts. The co-main attraction will come at 155 pounds as Jo Nattawut faces Luke Lessei. Jarred Brooks vs Joshua Pacio Arjan Singh Bhullar vs Amir Aliakbari Osamah Almarwai vs Cleber Sousa Reinier de Ridder vs Anatoliy Malykhin Kai Tang vs Thanh Le Stamp Fairtex vs Denice Zamboanga Tye Ruotolo vs Izaak Michell Zuhayr Al-Qahtani vs Mehdi Zatout Nong-O Hama vs Vladimir Kuzmin Keito Yamakita vs Jeremy Miado