With ONE Championship already stamping its class on the professional mixed martial arts level, the largest martial arts organization in the world will now look to bolster its amateur level by partnering with the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), Tuesday morning.
GAMMA is an independent governing body for mixed martial arts which now has the support of over 60 national federations across the world.
ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong personally announced the partnership in his social media.
“I am excited to announce that ONE Championship has partnered with the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), the independent governing body for the sport of mixed martial arts worldwide, with a seven-figure, multiyear partnership to elevate the sport of mixed martial arts and prepare it for entry into the Olympics,” said Sityodtong
“ONE Championship and GAMMA share the authentic martial arts values of integrity, humility, honor, respect, courage, discipline, and compassion in the same spirit of the Olympics.”
The organization is headed by Alex Engelhardt, a lifelong martial artist, and he shared the same excitement as Sityodtong’s.
“Both GAMMA and ONE celebrate the authentic martial arts values,” said Engelhardt
“With this philosophical foundation, GAMMA and ONE Aim to elevate the sport of mixed martial arts into the Olympics.”
In November, the GAMMA Amateur World Championship will be held in Singapore, alongside what is expected to be a blockbuster card for ONE Championship.
For Sityodtong, that’s just one of the ways to show their commitment to investing into the amateur level.
“I am personally thrilled to invest in the sport of mixed martial arts at the amateur level, and grow the entire sport in the right way.”
